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Forum Food Safety: The Case for An Integrated View Sanford A. Miller University of Texas San Antonio TX 90Jan2

Search for Young Scientists Pays Dividends Postdoctoral Research Associate Program Kevin C. Vaughn Stoneville MS 90Jan4

Rooting Out Groundwater Contamination sunflowers and wheat crop rotation Al Black Mandan ND 90Jan7

Diagnosing a Stealthy Stalker citrus blight oranges Michael G. Bausher Orlando FL 90Jan8

Unlocking the Hidden Energy in Plants lignin cellulose and hemicellulose forages switchgrass Trailblazer. Kenneth P. Vogel Lincoln NE Hans G. Jung Minnesota St. Paul MN 90Jan10

Nutrition Research Reaches New Heights Mt. Everest food Robert D. Reynolds Beltsville MD 90Jan12

Microbial Combinations for Tomorrow's Agriculture mycorrhizal fungi rhizobia Robert G. Linderman Corvallis OR 90Jan17

Building a Better Papaya Puerto Paul R. Hepperly Mayaguez PR 90Jan18

Gene Bank Preserves Papayas sidebar Francis T.P. Zee Hilo HI 90Jan19

Taste Panel Ok's Catfish Feed flavor Peter B. Johnsen New Orleans LA 90Jan20

Biocontrol Agent for Mushroom Flies Steinernematid nematodes William R. Nickle and William Cantelo Beltsville MD 90Jan20

Rice Nurseries in Puerto Rico Charles Bollich Beaumont TX 90Jan21

Faster-Acting Menthol for Bees tracheal mites honey shortening William T. Wilson Weslaco TX 90Jan22

Wasp Takes Whiff and Grain Pest Is History rusty grain beetle Cephalonomia waterstoni Ralph W. Howard Manhattan KS 90Jan22

Rice Seed Dunked in Growth Regulator semidwarfs Lemont and Gulfmont Robert H. Dilday Stuttgart AR 90Jan23

Probe Pinpoints Powerful Hormones cytokinin David L. Brandon and Joseph W. Corse Albany CA 90Jan23

Forum Relating to Insects 90Feb2

Snuffing the Fruit Fly Medfly Mediterranean Donald O. McInnis Honolulu HI 90Feb4

Systematic Entomologists Those Illustrious Namers of Bugs insects Douglass R. Miller Systematic Entomology Laboratory Beltsville MD 90Feb8

Brightening Triticale's Future wheat and rye J. Perry Gustafson Columbia MO 90Feb12

Puzzling Microbe Thrives In Cold Food Aeromonas hydrophila diarrhea and vomiting Samuel A. Palumbo Philadelphia PA 90Feb14

Irrigate? Why Not Chemigate? water fertilize Ralph A. Leonard Tifton GA 90Feb15

Paving the Way for Altering Pests Crops genetic engineering technique vortex mixer Andrew F. Cockburn Gainesville FL 90Feb16

Counteracting Aflatoxin in Livestock Feed hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate or HSCAS anticaking compound Roger B. Harvey College Station TX 90Feb18

Ripening Gene May Be Controlled ethylene Athanasios Theologis Albany CA biotechnology 90Feb20

Afternoon Drop in Photosynthesis corn carbon dioxide James A. Bunce Beltsville MD 90Feb23

Rating Rice Weeds for Yield Damage barnyardgrass bearded sprangletop Roy J. Smith Jr. Stuttgart AR 90Feb23

Forum Animal Protection Research From Conception to Consumption Robert R. Oltjen Beltsville MD 90Mar2

Edible Coating Preserves Produce oils or waxes and cellulose tomatoes oranges and carambolas Myrna Nisperos-Carriedo Winter Haven FL 90Mar4

Nutrition Probes For the 90's vitamins and minerals niacin James M. Iacono San Francisco CA 90Mar6

Weeds Attract Root-dwelling Bacteria rhizobacteria Robert J. Kremer Columbia MO 90Mar10

Driving Out Shipping Fever El Reno OK respiratory infections bacterial pneumonia Michael T. Zavy 90Mar12

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places paper wasps NASA Kennedy Space Center Peter J. Landolt Gainesville FL 90Mar14

Ticked off about babesiosis bovine cattle Boophilus ticks, parasite, Willard L. Goff Pullman WA 90Mar17

Squeezing Profits From Evening Primrose oil gamma-linolenic acid James Duke Beltsville MD and Jerry W. King Peoria IL (Matt Bosisio Peoria) 90Mar20

Turnips: A New Hit With Sheep Steven P. Hart El Reno OK 90Mar21

Natural Gum Finds Many Uses levan sugar Bacillus polymyxa Youn W. Han New Orlean LA 90Mar22

Sweet Dreams for Plants sweetpotatoes germplasm tissue culture Robert L. Jarret Griffen GA 90Mar22

Predicting Nematode Damage to Soybeans Sally M. Schneider Oxford NC 90Mar23

New Tactics for Ticks Boophilus annulatus BCTSIM Boophilus Cattle Tick Simulation, parasite, Ron Davey Mission TX 90Mar19

