A series of experimental plots was planted because ranchers, conservationists, farmers and homeowners in southeastern Arizona were interested in knowing more about one -irrigation barleys. The results of these observations are contained in this paper.

This study was initiated to determine how barley cultivars perform outside the environment for which they were selected. Also, a comparison was made of water use by a one-irrigation barley with water use of a commercial cultivar selected for high yield conditions. Six barley cultivars bred for differing growing conditions (Westbred Gustoe and Westbred Barcott - high input; Arivat and Prato - medium input; and, Seco and 2-22-9 - low input) were compared under 12 water regimes delivered by a line -source sprinkler system. Water use of Seco, a one-irrigation barley, and Westbred Gustoe, a commercial barley, was monitored with a neutron probe. The barley cultivars bred for high, medium, and low input conditions performed best in their respective optimum water levels with the exceptions of Westbred Barcott and Prato. Westbred Barcott (high input) yielded relatively well over all water levels, and Prato (medium input), performed similar to a high input barley. Seco (low input) used slightly less water than Westbred Gustoe (high input), primarily due to its earlier maturity. The water extraction pattern with depth was similar for both cultivars due to the frequent shallow irrigations applied in this study. The water extraction pattern of Seco needs to be investigated under one- irrigation conditions.

Experiments were conducted in Avra Valley, Arizona, to study the use of digested liquid sewage sludge as a source of plant nutrients in the commercial production of grain and straw from wheat. Wheat grown with the recommended amount of plant -available nitrogen from sewage sludge produced the same grain yield as wheat grown with the same amount of nitrogen from inorganic fertilizer. Wheat grain and straw grown with sewage sludge and inorganic fertilizer had similar livestock feeding qualities. Fertilizing wheat with sewage sludge delayed maturity.

