Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Department "Soil and Crop Sciences"
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(1982)Numerous gardening publications report that the companion planting of various herbs among vegetable crops repels insects from the garden, thereby reducing insect damage considerably. An experiment was conducted to test the ...
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(1987)The tetraploid cultivated cotton Gossypium hirsutum (2n=4x=52) normally will not form viable F₁ hybrids with G. davidsonii or any tetraploid homozygous for Le₂ᵈᵃᵛ. Many or most G. hirsutum plants are homozygous for alleles ...
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(2013-02-28)Aflatoxins are potent carcinogens produced by fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillis parasiticus. Aflatoxins are able to contaminate different crops. Once ingested in the body, aflatoxins are able to cause harmful effects ...
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(1984)Mexican vegetable production and vegetable exports to the United States are affected by climate, hand-labor costs, transportation capabilities and economic factors. Low-temperature-induced seasonality of vegetable supply ...
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(1977)Cesium selectivity (kg) exponentially increased as Cs saturation decreased in the <0.2μm clay fraction and possibly in the 2-0.2μm clay and 20-2μm silt fractions of the lignite associated shale. The <0.2μm clay fraction ...
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(2011-05-06)Forensic soil characterization is an under-explored field in the forensic sciences. One aspect of forensic sciences is Locard’s Exchange Principle, which states that every contact leaves a trace. As soil characterization ...
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(1980)A study was initiated to study phosphorus forms and availability in three soils and two geological strata overlying lignite. 12 samples were taken from the soils and strata in a pre-mining area near Calvert, Texas. Soil ...
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(2021-05-03)Demand for establishing a sustainable food system has increased in past decades. Brewers' Spent Grain (BSG) is main byproduct of beer production process. Global beer industries produce up to 39 million tons of waste ...
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(1982)The development of the antidote R-25788 has made it possible to use the herbicide, Eptam, in corn production. However, there have been many reported cases of safener failure in field corn treated with Eradicane. The chemical ...
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Managing for healthy soil through conservation practices is key to increasing the production of global agriculture and resources in a sustainable manner. In Texas, a major agricultural state, there are low adoption rates ...
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(2017-04-27)Over 7,000 km of streams in the eastern United States are negatively affected by acid drainage from coal mines (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994). Pyrite (FeS2) is known to be the primary cause of acid formation, ...
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(1998)Constructed wetlands are one of the newest wastewater treatment technologies. They should reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and utilize a large amount of the influent. The BOD determines how much oxygen is used ...
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(2012-04-18)Phosphorus (P) fertilizers are not readily available in underdeveloped countries, and excessive P application can lead to problems such as eutrophication. The nonrenewable nature of P mined for use in fertilizers raises ...