To elucidate how temperature affects bradyrhizobial ecology, long-term incubations of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 6(T), 38, and 123 and of Bradyrhizobium elkanii USDA 76(T) were conducted under various temperature conditions. Proliferative traits in liquid culture and population occupancies in soil microcosms were compared. The occupancies of USDA 76(T) and USDA 123 in soil microcosms during ...

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station; Small Grains Board; Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Kentucky Growers Association; U.S. Department of Agriculture through Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative [59-0206-9-084]; ARSUnited States (USDA)USDA Research Service [58-6645-0-0-108]; Hatch Program the National Institute Food (NIFA) [59-0790-4-102]; NIFA Triticeae Coordinated Project [201168002-300...

In this study, it was aimed to determine some forage quality characteristics of sweet sorghum genotypes in semi-arid climatic conditions. The experiment set up randomized complete block design with 4 replicates. Research carried out 2016 and 2017 under Harran Plain second crop conditions, Sanliurfa, Turkey. the study 21 were used. Crude protein content, crude ash, acid detergent fiber (ADF), ne...

The diet-plasma relationships for carotenoids were examined in a group of 98 nonsmoking premenopausal women who participated in the cross-sectional phase of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-US Department of Agriculture (USDA) diet study on alcohol-hormone metabolism, 1988-90. With use of the newly developed USDA-NCI carotenoid foodcomposition database, the mean daily intakes of carotenoids w...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) beef grading system plays an important role in marketing and promoting beef. USDA graders inspect beef carcasses and determine a quality grade within a few seconds. Although the graders are well-trained, the nature of this grading process may lead to grading errors. Significant differences in the USDA graders’ ‘called’ and ‘camera-graded’ quali...

BACKGROUND Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and stroke mortality rates differ substantially by ethnic group. The impact of adherence to the USDA dietary guidelines on risk for fatal stroke among different ethnic groups has not previously been examined. METHODS A prospective cohort design was used to examine associations between adherence with dietary recommendations for...

The diet-plasma relationships for carotenoids were examined in a group of 98 nonsmoking premenopausal women who participated in the cross-sectional phase of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-US Department of Agriculture (USDA) diet study on alcohol-hormone metabolism, 1988-90. With use of the newly developed USDA-NCI carotenoid food-composition database, the mean daily intakes of carotenoids ...