Project Search Results : California State University Agricultural Research Initiative

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Effect and Utilization of Dairy Manure Compost as a Soil Suppressing Agent of Strawberry Fungus To determine the effect of compost produced from livestock manure and rice straw on suppression of plant-based pathogens in straw-berries. Research will feature inoculation of soil with crown wilt and root rot type pathogens and assessment of plant growth and health. Project Number: 00-05-004 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Biotechnology ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Daley, Cynthia In-vitro Fertilization Within the Livestock Industry To improve the success and economic benefit of biotechnology applications to the livestock industry. Specifically, the study will improve the pregnancy rate associated with transfer of embyros collected via traditional and non-traiditional methods. Project Number: 00-05-005 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Biotechnology ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Daley, Cynthia Creating a Value-added Product from Livestock Waste and Rice Straw Through in-vessel Composting To determine the biological and economic effects of an on-farm in-vessel composting process designed to produce an inexpensive soil amendment from two troublesome agricultural waste products. Project will also determine the effect of compost application on incidence of rice blast and stem rot in treated rice paddocks. Project Number: 00-05-006 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Daley, Cynthia Utilization of Ensiled Rice Straw in Cattle Rations To compare the growth rate of yearling beef heifers fed two ensilage-based rice straw diets for 60 days. The project expands existing research assessing rice straw as a beef cattle feed supplement. Project Number: 00-05-007 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Daley, David The Application and Development of an Economic Model to Assess the Utility of DNA Fingerprinting Technology as a Tool to Improve Selection for Economically Important Traits within the Commercial Beef Industry To evaluate the utility of DNA fingerprinting for carcass traits in large-scale commercial beef production. Project includes evaluation of models for genetic improvement based on positive parent identification, for beef production systems. Project Number: 00-05-008 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Daley, David Enhancement of Plant Establishment in Restoration Sites To investigate factors that are thought to be significant in successful establishment of native plants in riparian areas. These factors include irrigation management, browsing control, and weed control. Results could assist with more economical restoration of riparian lands. Project Number: 00-05-009 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Biodiversity ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Delwiche, Patricia A. The Control of Medusahead with Annual Burning, Soil Amendments, and Reseeding Yr. 1 To study the effects of soil amendments, fire regimes, and seeding mix on medusahead control and site restoration. Medusahead is a late-maturing winter annual grass. Its seedheads and seeds are physically noxious to livestock; its palatability is low because of high levels of silicon dioxide; and its decomposition rate is slow, resulting in the buildup of thick thatch layers. Project Number: 00-05-011 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Natural Resources ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Jansen, Henricus Effect of Cover Crop or Compost on Potassium Deficiency and Uptake, and on Yield and Quality in French Prunes To explore methods of increasing the efficiency of commercial fertilizer applications on French prunes while maintaining plant health. Potassium deficiency is very pronounced in California’s Sacramento Valley. The project will focus on new methods of bulk potassium applications. Project Number: 00-05-012 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Rosecrance, Richard Development of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilizer Recommendation Models to Improve N and K Use Efficiency and to Alleviate Pollution from Pistachio Orchards To provide better tools for distinguishing between fertilizer applications that are essential and those that are excessive, and to guide growers in determining when and how much N and K fertilizer should be applied to optimize yields while minimizing the potential for nitrate pollution. Project Number: 00-05-013 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Rosecrance, Richard Almond Union Mild Etch (UME): Effectiveness of Progeny Tests with Cultivar Butte To test for the incidence of the disease union mild etch (UME) on Butte almond trees used for scion bud sources by various nurseries, and to evaluate the effect of slow versus rapid tree growth on the onset of UME. Project Number: 00-05-014 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Chico Director: Rosecrance, Richard 1 2 3 4 5 ...