Shedding Light on Genetics and Environment blue and red light mouse-ear cress Arabidopsis Kenneth Eskins Peoria IL 90Mar23

Forum Technology Transfer Makes Business Sense R.D. Plowman Washington DC 90Apr2

Working Wonders 50 years at the Regional Research Centers penicillin orange juice leather wool Philadelphia PA Albany CA Peoria IL New Orleans LA 90Apr4

Leftovers Again! meat flavor deterioration N-carboxymethylchitosan (NCMC) Allen J. St. Angelo and John R. Vercellotti New Orleans LA 90Apr7

Longer Lasting Biocontrol With Starch Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Michael R. McGuire and Baruch S. Shasha Peoria IL (Matt Bosisio Peoria) 90Apr9

Rice Bran Moves to the Breakfast Table cholesterol Robin M. Saunders Albany CA 90Apr11

Whiter Wool in Fewer Steps urine stain black fibers patent William N. Marmer Philadelphia PA 90Apr12

No Fence But the Grass Is Greener zoysiagrass-fescue turfgrass mixture Kevin Morris Beltsville MD 90Apr13

Busting Rusty Lawns zoysiagrass Puccinia zoysiae Martin M. Kulik and Pierre D. Dery Beltsville MD 90Apr14

Toward A Safer Food Supply biocontrol ethylene bisdithiocarbamates (EBDC's) yeast (US-7) peach pear Charles L. Wilson and Wojciech J. Janisiewicz Kearneysville WV 90Apr15

Patents: Creative Problem Solving In Action taxol Pacific yew tree Alice Christen New Orleans LA catfish disease Edwardsiella ictaluri Phillip H. Klesius Auburn AL 90Apr18

Frozen Milk--Low Cholesterol Less Fat Tastes Great George N. Bookwalter Peoria IL 90Apr19

Research Fuels Local Economies rural revitalization technology transfer super slurper boll weevil eratication cotton beetle traps Jasmine Rice kenaf no-calorie dietary fiber 90Apr20

Tracking Iron in Children new test ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) Buford L. Nichols Houston TX 90Apr23

Disease-Fighting White Cells in Chickens Key To Improved Vaccines? avian influenza virus Peter S. Holt Athens GA immune-system-stimulating compound concanavalin A 90Apr23

Forum Plant Hardiness Info At Your Fingertips USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map H. Marc Cathey Washington DC 90May2

Research Can Be Beautiful US National Arboretum azaleas crapemyrtle Bonsai Penjing Japanese cherry Gotelli Conifer Collection Bradford & Whitehouse pear Latrobe capitol columns Friends of the National Arboretum FONA Marc Cathey Donald Egolf Frank Santamour Washington DC 90May4

Plant Hardiness Zone Map Marc Cathey Washington DC 90May10

Dying Elms: New Test Offers Hope trees mycoplasmalike organism or MLO Ing- Ming Lee and Robert E. Davis Beltsville MD 90May14

Protecting Endangered Plant Species grasshoppers insecticides wild bees pollen grasshoppers Sacramento Mountain thistle Vincent J. Tepedino and Terry L. Griswold Logan UT 90May16

Revealing the Mayhaw Secret native fruit Jerry A. Payne Byron GA90May19

Growing Technology Hastens Lily Blossoms patent Mark S. Roh Beltsville MD 90May19

Editorial: Researching the Staff of Life wheat genetic engineering green revolution Orville A. Vogel 90Jun2

Wheat A Crop In Transition wheat genetic engineering computers plant breeding Russian wheat aphid protein nutrition starch granules, first of a 3-part series 90Jun4

Achoo! Must Be the Roaches! cockroaches allergy home construction insect behavior Richard J. Brenner Gainesville FL 90Jun18

Profiles in Forage kleingrass weeping lovegrass forage range grasses cattle grazing plant breeding Paul W. Voigt Temple TX 90Jun22

The Rice Stuff Rice Breeding rice diseases allelopathy hybridization germplasm collection Robert H. Dilday Stuttgart AR 90Jun24

Sweeter Onions are More Bee-Guiling honey bees onion pollen plant breeding James R. Hagler Tucson AZ 90Jun26

New Tests Pinpoint Soy Compounds soybeans trypsin inhibitors protein patent David L. Brandon Albany CA 90Jun26

Computer Guides Cattle Stocking Rate SMART forage herd size stocking practices Richard H. Hart Cheyenne WY 90Jun27

Spotting Swine Dysentery bloody scours Treponema hyodysenteria pork production spirochete Neil S. Jensen Thad B. Stanton Ames IA 90Jun27

Editorial: Yikes Fire Ants! insect spread Mirex damage to agriculture multiple queens 90Jul2

Turning Up the Heat On Fire Ants pheromone multiple queens damage to roads Streptomyces avarmitilis soybean damage biocontrol David F. Williams Robert Vander Meer Juan Briano Gainesville FL 90Jul4

