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Vol. 3 No. 24 Mar. 19, 2010 Founder’s Day previews InsideASU See page 4. THE PRESIDENT’S ASU to hold Honors Day CORNER Convocation on March 26 With the theme of “Honor- dean of the ASU Graduate entation of ing the Best and the Brightest,” School from September 1997 to the Civil Albany State University will September 1999. Rights recognize the outstanding aca- In October 1999 he joined Movement demic achievement of students Indiana University as a scholar in Albany and present scholarships during and executive director of the and South- the annual Honors Day Convo- Organization of American His- west Geor- cation set for 10 a.m. Friday, torians. In his role with the gia. Dr. Everette J. Freeman March 26, in the HPER Gym- OAH, Dr. Formwalt supervised Dr. Spring is for nasium. a staff of 20 and collaborated Formwalt Lee Formwalt During the Honors Day with numerous national histori- graduated renewal Convocation, the Teacher of the cal and humanities organiza- cum laude with a bachelor’s de- Year, Researcher of the Year tions. His successes include gree in history from the When it comes to our and Staff Person of the Year increasing membership by 20 Catholic University of America success as a university, it’s awards will also be presented. percent, increasing the annual in 1971. He earned a master’s vital that we understand the The keynote speaker for the budget by 67 percent, raising degree in history from the Uni- importance of reaching be- Honors Day Convocation will more than $1 million with the versity of Massachusetts in yond the confines of our be Dr. -
Development of Indigenous Cucumis Technologies (Icts) to Alleviate the Void Created by the Withdrawal of Synthetic Nematicides from the Agro-Chemical Market
International Scholars Journals African Journal of Soil Science ISSN 2375-088X Vol. 3 (8), pp. 161-166, August, 2015. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. Review Development of Indigenous Cucumis Technologies (ICTs) to alleviate the void created by the withdrawal of synthetic nematicides from the agro-chemical market *Trevor Mixwell, Bokang Montjane and Pietie Vermaak Department of Soil Science, Plant Production and Agricultural Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Accepted 16 July, 2015 The ”Indigenous Cucumis Technologies” (ICTs) were researched and developed for the management of plant- parasitic nematodes, particularly Meloidogyne species, in an attempt to alleviate the void created by the withdrawal of synthetic nematicides from the agro-chemical markets and the drawbacks associated with the use of conventional organic matter as a nematode management practice. Currently, ICTs comprises of four technology types, namely (1) ground leaching, (2) nematode resistance, (3) inter-generic grafting and (4) fermented crude extracts. ICTs, in their various forms, consistently suppressed the nematode numbers and improved crop yields in experimental trials carried out in Limpopo Province, Republic of South Africa. The present paper reviews a decade of successful research and development in ICTs for the management of root- knot nematodes in low-input agricultural farming systems. Key words: Cucumis species, fermented crude extract, ground leaching technology, inter-generic grafting, nematode resistance. INTRODUCTION Worldwide, the withdrawal of highly effective synthetic Been estimated at US $125 billion prior to the final fumigants used in the management of plant-parasitic withdrawal of methyl bromide from agro-chemical markets nematode populations has had economic consequences in in 2005 (Chitwood, 2003). -
Conservation Genetics – Heat Map Analysis of Nussrs of Adna of Archaeological Watermelons (Cucurbitaceae, Citrullus L. Lanatus) Compared to Current Varieties
® Genes, Genomes and Genomics ©2012 Global Science Books Conservation Genetics – Heat Map Analysis of nuSSRs of aDNA of Archaeological Watermelons (Cucurbitaceae, Citrullus l. lanatus) Compared to Current Varieties Gábor Gyulai1* • Zoltán Szabó1,2 • Barna Wichmann1 • András Bittsánszky1,3 • Luther Waters Jr.4 • Zoltán Tóth1 • Fenny Dane4 1 St. Stephanus University, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, GBI, Gödöll, H-2103 Hungary 2 Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Gödöll, H-2100 Hungary 3 Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1525 Hungary 4 Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama AL 36849, USA Corresponding author : * [email protected] ABSTRACT Seed remains of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus lanatus) were excavated from two sites dating from the 13th (Debrecen) and 15th centuries (Budapest) Hungary. Morphological characterization, aDNA (ancient DNA) extraction, microsatellite analyses, and in silico sequence alignments were carried out. A total of 598 SSR fragments of 26 alleles at 12 microsatellite loci of DNAs were detected in the medieval and current watermelons. A heat map analysis using double dendrograms based on microsatellite fragment patterns revealed the closest th th similarity to current watermelons with red flesh (13 CENT) and yellow flesh (15 CENT) colors. In silico studies on cpDNA and mtDNA of watermelon revealed new data on Citrullus genome constitution. The results provide new tools to reconstruct and ‘resurrect’ extinct plants from aDNA used -
