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Relation of lime and magnesium to plant growth in Missouri soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1906)
The relation of lime and magnesium to each other in plant growth is a problem over which the Agronomist and Plant Physiologist have stumbled for some time, and before its solution is finally reached, will likely involve ...
Comparative study of the ultrastructure and metabolism of the fat body of diapausing and nondiapausing larvae of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (lepidoptera : pyralidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
"The southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella (Dyar), is a pyralid moth which enters diapause as a mature larva and is bivoltine under Missouri conditions. The bionomics of the species have been reviewed in several ...
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
"The question of how resources are allocated is basic to the type of economic system a country chooses. In our mixed economy we have chosen to rely on market allocation while substituting other approaches only in cases of ...
Politics and ideology in the Kingdom of Callaway
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1963)
"This is a study of politics in the town of Fulton, the county of Callaway, in the state of Missouri. It is a study which, from one standpoint, is limited in its scope and focus. No attempt is made to describe and to ...
Plant succession on Missouri strip-mined land
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
statistics to see the trend in the use of surface-mined coal. Whereas in 1940 it provided only 9.4% of all coal production, only thirty years later, in 1970, it supplied 44%. Each year around 150,000 acres are stripped. It is estimated that by 1980 more than...
John Horne Burns : Toward a Critical Biography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)
The dissertation traces John Horne Burns's life and career as a novelist and English teacher, from his origins in Andover through his literary success with The Gallery (1947), Lucifer with a Book (1949), and A Cry of ...
A study in the marketing of perishable fruit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The strawberry industry has been a large factor in the development of the Ozark region. Its success is dependent upon the proper solution of a great variety of problems which cannot be solved by the growers, the shipping ...
The effect of liming an acid soil on the growth of certain legumes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The experimental work for this thesis was planned to secure information as to the effect of limestone applied to an acid soil (1) on the growth of legumes, (2) on the activities of tuberclue bacteria, and (3) on the amount ...
An investigation of the drying properties of the lead, manganese, and cobalt soaps of tung oil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
Lead, manganese, and cobalt linoleates are well known "driers" of linseed oil, and the drying properties of oils boiled with litharge and manganese dioxide are thought due, at least in part, to the formation of linoleates ...
The speaker in the major poems of William Cowper
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)
"The fate of William Cowper as poet may very well turn out to be analogous to what threatened to be the fate of Samuel Johnson: the history of the man will become more important than his literary achievement. Of course the ...
Some Fusaria found on the cowpea, watermelon and carnation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 1: The economic importance of the Fusarium problem affords a sufficient reason for the study of this genus of fungi. Various wilts, rots and blights are caused by parasitic and saprophytic Fusaria. It is ...
On the behaviour of fuse wires
(University of Missouri, 1907)
The last few decades have witnessed the introduction of electricity as a factor of everyday life in its use as a source of light, power and heat. The dangers of fire breaking out, or the damaging of machines or other ...
Dietary studies of Missouri State hospitals for the insane
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"The aim and plan of the investigation was to determine the adequacy of the dietaries and to find out if they were planned as economically as possible. In order to do this it was necessary to collect the following data: ...
The determination of the lecithans in the tissues and fluids of the animal body
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)
The Hoppe-Seyler method not offering a means of separation of the lecithins from the kephalins was not experimentally investigated. In attempting to apply the method of Koch to other tissues than the brain and spinal cord, ...
The women's honor unit : case study of a women's prison
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
Three ideas about women's criminality directed this analysis. Women prisoners have consistently been described as either immoral, incompetent, or sick. The goal of this research was to examine the social realities of these ...
Potential agricultural insecticide exposure of Indiana bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
The type and distribution of agrochemical insecticides routinely applied to the major field crops in northern Missouri were described and shown to be coincident with the summer/maternity range of the endangered Indiana bat ...
The modern Chinese press on Taiwan
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"The purpose of this study is two-fold. One is to present facts about the present conditions of the Chinese press on Taiwan whereupon the Republic of China is based. The other is to evaluate the development and limitations ...
Behavioral effects of three social conditions of reinforcement on an inpatient token reinforcement system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
Applied research in clinical settings substantiates the beneficial effects of group operant systems with a variety of patient populations and problems. Additional proof of either the clinical potential or efficacy of ...
Pvt measurements on fluoroform : second and third virial coefficients from 200⁰c to 350⁰c and compressibility factors to 150 atmospheres
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
The Burnett method was employed to study the volumetric behavior of fluoroform gas from 200 to 350°C at pressure up to 150 atmospheres. An estimate of the assignable measurement errors indicate the data should be accurate ...
The biosystematics of the Lupinus sparsiflorus complex and allies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"The genus Lupinus officially dates back to Linnaeus (1753) and Tourenfourt is credited with originating the name in prelinnean work; however, a species had been illustrated in an Old World herbal back to the time of the ...