Real-World Research: It's Pigs and Chickens animal models trichinosis chickens pigs guidelines for animal studies coccidiosis Joan Lunney Mark Jenkins Marc Castle 90Jul10

Hope in the Orange Orchard Ambersweet orange cold-hardiness citrus breeding genetic engineering biotechnology rootstock Jack Hearn Michael G. Bauscher Herbert C. Barrett Randall P. Niedz Orlando FL 90Jul13

Wheat: Grappling with Ingrained Problems Pseudomonas fluroscens genetic engineering rust Russian wheat aphid septoria leaf blotch tan spot erosion control computer model PLANTEMP, second of a 3-part series 90Jul16

Defining the Link Between Diet and Cancer Risk SOS Chromatest E. coli genetic engineering mutation human nutrition Padmanabhan P. Nair Beltsville MD 90Jul24

Tanks for Saving Water livestock water conservation wildlife Allen R. Dedrick Phoenix AZ 90Jul27

Wilt-Not Maples Verticillium wilt fungus genetic engineering natural resistance Jade Green and Parkway varieties Alden M. Townsend and Lawrence R. Schrieiber National Arboretum Washington DC 90Jul27

Treatment for Africanized Bee Stings Possible bee venom honey bees antibodies Justin O. Schmidt Tucson AZ 90Jul27

Editorial: The Good the Sweet and the Seedless new grape varieties seedlessness Flame Fantasy Crimson 90Aug02

Grape Research Presses On Flame embryo rescue genetic engineering germplasm quarantine rootstock grapevine leafroll virus ELISA soil fungi grape root borer botrytis rot seedlessness 90Aug04

Reviving an American Tradition muscadine grapes juice market wine culture practices James M. Spiers Poplarville MS 90Aug09

Wheat: Breathing New Life into an Old Crop wheat gluten glutenins gliadin genetic engineering kernel size protein content in wheat marketing baking quality near-infrared radiation spectrometry hardness Cephalanomia waterstoni biocontrol weight standards packaging, third of a 3-part series 90Aug12

Sun Thwarts Key Wheat Genes temperature glutenin genetic engineering 90Aug 20

Corn Aids Wheat's Genetic Engineers protoplasts gene blasting gene transfer promoter Frank Greene Gary Lorens Ann Blechl Olin Anderson Albany CA 90Aug17

Cargo Surveys Scrutinize Exported Grain flour yield kernel protein moisture levels wheat sampling grain shipping transport Craig F. Morris Pullman WA 90Aug15

Lethal Genes May Wipe Out Pollen hybrid seed pollen crossbreeding genetic engineering LAT52 LAT59 promoters gene gun Sheila McCormick David Twell Judy Yamaguchi Albany 90Aug22

Fish Oil Can Have Its Drawbacks vitamin E supplements immune response human nutrition Mohsen Meydani Simin Meydani Boston MA 90Aug24

Stomach Worm Interferes With Vaccine Ostergagia ostertagi parasites immunity cattle vaccination weight gains Phillip Klesius Auburn AL 90Aug26

Higher Protein Great Yield soybeans relation between yield and protein breeding Joseph Burton Raleigh NC 90Aug26

Corn Mold Hazard Leucoencephalomacia (ELAM) horse disease corn Fusarium moniliforme Aspergillus flavus fumonisins fungus William P. Norred Athens GA 90Aug27

Prolactin Part of Milk's Riddle cow mammary glands milk production tumors cell receptors lactation pituitary hormnone protein Anthony Capuco and James J. Smith Beltsville 90Aug27

Forum A Coordinated Approach to Water Quality groundwater contamination chemical leaching Water Quality Research Plan Harry C. Mussman Washington 90Sep2

Reviving the Chesapeake Bay estuarine ecosystem agricultural runoff point pollution atmospheric nitrogen oxides filter strips manure soil tests no-till numerous scientists 90Sep4

Rescuing Oats' Heart-Helpers Beta-glucans beta-glucans dry-milling Benny E. Knuckles Albany CA 90Sep13

Tricky Business: Raising Cattle in Florida beef production grazing forage Senepol breed bahaigrass peanut Andrew C. Hammond Chad C. Chase Jr. and Mimi J. Williams Brooksville FL 90Sep16

Picture of First Century Agriculture volcanic eruption at Pompeii Italy Vesuvius ancient crops walnuts history of agriculture carbonized specimens Frederick G. Meyer U.S. Natl. Arboretum Washington 90Sep16

For Alternative Crops--He's the Duke germplasm collecting drug sources wildflowers folk medicine AIDS drugs evening primrose St. Johns wort Moreton Bay chestnut James A. Duke Beltsville 90Sep18

Water Weeds Tamed With Promising Compound bensulfuron methyl Eurasian milfoil hydrilla sago pondweed elodea Lars W.J. Anderson Davis CA 90Sep21

Ellis Island for Plants plant germplasm quarantine Plant Protection and Quarantine Program diseases dutch elm disease graft testing serology rice apple dapple disease apple scar skin viroid Howard Waterworth Suzanne S. Hurtt Ahmed Hadidi Glenn Dale MD 90Sep22

