Oryzalin (3,5-dinitro-N4,N4-dipropyl-sulfanilamide) and BAS 083 (l,l-dimethylpiperdinium chloride) reduced root-knot infection in tomato roots when respectively applied as a soil drench at 20 ppm and 10,000 ppm. Oryzalin reduced knot counts with various intervals between treatment and inoculation. BAS 083 reduced knot counts only when applied before inoculation. Oryzalin was shown not to be a c...

Children in the 2nd through 6th grade wrote reports about their favorite educational and informational television programs, and the reports were examined for the presence of gender stereotypes. Children’s written reports contained more male than female characters, more male than female pronouns, and more masculine than feminine behaviors. Effects were most pronounced for boys. Over time, preado...

Ruminoreticulum bypass was observed in 9±12-month old Angora goats using video-taped ̄uoroscopy. For experimental purposes, ruminoreticulum bypass was stimulated by yarding animals for 19±24 h before drenching, or by yarding and oral premedication with 2% cobalt sulphate solution. When bypass occurred, 50±100% of the drench was deposited in the abomasum. Ruminoreticulum bypass had no apparent e...

Under the tropical climate of Sarawak, Edaw longan trees can be induced to flower while flowering intensity of free-flowering Diamond longan can be improved by application of chemical agents such as potassium chlorate, sodium chlorate and 'Vita-min'. The use of sodium chlorate is recommended as it is easily available and the cheapest one to use. It can be applied as a soil drench at a rate of 1...

DL-beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a non-protein amino acid that is an effective inducer of resistance against a variety of plant pathogens. However, examples of BABA-induced resistance against insect herbivores have not been reported. We applied BABA as a soil drench to legumes and monitored its effects on the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris). On tic bean (Vicia faba var. minor), BABA i...

During October 1998 a study was performed in the Caledon area to determine the presence of anthelmintic resistance in the southern Western Cape, which falls within the winter rainfall region of South Africa. The study took the form of an undifferentiated faecal egg count reduction test (FECRt) survey. The predominant worm genera of the region are Teladorsagia and Trichostrongylus, but Haemonchu...

Resistance of gastrointestinal nematode worms to anthelmintic drenches has led to new tactics for treatment of worms in sheep. Regional, calendar-based drenching programs have been replaced with programs designed for individual farms, which are based on measures of worm burden, drench resistance and genetic resistance of sheep to worms. To support these new worm control strategies, the Australi...