Para quantificar o teor de lignina em alguns cultivares de aveia, foi utilizado o método espectrofotométrico "lignina solúvel em brometo de acetila – LSBA", onde a lignina é solubilizada em uma solução a 25% de brometo de acetila em ácido acético glacial e em seguida sua absorbância lida a 280 nm; como padrão de referência foi utilizada a lignina extraída da aveia através de uma solução ácida de dioxana. A quantificação da lignina foi realizada em oito cultivares de aveia, nas frações planta inteira, caule e folha, em três estádios de maturidade (45, 55 e 65 dias de idade). Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com três métodos gravimétricos: lignina detergente ácido (LDA), lignina permanganato de potássio (LPer) e lignina Klason (LK). Os quatro métodos estudados mostraram teores de lignina diferentes entre si. Os resultados de LSBA foram superiores para quase todos os cultivares, ocorrendo o inverso para a LDA. Houve uma pequena diferença em relação aos dias de corte, com dados superiores para LSBA, onde o caule apresentou maior variação em relação às demais frações. As curvas de regressão e os espectrogramas indicaram presença de diferenças qualitativas entre as ligninas provenientes da aveia forrageira nos diferentes estádios de maturidade. / To quantify lignin content in some varieties of oat, it was employed the spectrophotometric method acetyl bromide soluble lignin – ABSL where lignin is dissolved into a 25% acetyl bromide solution in glacial acetic acid and its absorbance read at 280 nm; as a standard it was employed a, lignin extracted by mild acidic dioxane solution from the same sample. Lignin quantification was evaluated in eight oat cultivars, divided in three vegetable parts (whole plant, stem and leaf), and three different maturity stages (cuts at 45, 55 and 65 days). Obtained results were compared with three gravimetric methods: acid detergent lignin (ADL), potassium permanganate lignin (PerL) and Klason lignin (KL). All four methodologies yielded different results. Overall, ABSL yielded highest values whereas ADL yielded the lowest ones. There was a slight difference related to maturity, with higher values for ABSL, where stem fraction showed higher variation when comparing to the two other vegetable parts. Regression equations and espectrograms indicated the presence of qualitative differences between lignins from at distinct maturity stages.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-03-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:28:25Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_sa_me_botfca.pdf: 525473 bytes, checksum: a0368f6161e1d5887c21a39942f05cd4 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / O uso de sementes de alta qualidade é de grande importância na implantação e no estabelecimento da lavoura no campo e o vigor das sementes pode afetar não só o estabelecimento mas também influenciar o crescimento, o desenvolvimento e a produtividade das plantas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o teste de envelhecimento acelerado tradicional (com água), utilizando sementes de aveia preta com e sem tratamento fungicida, e o envelhecimento acelerado com solução saturada de cloreto de sódio (NaCl), visando identificar o período de exposição e a temperatura para a classificação dos níveis de vigor de lotes dessas sementes. O estudo foi realizado utilizando cinco lotes de sementes de aveia preta, constituídas de sementes comerciais ou produzidos na Fazenda Experimental Lageado - UNESP - Câmpus de Botucatu. Foram realizados testes para a caracterização da qualidade inicial dos lotes, tais como os de germinação, emergência de plântulas, condutividade elétrica, comprimento de plântulas normais e anormais, massa de 1000 sementes, e o estudo de envelhecimento acelerado tradicional (com água ), com e sem tratamento fungicida, e envelhecimento acelerado com solução saturada de sal (NaCl) por períodos de 24, 48, 72, 96 e 120 horas de condicionamento às temperaturas de 40, 43 e 45oC. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o teste de envelhecimento acelerado é adequado para estimar o vigor de sementes de aveia preta. Assim, o teste de envelhecimento acelerado tradicional pode ser conduzido à temperatura de 40oC por 24 ou 48 horas e a 43 ou 45oC por 48 horas; o envelhecimento acelerado com solução saturada de sal a 40, 43 ou 45oC por 24 horas e o envelhecimento acelerado tradicional com sementes tratadas a 40oC por 24 ou 48 horas, a 43oC por 48 horas ou a 45oC por 24 horas de condicionamento. / The use of seeds of high quality has great importance in the implantation and establishment of the crop in the field, the seeds vigour can not only affect the establishment, but also influence the growth, development and productivity of the plants. The present work had as its objective to study the traditional of accelerated aging (with water), in black oats seeds with and without fungicid treatment, and the accelerated aging with saturated solution of salt (NaCl), by aiming to identify the exposition period and temperature that allow the classification of lots of black oats seeds in different vigour levels. The study was carried out by using five lots of black oats seeds from commercial procedure or seeds produced in Fazenda Experimental Lageado, UNESP Campus de Botucatu. The tests were carried out to the characterization of initial quality of the seed lots, by tests of germination, seedlings emergency in the field, electrical conductivity, length of normal and abnormal seedlings and mass of 1000 seeds and the studies of accelerated aging consisted the traditional (with water), with and without fungicid treatment, and accelerated aging with saturated solution of salt (NaCl) for periods of 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours, conditioning at temperatures of 40, 43 and 45oC. The studies concluded that the test of accelerated aging is adjusted to evaluate the vigor of black oats seeds. The test of accelerated aging traditional can be led at the temperature of 40o C for 24 or 48 hours and at 43 or 45oC for 48 hours; the accelerated aging with saturated solution of salt at 40, 43 or 45oC for 24 hours and the traditional accelerated aging with treated seeds at 40oC for 24 or 48 hours, 43oC for 48 hours or 45oC for 24 hours of conditioning.

Feed accounts for the highest cost associated in poultry production, with energy-containing feedstuffs being the most expensive portion of the cost of feeding. The increasing demand for poultry meat gives reason to determine accurate apparent metabolizable energy (AME) values for various feedstuff through measuring energy utilization in the birds. The adaptation length of birds fed an experimental diet may affect the determined AME value due to the diet matrix and physiochemical properties of the feedstuff. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to evaluate a select group of energy-containing feedstuff with different diets and with factors such as coccidia challenge and exogenous enzyme supplementation that may influence the determined AME values in broiler chickens.

Includes bibliography / xxvii, 278, xxiv leaves, [43] leaves of plates : ill ; 31 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 1987

Graduation date: 2003

Graduation date: 2003

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