Measuring Salinity Fast 60-second test battery-operated measuring device measures weight and electrical resistance James D. Rhoades Riverside CA 90Sep27

Estimating Fumigant Residues methyl bromide residues indirect test fruit export market patent 90Sep27

Forum Mapping the Plant Genome gene transfer low-resolution and high- resolution maps desirable plant traits Arabidopsis Jerome Miksche Beltsville 90Oct2

In Search of Perfect Plants germplasm collection germplasm preservation plant pathology insects National Plant Germplasm System GRIN crop breeding objectives sugarcane genetic engineering traditional plant breeding pollen storage Henry L. Shands Beltsville 90Oct4

Breeding Better Berries Redcrest strawberry Waldo blackberry Summit raspberry golden raspberry disease resistance Francis J. Lawrence Corvallis OR 90Oct11

Breaking the Salmonella/Chicken Connection irradiation of poultry foodborne pathogens vitamin content of chicken Salmonella Donald W. Thayer and Jay B. Fox Jr. Philadelphia PA 90Oct12

Preventing Diabetes with Chromium fat and sugar metabolism blood insulin blood sugar hypoglycemia chromium supplements Richard A. Anderson Beltsville MD 90Oct14

Giving Broccoli Bugs the Brush Off cabbage loopers imported cabbage worms diamondback moth larvae broccoli cabbage cauliflower parasitic wasps flies viruses K. Duane Biever Yakima WA 90Oct17

Insects Good and Bad--Scientists Must Grow their Own insect rearing Voria ruralis Phryxe vulgaris Artogeia rapae Trichoplusia ni Plutella xylostella 90Oct19

Greenhouse Effect May Not be All Bad global warming temperature change in United States climate carbon dioxide in atmosphere effects of pollution on crops crop growth simulation in controlled atmosphere Shirwood Idso and Bruce Kimball Phoenix AZ 90Oct20

Budworms and Bollworms Targeted by a Virus Helicoverpa zea Heliothis virescens spraying live insect virus Marion R. Bell and D.D. Hardee Stoneville MS 90Oct24

Mighty Mite Takes On Bindweed Aceria malherbae Tyta luctuosa imported insects biocontrol Sara S. Rosenthal Bozeman MT; Culver J. Deloach Jr. Paul E. Boldt Temple TX 90Oct26

Fungus Found by Accident Protects Lettuce Sporidesmium sclerotivorum Sclerotinia minor lettuce drop natural biocontrol mycoparasite Peter B. Adams Beltsville 90Oct26

St. Croix Sheep Resist Worms hair sheep breed immunity to nematode parasites globule leucocytes inbreeding H. Ray Gamble Beltsville 90Oct27

Forum Setting the Table for Research technique-oriented science basic research instrumentation 90Nov2

When the Hard Rains Come rainfall measurements synthetic aperture radar Walnut Gulch semiarid rangelands climate storms soil moisture William P. Kustas Beltsville 90Nov4

A New Look at Irradiated Citrus grapefruit irradiation Salmonella control of insects quarantine Donald L. von Windeguth Miami FL 90Nov10

How Do You Grade Wild Rice? inspection new grading technique new national standards export market Albert P. Mossman Robert N. Sayre Albany CA 90Nov12

Chance Discovery to Aid Muscle Research cyclopiazonic acid aflatoxin toxicity cell membranes calcium transport enzyme Ronald T. Riley Athens GA 90Nov14

A Stick to Control Boll Weevils bait sticks attracticide pheromone insect control cyfluthrin Gerald H. McKibben Starkville MS 90Nov16

Learning Lessons on Reclamation cattle grazing strip mining erosion bentonite spoil wood chips and fertilizer Gerald E. Schuman Cheyenne WY 90Nov17

Viewing Anew the Structures of Life new stage higher resolution for scanning tunneling microscope digitized and colorized micrographs computerized image scanning low temperature microscopy William P. Wergin Eric F. Erbe Christopher Pooley Beltsville MD 90Nov18

Flax Message: New Variety for the Health Conscious Omega flax seed alpha- linolenic omega-3 fatty acids oilseed yellow-seeded flax Jerry F. Miller Fargo ND 90Nov22

Insect Gene Mapping Culicoides variipennis biting midge bluetongue disease DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms Walter Tabachnick Laramie WY 90Nov22

Avoiding Cataracts human nutrition antioxidant vitamins vitamin C carotenoids Paul F. Jacques Boston MA 90Nov22

Higher Producing Honey Bees weighing hives selective breeding for honey production queens honey production Nicholas W. Calderone Beltsville MD 90Nov23

Forum Norman F. Cheville Distinguished Scientist of 1990 ultrastructural studies electron microscopy Newcastle disease fowlpox infectious bursal disease veterinary pathology 90Dec2

