US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010, USA US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Periparturient Diseases of Cattle Research Unit, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010, USA Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunolo...

Ethylene is a naturally occurring plant growth substance that has numerous effects on the growth, development and storage life of many fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops at ml l concentrations. Harvested fruits and vegetables may be intentionally or unintentionally exposed to biologically active levels of ethylene and both endogenous and exogenous sources of ethylene contribute to its biol...

China's urbanization will influence the future world economic development. China's s urbanization rate is from 10.6% in1949 to 53.73% in 2013, and the research center of the experts predict that China's urbanization rate will reach 60% in 2020.The characteristic of China's urbanization is the coordinated development of four modernizations, which includes informatization, industrialization, urba...

This study analyses the curricular plans of Agricultural Engineering Degree in Republic Argentina, focusing on objectives these training plans. It also identifies fields work for which their professional preparation is encouraged. A sample universities based Buenos Aires was taken and an analysis content curricula carried out. Six broad thematic areas were identified Agronomy oriented universit...

Research in my laboratory focuses on developing new microbial processes for adding functionality groups to plant lipids or their component fatty acids to produce value-added food and industrial products. The goal is to develop new products from surplus soybean oil or its component fatty acids through bioprocesses. Oxygenated fatty acids such as hydroxy-, keto-, epoxy-, and cyclic fatty acids ar...