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Analysis of Weather Data Collected From Two Locations in a Small Urban Community
(Missouri Academy of Science, 2006-01)
campus, and the state fairgrounds on the temperature patterns for a small region of west-central Missouri. The two stations, one on the grounds of State Fair Community College and the other at the Sedalia Airport were used. Temperature, precipitation...
Pricing of Herbicide-Tolerant Soybean Seeds : A Market-Structure Approach
(AgBioForum, 2009)
This article investigates the effects of supply-side factors on the pricing of soybean seeds in the United States. We discuss recent trends that have shaped the US soybean seed market. Using an econometric model, we also ...
The Age and Density of Ancient and Modern Oak Wood in Streams and Sediments
(IAWA Journal, 2003)
Large wood of oak trees (Quercus spp.) has resided in the streams and sediments of north Missouri, USA for many thousands of years. This
wood affords the opportunity to compare a chronosequence of differences in wood ...
Ageostrophic Forcing in a Height Tendency Equation
(American Meteorological Society, 2002-01)
The role of the ageostrophic vorticity tendencies in the Zwack-Okossi vorticity tendency equation has been examined within the context that this term in the equation acts as a correction term for the vorticity tendency or ...
Geographic Differences in Semen Quality of Fertile U.S. Males
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003-04)
central laboratory. Study protocols were identical across centers, and quality control was rigorously maintained. Sperm concentration was significantly lower in Columbia, Missouri, than in New York, New York; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Los Angeles...
Cost Implications of Alternative GM Tolerance Levels : Non-Genetically Modified Wheat in Western Canada
(AgBioForum, 2003)
Modern agricultural biotechnology is leading to the creation of supply chains involving identity preservation of genetically modified (GM) and non-GM crops. Cost differences are estimated for three selected supply chain ...
Organizational Structure and the Diversification Discount: Evidence from Commercial Banking
(Blackwell, 2008)
. Second, we ask if the benefits of internal capital markets are best realized within loosely structured, decentralized organizations or more consolidated, centralized firms. We find that BHCs with many subsidiaries are less profitable and have lower q...
Potential of Herbicide-Resistant Rice Technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa
(AgBioForum, 2009)
in uplands. However, with respect to implementation, these technologies would require effective seed and microcredit systems as much as interested agro-industries. Public-private partnerships and government intervention may provide shortcuts where...
Impact of Intellectual Property Rights in the Seed Sector on Crop Yield Growth and Social Welfare : A Case Study Approach
(AgBioForum, 2009)
A case-study approach is used to track research funding decisions made by the private seed sector. The three cases chosen provide a range of intellectual property protection (IPP) environments, crops, and companies, namely, ...