The Africanized Honey Bees hybrid honey bees killer bees trap lines first entry into U.S. threat to humans effect on pollination honey production identification of sugar syrup bait for marking queens Ralph Bram Beltsville and numerous others 90Dec4

Stingometer Finds Savage Stingers European honey bees Africanized Honey bees DEET repellents Hayward Spangler and Eric Erickson Tucson AZ 90Dec9

Rare Immune System Disease Found in Cattle Human Leukocyte Adhesion deficiency (LAD) MAC-1 protein Holstein breed gene transfer test for carrier animals Marcus E. Kehrli Jr. Ames IA 90Dec12

The Cranberry Girdler: Sex is Its Undoing Chrysoteucia topiaria pheromone traps Douglas fir seedlings cranberry bogs endophyte-resistant grasses James A. Kamm Corvallis OR; Leslie M. McDonough Yakima WA 90Dec13

Modern Air May Favor Rangeland Brush atmospheric carbon dioxide, CO2, controlled atmosphere studies photosynthesis increase in biomass, time tunnel, Herman S. Mayeaux Jr Hyrum B. Johnson and H. Wayne Polley Temple TX 90Dec14

Biting Into Apple Research Elgetol codling moth (Cydia pomonella) leaf miners aphids biocontrol apple ermine moth (Yponomenta mallimellus) mechanized harvesting postharvest controlled atmosphere storage Cryptococcus yeast inhibits molds and rots Max W. Williams Eric A. Curry James P. Mattheis Stephen R. Drake Rodney G. Roberts Wenatchee WA; David F. Brown Harry G. Davis J Franklin Howell Leslie M. McDonough Thomas R. Unruh and James L. Krysan Yakima WA; Stephen S. Miller Kearneysville WV; 90Dec18

The Apple Collection National Germplasm Repository Rambo variety disease- resistance genetic variability Stephen Kresovich Geneva NY 90Dec20

Of Crops and Crawfish: Diversity Sweeps the South goldenberries Mississippi delta chayote muscadine grapes blueberries intercropping Xenia Y. Wolff Baton Rouge LA 90Dec24

Grass-Fungus Symbiosis Saving Lawns hairy chinch bug endophyte fungus ryegrass turfgrass Roger H. Ratcliffe Beltsville 90Aug11

Editorial: How Reliable is our Scientific Data? alachlor solubility computer modeling programs 89Jan2

The Year of the Africanized Bee? apis mellifera bait hives honey production; insect migration Deet. Thomas Rinderer Steve Shepherd Robyn Glass Gerald Loper Wayne Wolf Alan Sylvester 89Jan4

Can't Tell Your Bees Apart? Bar Code 'Em! Stephen L. Buchmann. 89Jan7

A-Peeling New Citrus Technology orange peel albedo vacuum infusion fruit grapefruit Robert A. Baker89Jan8

Innovation in Foods: Safety First Clostridium botulinum botulism food poisoning bacteria Robert L. Buchanan Walter Fiddler Jay B. Fox Jr. Arthur J. Miller 89Jan10

Milk Protein Mystery Finally Solved casein curd cheese cheese-making enzymes in cheese-making process Thomas F. Kumosinski Helmut Pessen Harold M. Farrel 89Jan12

Soy Oil Has All the Moxie of Fish Oil linolenic acid omega-3 fatty acids marine oil fat cholesterol-lessener Edward A. Emken 89Jan12

Goodbye Height Weight Tables? fat-to-lean ratio TOBEC fat measurement Marta Van Loan 89Jan13

Walnut Gets a New Gene Abrobacterium tumefaciens walnut embryos gene transfer embryogenesis Gale H. McGranahan 89Jan14

Patent: Cucumber Pickles: More Crunch and Less Salt pickle fermentation Lactobacillus plantarum carbon dioxide bloater damage cucumbers Henry P. Fleming 89Jan15

Editorial: Can We Scale Up Fish Farming? aquaculture catfish water quality Donald W. Freeman 89Feb2

Catfish Farming It's a Male-Order Business hormones catfish sex selection aquaculture Gary J. Carmichael Cheryl A. Goudy Wendell J. Lorio Peter B. Johnsen 89Feb4

Pond-Raised Shrimp Thrive on Sugarcane bagasse sugarcane Penaeus vannamei feedlot manure aquaculture 89Feb9

Meadowfoam: Pretty Flowers Pretty Possibilities oilseed soaps limnanthes alba nutlets 89Feb10

Vitamin E May Boost Immunity in Old Age immune system aging process supplements vitamins interleukin-2 white bllod cells Simin Meydani 89Feb12

Poultry Diseases Fowl Threats to Broiler Industry ascites poultry chickens birds coccidiosis Donald Witzel Michael D. Ruff Richard L. Witter Charles W. Beard 89Feb13

Frozen Soil Pulls Water Up From Below soil erosion patterns snow no-till frost George R. Benoit 89Feb14

Russian Gauges at Reynolds Creek snowmelt water supplies climatic data precipitation Clayton L. Hanson 89Feb16