Grade 7: Module 1: Unit 2 Overview This Work Is Licensed Under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License
Grade 7: Module 1: Unit 2 Overview This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Exempt third-party content is indicated by the footer: © (name of copyright holder). Used by permission and not subject to Creative Commons license. GRADE 7: MODULE 1: UNIT 2: OVERVIEW Case Study: Survival in Sudan In this second unit, students are introduced to the concept of theme in a novel. As students will analyze how the author of A Long Walk to Water both used and they complete A Long Walk to Water, students will continue to collect textual elaborated on historical facts. Part 1 of the end of unit assessment (which takes evidence to answer the question “How do individuals survive in challenging place over two lessons) is the first draft of a literary analysis essay requiring textual environments?” In addition, students will be reading informational texts that support to discuss the topic of survival in Southern Sudan during and after the provide more information about the context of the novel. Close reading of the second civil war in the 1980s. Part 2 of the end of unit assessment is the final draft selected informational text and novel will prepare students for the mid-unit of the student essay. assessment and the two-part end of unit assessment. For the mid-unit assessment, Guiding Questions And Big Ideas • How do individuals survive in challenging environments? • How do culture, time, and place influence the development of identity? • How does reading from different texts about the same topic build our understanding? • How does juxtaposing multiple characters help authors develop and contrast their points of view? • Individual survival in challenging environments requires both physical and emotional resources. -
Extensions of Remarks
September 26, 1977 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30991 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS WILD AND SCENIC RIVER one classification, or is it possible to have a to accommodate the existing and permissible DESIGNATION combination of river classifications? levels of recreational use. Generally, fee ac A. It is possible to have portions of a river quisition would be confined to land needed classified as either wild, scenic or recreational to provide access and fac111t1es to the gen HON. MAX BAUCUS depending on the character of each river eral public and to protect the river and section. resource values which would otherwise be OF MONTANA 3. Q. Could less than the entire river be in Jeopardy from less-than-fee control. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES included? remainder of the land within the boundary Monday, September 26, 1977 A. Yes, but generally a river segment could be controlled by scenic easements and, would have to be at least 25 miles long. A when acceptable to the Secretary of the Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. Speaker, in his en shorter stretch that has outstanding quali Interior, by adequately enforced local zoning vironmental message of May 22, 1977, fications might, however, be included in the regulations. President Carter recommended the in national wild and scenic rivers system. 8. Q. How do scenic easements work? clusion of portions of the Madison and 4. Q. How may a river be included into the A. Scenic easements are essentially agree Yellowstone Rivers in Montana into the national wild and scenic rivers system? ments between the Federal Government and A. Two ways are possible. -
The Toxic Effects of Cucurbitacin in Paddy Melon (Cucumis Myriocarpus) on Rats
International Journal of Research and Review www.ijrrjournal.com E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Original Research Article The Toxic Effects of Cucurbitacin in Paddy Melon (Cucumis Myriocarpus) on Rats Violet Nakhungu Momanyi Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), National Agricultural, Research Laboratories (NARL), P.O. Box 14733-00800, NAIROBI, Kenya. Received: 16/09/2016 Revised: 28/09/2016 Accepted: 28/09/2016 ABSTRACT Untold losses of livestock are caused by various poisonous plant families each year globally, through death, physical malformation, abortion and lowered gain. Such families include; Solanaceae, Apocynaceae, Euphobiaceae and Cucubitaceae, where paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) belongs. The main objective of the study was to carry out acute toxicity test of crude cucurbitacin in the ripe fruits of paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) and determine its lethal dose (LD50) on laboratory rats. The crude extract of paddy melon was highly lethal, with an LD50 of 0.68g/kg body weight. Key words: Cucumis myriocarpus, Toxicity, rats, LD50. INTRODUCTION parasympatholytic alkaloids, atropine, Plant poisonings cause about 10-25 hyascine and hyoscyanine exert an % livestock losses due to lack of knowledge antimuscarinic effect causing neurological on the chemical composition, medicinal and disorders without pathological lesions toxic effects of many pasture plants. (Matthews and Endress, 2004). Solanaceae family like Daturastramonium Neurological disorders with distinct contain Atropine toxins which exert an pathological lesions are caused by plants antimuscarine effect blocking transmission which produce mycotoxins that cause of autonomic impulses at ganglia and muscle tremors, greyish-white areas of neuromuscular junctions (Kurzbaumet al., hyaline degeneration and necrosis 2001). Those of Apocynaceae like particularly near the insertions and origins Acokanthera spp. -
