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Overseeding annual ryegrass and cereal rye into soybean for winter forage and as a cover crop for weed control and soil conservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
had crude protein levels of more than 170 g kg-1 and neutral detergent fiber of less than 559 g kg-1. The overseeded treatments had at least 60% more residue cover and at least 70% less weed cover than did the control plots. Corn yield in the following...
Roadway effects on the hydrologic regime of temporary wetlands in the Missouri River floodplain in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
on the hydrologic regime of temporary wetland basins within the agricultural landscape of the Missouri River floodplain from Hartsburg to Independence, Missouri. This study is part of a larger existing research project designed by the Missouri Department...
Structural variation at the KIT locus is responsible for the piebald phenotype in Hereford and Simmental cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
animals homozygous and heterozygous for spotted and non-spotted alleles or extensive experimentation with developing embryos....
Polyacrylamide amendment for erosion and runoff control on soils of differing characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The use of anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) as a soil amendment is an emerging conservation practice. However, guidelines have not been developed with considerations of soil properties and topographic characteristics. The ...
Accelerating materials processing via machine learning : towards autonomous manufacturing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "Given the advantages of ML, this research thesis focuses on developing appropriate methodologies to solve the problems that inherit in the three phases...
Nested association mapping and accuracy of predicting genomic breeding value for agronomic and seed composition traits in three interspecific soybean populations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, and PI522226). Field tests were conducted in Albany, Columbia, Novelty and Rock Port, Missouri for two years, 2016 and 2017, in an augmented incomplete block design with one replication in 2016 and two replications in 2017. The nested association mapping...
Air permit for the construction and operation of a calcium carbide manufacturing plant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of Missouri air pollution regulations. The results show that the emissions associated with the calcium carbide plant allow for 1,657 tons per year of production for a true de minimis source, without the need for a construction or operating permit. For higher...
Informatically-informed biochemical characterization of aptamer-protein complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Nucleic acid aptamers are single-stranded oligonucleotides that fold into unique three-dimensional shapes that typically bind to targets of interest with high specificity and high affinity. However, a significant limiting ...
Identification and characterization of health-promoting benefits and bioactive molecules in black walnuts (Juglans nigra l.) and waste materials from agroforestry systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
selected and cultivated for nut production by the University of Missouri - Center for Agroforestry (Columbia, MO, USA). Additionally, it is likely that the bioactive activities of black walnut are correlated with its bioactive constituents including...
Winter rations for dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from introduction: The experiment stationre ports show that it costs $70 to raise a heifer to two years old, and that 70 percent of this cost is for feed. The greater portion of this c ost is for feed when the animals ...
Managerial perceptions and responses to climate change in Missouri state parks and historic sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Climate change has been described as one of the greatest, long-term challenges facing modern society. Its impacts range from alteration of ecosystem structure and function...
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and targets, decisionmakers need data-driven analysis to understand both the costs and environmental impacts of their plans. This study develops a decision support tool applied in Columbia, Missouri, USA, with aims to model the economic and environmental...
Hybrid truck-drone systems for last-mile delivery logistics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
and waiting of the truck on its route to recover drones. A MILP model is formulated to optimize the management of this setting of facilities and delivery operations. Finally, extensive computational experiments are conducted in this dissertation for the four...
Perforated sovereignty : the geopolitical dilemma of Aegean hydrocarbons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The Aegean Sea, as an integral portion of the Mediterranean Sea, has always been a region endowed with special significance. Either as a familiar route of trade or culture, or as a fault-line between hostile civilizations ...
Assessing variance in inpatient hospitalization rates for three major chronic conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
in Missouri was assigned a residential status value of metropolitan (1), micropolitan (2), and rural (3); this file was uploaded to the MUHC SQL Shared Analytics Server. A query was designed to pull individual-level IP hospitalization data for 17 variables...
Process engineering to produce defined hierarchical structures of diatoms for wastewater polishing and micropollutant removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Diatoms are unicellular algae, which are among the most common types of phytoplankton. They are widespread in fresh water, oceans and soils with different sizes and morphologies...
Phytoplankton response to water quality threats in Midwest reservoirs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms and invasive species threaten water quality. These threats are expected to worsen in the future, emphasizing the need for creative management solutions and a thorough understanding of their ...
Land cover classification from satellite imagery, and its applications in cellular network planning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] To further increase the classification accuracies, radar image processing techniques were investigated to preprocess the Radarsat data before classification. Eight processing...
The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This research addresses the issue of an investment constraint in user-owned agricultural organizations called the horizon problem. Scholars have suggested the restrictions on the transferability of residual claimant rights and the restricted...
Photosynthesis and heat tolerance of soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI) is determined from canopy spectral reflectance measurements and can provide important information about photosynthesis. The PRI can...