Harmful Seeds: Taking a Closer Look morning glory nightshade jimsonweed sicklepod velvetleaf grain toxicity Mendel Friedman 89Feb17

Why Some Cows Fight Mastitis Better neutrofils white blood cells in cows dairy cows flow cytometer Max J. Paape Albert J. Guidry 89Feb17

Self-Destructing Alfalfa? medicarpin natural herbicide David L. Dornbos Jr. Peoria IL 89Feb18

Breeding for Early Bloom soybean crossbreeding pod fill Randall L. Nelson 89Feb19

Patent: New Lure Attracts Medfly Males Ceratitis capitata Ceralure Tridmedlure attractant Mediterranean fruit fly Terrence P. McGovern 89Feb19

Editorial: Biological Pest Control a winning strategy crop rotation beneficial insects genetic engineering nematodes weeds screwworm R. James Cook Pullman Washington) 89Mar2

Biological Control Turns 100 This Year insects nematodes weeds vedalia beetle parasitic wasps Bt Bacillus thuringiensis St. Johnswort DDT Jack R. Coulson 89Mar4

Friendly Flies May Stop Starthistle Chaetorellia australis peacock fly, biocontrol, Charles E. Turner Albany CA 89Mar9

The Conqueror of Klamathweed weed biocontrol Klamathweed beetle 89Mar8

Immigrant Pests: Locating Enemies Abroad musk thistle apples ermine moth hyperparasites Richard S. Soper Beltsville MD 89Mar10

Blunting the Peachtree Borer lesser peachtree borer traps pheremone peach J. Wendell Snow 89Mar14

Natural Sugar Cuts Salmonella in Broilers D-mannose sugar chickens salmonella typhimurium poultry John R. DeLoach Anthony B. Oyofo 89Mar16

Herbicide Spray Melts Leaf Wax johnsongrass signalgrass fall panicum Chester McWhorter Floyd E. Fulgham 89Mar18

Coping with crop residues conservation tillage coulters Donald C. Erbach Ames IA 89Mar19

Process May Sweeten Sugarbeet Profits beet process sugar Richard H. Edwards Wayne M. Camirand 89Mar21

Shade Umbrella Stops Weeds corn herbicide canopy Frank Forcella 89Mar21

Shortcut for Bluetongue Research sheep disease insect borne disease biting midge Sally J. Wechsler 89Mar22

Patent: Bacteria Zap Wheat Weeds downy brome pseudomonas soil bacteria Anhn C. Kennedy 89Mar22

Editorial: Potential Danger in Excess Supplements diet vitamins selenium Curtiss D. Hunt 89Apr02

Farm Animals of the Future (part I) genetic engineering poultry disease resistance pigs cattle rumen lignin sperm sorting Robert J. Wall James W. Deaton Michael D. Ruff Norman C. Steele Lawrence A. Johnson Larry V. Cundiff 89Apr04

Waste from Power Plants Conditions Soil coal electricity generating fluidized bed combustion sulfur William L. Stout 89Apr9

Vernonia New Industrial Oil Crop Vernonia galemensis epoxidized oil Ethiopia alkyd-resin paint Robert E. Perdue Jr. 89Apr10

The Making of an Essential Element boron brain function hormones vitamins metabolism brain James G. Penland Forrest H. Nielsen Terrence R. Shuler Curtiss D. Hunt 89Apr12

Stethoconus Dirty Harry of the Azaleas azalea lace bug biocontrol Systematic Entomology Lab John W. Neal Jr. 89Apr14

Polyester Repairman is Really a Bee Epeolus Colletes Philip F. Torchio Logan UT. 89Apr18

Bitter Compounds in Citrus May be beneficial nomilin cancer limonin Shin Hasegawa Pasadena CA 89Apr18

Which Little Pig Is Fated to be Fat? swine lean meat fat test for obesity diabetes 89Apr19

Scientists Fight Brush With Imported Insects snakeweed Heilipodus ventralis Carmenta haematica mesquite saltcedar seepwillow C. Jackson DeLoach Jr. Paul E. Boldt 89Apr16

Editorial: Great Expectations and Practical Realities funding programs technology transfer R.D. Plowman 89May02

Tracking the Elusive Viroid potato spindle tuber disease RNA virus viroid apple scar skin viroid test Theodor O. Diener Ahmed Hadidi 89May04

Selenium-Loving Plants Cleanse the Soil mustard soil contamination irrigation boron phytochelatins 89May08

Farm Animals of the Future Part II lambs twinning dairy cattle milk production BST hormone poultry disease swine disease, parasite, Hudson A. Glimp H. Duane Norman Larry D. Satter Henry F. Tyrrell Vernon G. Pursel Charles W. Beard Alex B. Thiermann 89May10

Weed-Free Fields Not Key to Highest Profits Corn/Weed Bioeconomic Model herbicide use crop rotation Edward E. Schweizer 89May14

Groundwater Under the Cornfields irrigation herbicides soil microbes GLEAMS William C. Koskinin 89May15

Predicting Cattle Parasite Numbers brown stomach worm barberpole worm intestinal worms computer model Daniel E. Snyder 89May16

