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Farmer Experience with Weed Resistance to Herbicides in Cotton Production
(University of Missouri, 2015)
declined thereafter. Farmers relied extensively on labor-intensive and mechanical/chemical practices to control resistant weeds. The proportion of farmers in the sample who indicated they had total weed control costs of $50 or more per acre nearly doubled...
Biotechnology for a second green revolution in India : socioeconomic, political, and public policy issues
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Long-term stagnation in total factor productivity of major crops in Indian agriculture coupled with a price-incentive-based spurt in recent growth have been responsible for the reversal of secular decline in food prices ...
Describing vernacular literacy practices to enhance understanding of community information needs: A case study with practical implications.
(2009)
Key documents guiding United States library service, including Reference and User Service Association (RUSA) guidelines and the American Library Association (ALA) Code of Ethics and Bill of Rights, focus on equitable public ...
Education for library service to youth in five countries
(Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, 2006)
Youth services instructors from five countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) were surveyed as to the content of youth-oriented courses they had taught between 2000 and 2003. A ...
Evaluation of agricultural reactivation on abandoned lands in Poland
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
Cultivation of abandoned land can moderate indirect land use change induced by increased food and non-food demand by bio-based sectors. Using spatial analysis, we considered potential area of abandoned lands in Poland, ...
Comparative proteomic analysis unveils critical pathways underlying the role of Nitrogen fertilizer treatment in American elderberry
(MDPI AG, 2019)
American elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis) is a rapidly growing specialty crop in Missouri and eastern North America. Nitrogen (N) is a major nutrient involved in plant growth and development. However, proteome changes for different...
Clinical features of canine pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)
Background: Histologic features of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) have been described in dogs but without a thorough clinical description. Objectives: To report the ...
Quercetin potentiates docosahexaenoic acid to suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative/inflammatory responses, alter lipid peroxidation products, and enhance the adaptive stress pathways in BV-2 microglial cells
(MDPI AG, 2019)
High levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the phospholipids of mammalian brain have generated increasing interest in the search for its role in regulating brain functions. Recent studies have provided evidence for ...