Trees alter their use and allocation of nutrients in response to drought, and changes in soil nutrient cycling and trace gas flux (N2 O and CH4 ) are observed when experimental drought is imposed on forests. In extreme droughts, trees are increasingly susceptible to attack by pests and pathogens, which can lead to major changes in nutrient flux to the soil. Extreme droughts often lead to more c...

Yanlin Tian. M.S., Purdue University, May 2015. Potential of ozone technology for german cockroach (Blattella germanica (L.)) management. Major Professors: Linda J Mason and Ameya D Gondhalekar. German cockroaches (Blattella germanica (L.)) are important urban pests that adversely impact human health. Previous studies indicated that ozone technology (ozone gas) can be used as a management tool ...

Addae-Mensah, Nda-Agyima K.. M.S.A.B.E., Purdue University, May 2014. Quality Changes in Hermetic Stored Corn caused by Fungi and Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky). Major Professors: Klein Ileleji and Linda Mason. Hermetic storage has been shown to be effective in controlling insect pests and maintaining grain quality of dry grains at 13% moisture and below. However, the feasibility and use of h...

Of the many factors which affect animal production, wildlife is one of the few which has rarely been considered by the Australian Society of Animal Production. A variety of non-domesticated mammals are closely associated with the livestock industries and those which cause production losses are referred to as vertebrate pests in this contract. In some States this definition is carried further by...

The production and use of chemicals is an important source of economic welfare in Ghana. However, many chemicals also enter the environment and chemical pollution remains a major environmental issue in Ghana. In Ghana, mining and agriculture remain the major contributors to chemical pollution. For mining; mercury, cyanide and arsenic are normally the reported cases of contamination. Studies hav...

The survey was conducted for three years from 2018 to 2020 cropping seasons in four regions, Amahara, Oromia, SNNP and Benishangul Gumuz, identify storage insect pests assess post-harvest loss of maize major producing areas Ethiopia.

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella [L.]), navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella [Walker]), and Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella [Hübner]) are common insect pests in walnuts (Juglans regia [L.]). Currently, exported in-shell walnuts are disinfested using methyl bromide fumigation. Restrictions on methyl bromide use have increased interest in developing alternative postharvest treatments. Radio...

Introduction Reliable and timely forecasts provide important and useful input for proper, foresighted and informed planning, more so, in agriculture which is full of uncertainties. Agriculture now-adays has become highly input and cost intensive. Under the changed scenario today, forecasting of various aspects relating to agriculture are becoming essential. But in-spite of strong need for relia...