Sugar Beets Breathe Lightly Save Energy storeage rot fungi Phoma betae sugar processing germplasm Larry G. Campbell Ben Hardin Peoria IL) 89May16

Active People May Need Extra Protein diet nutrition endurance exercise RDA Carol N. Meridith 898Apr17

Odorless Lasting Protection for Wool Streptomyces avermitilis insect resistance Avermectin Roy E. Bry 89May17

Grow-Your-Own Diesel Fuel Not Forgotten soybean oil safflower oil sunflower oil rape seed oil Marvin O. Bagby 89May18

The Perfume Fruit Flies Just Can't Resist Malaysian fruit fly cyclohexyl and cyclohexenyl aliphatic alcohols and ketones Dacus latifrons Latilure Terrence P. McGovern 89May19

Patent: Inhibiting Nitrogen Fertilizer Loss leaching calcium carbide acetylene encapsulation Arvin R. Mosier 89May18

Editorial: Filling the Rice Bowl exports biotechnology hybrid rice genetic engineering rice water weevil stinkbug blast sheath blight stem rot J. Neil Rutger 89Jun02

Silent Tracers Leave Their Mark Carbon-13 stable isotopes nutrition rice deuterium calories protein deficiency premature infants RDA for infants breast-fed infants fat Peter Klein Nancy Butte David Hachey William Wong 89Jun04

Nutritionally Enhanced Rice Genetically True mutation lysine amino acids genetic engineering 89Jun09

Crops in Space! NASA growth culture medium roots light spectrum closed environment root restriction plant stress Steven J. Britz Donald T. Krizek Todd A. Peterson 89Jun10

Blast those Genes! gene transfer bioblaster mutations genetic engineering electroporation microprojectiles Theodore M. Klein Michael E. Fromm 89Jun14

Ground-Nesting Bee Best for Blueberries blueberry bee rabbiteye blueberry pollination Habropoda laboriosa Jerry A. Payne 89Jun16

Kenaf Tops Equal High-Quality Hay paper forage alfalfa hay William Phillips 89Jun18

From the Flower Garden Natural Insect Resistance Heliothis zea petunia tomato fruitworm tomatillo protoplast fusion microinjection Carl A. Elliger Anthony C. Waiss Jr. 89Jun18

Patent: Zinc Helps Keep Fruits Fresh zinc chloride bath fruit browning polyphenol oxidase enzyme Harold R. Bolin 89Jun19

Less Pickleworm Pesticide cucumbers pesticides trap pheromone Kent D. Elsey 89Jun19

Editorial: Where Will Tomorrow's Scientists Come From? education volunteers students recruiting work force Mary E. Carter 89Jul02

Wanted: Breathing Room for Crops air pollution Ethylenediurea plant regulator plant stress ozone corn Edward H. Lee Donald T. Krizek 89Jul04

Treasure Maps to Pest Control Calepitrimerusl eriophyid gall mite grape vines Systematic Entomology cunaxid biocontrol Robert L. Smiley 89Jul07

Fungal Trublemaker Under Fire Fusarium mold tricothecene toxins enzyme phytoalexins genetic engineering Marian Beremand Anne Desjardins Thomas Hohn Susan McCormick Odette Shotwell 89Jul8

Treatment Lands Fruit Pests in Hot Water tropical fruit mango pest quarantine fruit fly carambolas Caribbean fruit fly Jennifer Sharp 89Jul09

Nitrogen Overload May Shrivel Vitamin Content nitrogen fertilizer vitamin C iron nutrition vegetables fruti beta carotene Sharon Hornick 89Jul10

Tiny Parasite Taking on Grasshopper Hordes Nosema locustae biocontrol bacteria and fungi protozoa entomopox virus John E. Henry Jerome A. Onsager William P. Kemp Douglas A. Streett James S. Berry 89Jul12

Computerized Crystal Ball for Wheat Growth computer model PLANTEMP drought Universal Soil Loss Equation weather data Elizabeth Klepper Pendleton, Oregon 89Jul15

Uncovering Food Pathogens' Nasty Secrets bacteria Listeria monocytogenes Shiugella flexneri immune response bacteria James L. Smith 89Jul16

Pinning Down Copper's Place In Diet minerals nutrition RDA vitamin C Phyllis Johnson 89Jul18

Deadliest Days of Drought Stress microscopic reconnaissance drought stress cotton plants comput photographs photosynthesis Eugene L. Vigil 89Jul19

Moth Recruited to Gnaw Knapweed biological control yellow-winged root moth Agapeta zoegana Sara S. Rosenthal 89Jul19

Seeds Safely Doze Under Laughing Gas nitrous oxide seed storage germplasm preservation tropical and subtropical plants 89Jul21

Solving Plant Hormone Puzzle abscisic acid sprouting genetic engineering enzymes growth regulator M.K. Walker-Simmons Shirley M. Norman Stephen M. Poling, Peoria, IL 89Jul21