Summer Reading Adventures for Students Entering Third Grade At
Summer Reading Ideas for Students Entering Third Grade at Concord Hill School Fiction Abbott, Tony. The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet. Eric and his two friends, Neal and Julie, discover a secret doorway in Eric's basement that leads to the rainbow stairs. The stairs reach down into the wondrous world of Droon - a land where all kinds of amazing things occur. (Secrets of Droon series) Angelberger, Tom. Fake Mustache: or, how Jodie O'Rodeo and her wonder horse (and some nerdy guy) saved the U.S. Presidential election from a mad genius criminal mastermind. Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend, Casper, and world domination as Casper uses a spectacularly convincing fake mustache and the ability to hypnotize to rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president. Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life. Applegate, Katherine. Wishtree. Every May, neighbors tie their wishes to the old red oak tree. This year, with the threat of being taken down looming, Red knows it must help its neighbors, both human and animal, as they confront the hatred and prejudice being directed at the new family in the little blue house. Auch, Mary Jane. I Was a Third Grade Science Project. While trying to hypnotize his dog for the third grade science fair, Brian accidentally makes his best friend Josh think he’s a cat. -
A COMPARATIVE PHENOLOGICAL and GENETIC DIVERSITY ANALYSIS of TWO INVASIVE WEEDS, CAMEL MELON (CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Matsum
23rd Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference The Sebel Cairns, 26-29 September 2011 A COMPARATIVE PHENOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF TWO INVASIVE WEEDS, CAMEL MELON (CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai var. LANATUS) AND PRICKLY PADDY MELON (CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS L.), IN INLAND AUSTRALIA Razia S. Shaik1, Leslie A. Weston1, Geoff Burrows 2 and David Gopurenko 3 1Charles Sturt University, E. H. Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 2Charles Sturt University, School of Agriculture and Wine Sciences, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 3NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 ABSTRACT The biological attributes of two invasive weed species, prickly paddy melon and camel melon, were studied in different disturbed habitats of the Riverina region, NSW during 2010-2011. Seedlings first germinated in early to mid November 2010, once optimal soil temperatures were achieved. Flowering began in both species, generally 35 to 45 days following seedling establishment. Both species exhibited monoecious tendencies, with production of male flowers rapidly followed by production of both male and female flowers on the same vine. Both species exhibited prolific fruit production at all sites, until senescence occurred, at 150-180 days following establishment. Date of senescence varied among sites and species. Molecular genetic sequences analysis of chloroplast (MatK) and nuclear (G3pdh) genes was used to assay population genetic diversity and to verify species identity of melon species sampled from geographically diverse locations in Australia. Genetic variation within the species was not observed among the Australian populations at either of the assayed genes. This lack of genetic diversity may have resulted from a limited entry by each of the species into Australia and or sustained population bottlenecks following their entry. -
Native Species
Birdlife Australia Gluepot Reserve PLANT SPECIES LIST These are species recorded by various observers. Species in bold have been vouchered. The list is being continually updated NATIVE SPECIES Species name Common name Acacia acanthoclada Harrow Wattle Acacia aneura Mulga Acacia brachybotrya Grey Mulga Acacia colletioides Wait a While Acacia hakeoides Hakea leaved Wattle Acacia halliana Hall’s Wattle Acacia ligulata Sandhill Wattle Acacia nyssophylla Prickly Wattle Acacia oswaldii Boomerang Bush Acacia rigens Needle Wattle Acacia sclerophylla var. sclerophylla Hard Leaved Wattle Acacia wilhelmiana Wilhelm’s Wattle Actinobole uliginosum Flannel Cudweed Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens Bullock Bush Amphipogon caricinus Long Grey Beard Grass Amyema miquelii Box Mistletoe Amyema miraculosa ssp. boormanii Fleshy Mistletoe Amyema preissii Wire Leaved Acacia Mistletoe Angianthus tomentosus Hairy Cup Flower Atriplex acutibractea Pointed Salt Bush Atriplex rhagodioides Spade Leaved Salt Bush Atriplex stipitata Bitter Salt Bush Atriplex vesicaria Bladder Salt Bush Austrodanthonia caespitosa Wallaby Grass Austrodanthonia pilosa Wallaby Grass Austrostipa elegantissima Elegant Spear Grass Austrostipa hemipogon Half Beard Spear grass Austrostipa nitida Balcarra Spear grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata Rough Spear Grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. scabra Rough Spear Grass Austrostipa tuckeri Tucker’s Spear grass Baeckea crassifolia Desert Baeckea Baeckea ericaea Mat baeckea Bertya tasmanica ssp vestita Mitchell’s Bertya Beyeria lechenaultii Mallefowl -
