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Soil water transfer within the root zone by cotton plants resulting from differences in soil water potential
(1987)
A growth chamber experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that an unirrigated plant could survive if its root system overlapped with irrigated plants on either side. A box 1.8 m long, 0.2 m deep, and 0.24 m front ...
Contractual park maintenance in Texas Park Departments
(1987)
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent and characteristics of contracting for park maintenance services in the State of Texas. The source of data was information collected by the Texas Agricultural Experiment ...
Differences in predictors of marital satisfaction for women in first and second marriages
(1987)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between three groups of variables and marital satisfaction in second-married women. The three groups of variables were demographic, perceptual, and personality ...
The effect of wage rate changes in the food processing industry on retail and farm prices
(1987)
The food processing industry transforms raw farm output into retail food products using bundle of marketing service inputs. The marketing service cost share of consumer food expenditures exceeds the farmers' share by a ...
The effect of season and relocation upon reproductive competence in Brahman and Hereford bulls
(1987)
This study was designed to determine the effects of relocation and season on growth and reproductive parameters of Brahman and Hereford bulls. Hereford bulls from Montana (n = 15) and Nebraska (n = 15) and Brahman bulls ...
Identification and assessment of concerns about healthful dietary practices
(1987)
Changing dietary behavior in order to adhere to a healthful diet seems difficult for many people even when the need for and the value of change is apparent and is acknowledged. Dietary behavior change is recognized as being ...
Probability elicitation and the formation of expectations : an experimental approach
(1987)
This research deals with subjective probabilities and their use in decision-making. Two theories that predict behavior in this context are tested using the methods of experimental economics. An articulation of the theory ...
The effect of processing, packaging and storage conditions on the incidence of Campylobacter jejuni in selected egg products and on broilers
(1987)
In this study the distribution and concentration of Campylobacter jejuni throughout egg and broiler processing was evaluated. Retail broilers were also examined for the incidence of Campylobacter jejuni. The effects of ...
A new equation of state : theory and experiment
(1987)
Representation of thermodynamic properties is needed to design chemical processes. In this work, a theoretically based equation of state is formulated to represent the PVT behavior of pure fluids. The new equation of state ...
Environmental influences on dinitrogen fixation by bacteria associated with roots of maize and sorghum
(1987)
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the rhizosphere of cereal grasses may reduce the fertilizer nitrogen requirements of grass crops by providing them with fixed nitrogen. This study evaluated the effects of oxygen partial pressure, ...