Browsing by Author/Contributor "Cernusca, Mihaela M."

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  • Creating the knowledge infrastructure to enhance landowner adoption of agroforestry through an agroforestry academy 

    Gold, Michael A.; Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Jose, Shibu (2013)
    Agroforestry offers a novel approach to land management that provides opportunities to combine productivity and profitability with environmental stewardship, resulting in healthy and sustainable agricultural systems that ...

  • Growing and Marketing Elderberries in Missouri (2012) 

    Byers, Patrick L.; Thomas, Andrew L.; Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Godsey, Larry D.; Gold, Michael A. (University of Missouri Extension, 2012)
    The American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis, also known as Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis) is native to much of eastern and midwestern North America. The plant is a medium to large multiple-stemmed shrub, bush or small ...

  • Screening and testing phytochemicals in eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) for development of potential entrepreneurial opportunities 

    Lin, Chung-Ho; Thompson, Brian M.; Hsieh, Hsieh Y.; Lerch, Robert N.; Kremer, Robert J.; Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Gold, Michael A. (2009)
    Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is often considered a "trash or nuisance" tree. In some states, this species has been declared invasive and management strategies have been adopted to destroy it. However, value-added ...

  • U.S. consumers' preferences for chestnuts : post purchase evaluation 

    Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Gold, Michael A. (2011)
    A regional study of consumer satisfaction and preferences for various chestnut attributes was conducted in 2009. Surveys were distributed to five chestnut growers/sellers in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Illinois to ...

  • Using the Porter Model to analyze the U.S. elderberry industry 

    Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Gold, Michael A.; Godsey, Larry D. (2011)
    Elderberry, a perennial shrub native to North America with a variety of uses and benefits, is neither well known nor widely utilized as a specialty crop in the U.S. Up-to-date information is lacking with regard to the ...

  • Woody biomass for energy in Missouri (2013) 

    Stelzer, H. E. "Hank"; Cernusca, Mihaela M.; Dwyer, John P. (John Patrick), 1946-; Aguilar, Francisco; Daniel, Marissa "Jo" (University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2013)
    In the Midwest, when people think of using woody biomass for energy, the first thought that usually comes to mind is burning wood in a fireplace or wood stove. But the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act ...