Life on the Pamlico 2013
A Publication of Beaufort County Community College LIFE ON THE PAMLICO Cultural Studies HUM 120 Suzanne Stotesbury EDITOR James E. Casey DESIGNER Amber Revels COPY EDITOR 2013 !!! elcome to the 2013 issue of Life on the Pamlico.New and exciting things are happen- ingW with our publication, and we are happy to share them with you! !Students in my Cultural Studies class at Beaufort County Community College this Spring semester have worked very hard writing biographies and stories of local interest for this year’s edition. Over the course of the semester, they have learned and implemented in- terview and research skills to bring the very best to this edition of our publication. ! A new addition to the Life on the Pamlico repertoire is video, an addition suggested by our designer James Casey. Our first “preview video” using interviews the students conducted has been added to our homepage and additional videos of some interviews have also been posted. It is the sta#’s desire to include more multimedia elements in future editions. ! Students wrote stories on a wide variety of topics this year. Inside, readers will learn about the life of a family of fisherman from Belhaven, Washington business owners who bring a di#erent type of cultural flair to the area, and how one octogenarian couple contin- ues to build a thriving relationship in Pinetown. A successful saxophonist shares a story of his unique relationship with his instrument, and the tales of farmers, teachers, and home- makers who have lived in Eastern North Carolina have all been preserved by the articles written by the students in this course. -
Cucurbitaceae 2014 Proceedings
CUCURBITACEAE 2014 PROCEEDINGS October 12-16, 2014 Bay Harbor, Michigan 3URFHHGLQJVFRYHU),1$/LQGG $0 Cucurbitaceae 2014 Proceedings October 12–16, 2014 Bay Harbor, Michigan, USA Organizing Committee Rebecca Grumet (Chair), Michigan State University Brad Day, Michigan State University Michael Havey, USDA–ARS and University of Wisconsin–Madison Yiqun Weng, USDA–ARS and University of Wisconsin–Madison copyright 2014 American Society for Horticultural Science, 1018 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3512 ISBN 978-0-9830932-2-0 Cucurbitaceae 2014 i Cucurbitaceae 2014 Proceedings EDITORS Michael Havey, USDA–ARS and University of Wisconsin–Madison Yiqun Weng, USDA–ARS and University of Wisconsin–Madison Brad Day, Michigan State University Rebecca Grumet, Michigan State University SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Catherine Dogimont, INRA, Avignon, France Hiroshi Ezura, University of Tsukuba, Japan Zhangjun Fei, Cornell University, USA Jordi Garcia Mas, IRTA, Barcelona, Spain Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University, USA Nurit Katzir, ARO, Newe Ya’ar, Israel Amnon Levi, USDA–ARS, Charleston SC, USA Feishi Luan, NE Agricultural University, Harbin, China Nebahat Sari, Cukurova University, Turkey Jos Suelmann, Nunhems Seeds, Netherlands Yaakov Tadmor, ARO, Newe Ya’ar, Israel Alyson Thornton, Harris Moran Seed Company, USA Todd Wehner, North Carolina State University, USA Shmuel Wolf, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel Bernie Zandstra, Michigan State University, USA Xingping Zhang, Hailiang, China Due to the cost of printing color figures, authors chose to publish figures in black-and-white. If a figure caption references color(s), please contact the corresponding author for a color version of the figure. ii Cucurbitaceae 2014 Preface On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome you to Cucurbitaceae 2014. -
CGC 16 (1993) Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative
CGC 16 (1993) Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report No. 16 July 1993 Table of Contents (article titles linked to html files) Introduction Comments from the CGC Coordinating Committee Comments from the CGC Gene List Committee Comments from the CGC Gene Curators 16th Annual CGC Business Meeting 1992 Cucurbit Conference 1993 Watermelon Research Group Meeting US Cucurbit Crop Advisory Committee 1992-93 Update Upcoming Meetings of Interest to Cucurbit Researchers Cucurbitaceae '94 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 1. Correlations between years for foliar gummy stem blight disease ratings on field grown cucumbers Paul C. St. Amand and Todd C. Wehner (USA) CGC 16:1-2 (1993) 2. Turgid flowers are essential for good fruit and seed set in cucumber R. Szegedi, I. Csernia and P. Milotay (Hungary) CGC 16:3-4 (1993) 3. Vine rolling vs. conventional multiple harvest of cucumbers in North Carolina Todd C. Wehner and Conrad H. Miller (USA) CGC 16:5-7 (1993) 4. Observations in fruit netting in cucumber Michael S. Uchneat and Todd C. Wehner (USA) CGC 16:8-9 (1993) 5. Leaf structure and photosynthetic relations in Cucumis sativus var. sativus and Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii J.E. Staub and B.E. Struckmeyer (USA) CGC 16:10-13 (1993) 6. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) induced mutations: A Phaseolus leaf mutant M. Rucinska, E. Bergier, K. Niemirowicz-Szczytt and A. Korzeniewska (Poland) CGC 16:14-17 (1993) 7. Independence of fruit length and 10 other characters in cucumber Nick E. Fanourakis (Greece) CGC 16:18-21 (1993) 8. Diallel analysis of cucumber germination at optimum and suboptimal temperatures P.