Cooking Creates Host of cholesterol Compounds oxides carcinogenic Gerhad Maerker Philadelphia PA 89Jul22

More Precision in Brucellosis Tests Bang's disease abortion in cattle undulant fever vaccinated test livestock Louisa Tabatabai 89Jul23

Fat Cells Fat Chicks chickens poultry adipsin genetic engineering chickenfeed Teresa L. Blalock 89Jul23

Editorial Computer Models Aid Groundwater Protection pesticide movement decision-making tools mobility persistence management systems slow-release formulations application scheduling selective placement agricultural chemicals David A. Farrell 89Aug02

Water Models Save Resources computer models pesticides peanuts EPIC soil erosion ALMANAC SWRRB intercropping soil type topography sediment James I. Davidson Jr. Jimmy R. Williams Jeffrey G. Arnold 89Aug04

Weather Wizard rainfall CLIMATE computer model forecast weather data base John F. Zusel David A. Woolhiser Russell S. Karow 89Aug10

Pinpointing Pollutants with Soil Samples supercritical fluid extractor chromatograph soil contaminants groundwater Jerry W. King 89Aug11

Guard Dogs Mean Business sheep coyotes predators livestock Jeffrey Green 89Aug12

Superscales Help Growers Save Water lysimeter precision irrigation soil moisture drip irrigation Claude J. Phene 89Aug14

Adapt-a-Plant aluminum in soil acid soil genetic engineering wheat limpograss mine-spoil soil bluegrass salt in soil iron Charles D. Foy Michael C. Shannon Robert T. Ramage Jr. James J. Murray Gerald A. Jung Rufus Chaney Thomas E. Carter 89Aug16

Streambank Plants Vital to Water Quality roots streamside vegetation environment erosion sedimentation rhizotron Tony J. Svejcar 89Aug19

Nunas: A Nutritious Snack Food nunas South America high protein bean popcorn Stephen C. Spaeth Matt J. Silbernagel 89Aug20

NIRS Detection Saves Labor dairy cattle milk lactation near infrared reflectance spectroscopy estrus David H. Clark 89Aug20

Eat-All Melon fruit nutrition marketing flavor Perry E. Nugent 89Aug21

Underground Microbes Counter Chemicals herbicides groundwater alachlor metribuzin Thomas B. Moorman Sidney S. Harper 89Aug22

Grasses Control Excess Fertilizer nitrogen groundwater pollution cereal grasses Jack Meisinger 89Aug22

Patent: A Mover and a Shaker thornless blackberries harvesting small fruits Donald L. Peterson 89Aug23

Editorial: The Cockroach Controversy pesticide asthma food safety sulfluramide Asian cockroach Salmonella 89Sep02

Cockroaches in the Attic electronic sensors home construction German cockroach insect activity affected by humidity temperature ventilation airflow Richard J. Brenner 89Sep4

New Cockroach Ant Insecticide sulfluramid fire ants Clifford Lofgren Robert K. Vander Meer Gainesville FL 89Sep7

World's Friendliest Biotechnology Lab EPCOT Center biotechnology laboratory cloning tourists genetic engineering Jerome P. Miksche 89Sep08

Better Tasting More Healthful Oils soybean sunflower cannola flavor lipoxygenase storage conditions oilseeds 89Sep10

Pastures Need Help for Clean Bill of Health groundwater nitrogen manure livestock pollution Lloyd B. Owens 89Sep13

Mutant Pea Glutton for Iron E107 hemochromatosis ferric iron mutation Ross M. Welch 89Sep14

Smelling Just Peachy Keen fruit peach aroma market conditions shelf-life Robert J. Horvat 89Sep14

Patent: No-Calorie Flour high-fiber flour lignin bread J. Michael Gould 89Sep15

Editorial: Sustaining Agriculture alternative farming management systems research funding erosion control genetic engineering R.D. Plowman 89Oct02

Alternative vs. Conventional Farming ridge tillage worms fertilizer herbicides nitrogen groundwater livestock, farmers David Synder and Dick Thompson, Jerry L. Hatfield Douglas L. Karlen Edward C. Berry Thomas S. Colvin John W. Doran 89Oct04

The Eyes of Texas Track the Boll Weevil cotton infrared photography aerial reconnaissance Kenneth R. Summy, WESLACO, TX 89Oct08

An Acre in the Palm of Your Hand allelopathy natural herbicides duckweed weed control bioassay Gerald R. Leather 89Oct09

Manure Without Pollution fertilizer nitrogen liquid manure triple crop sod system forage James Butler 89Oct10

Helping Small Farmers Make Big Decisions computer system expert system APEX commodities Yao-Chi Lu 89Oct13

Tools for Sustaining the Soil paraplow crop residue seed fertilizer cross- slot drill sustainable agriculture slot mulcher sweep plow Lloyd N. Mielke Lloyd F. Elliot Keith A. Saxton Robert Papendick 89Oct14

When Plant Cooling Fails... drought transpiration thermal kenetic window genetic engineering enzymes corn wheat cotton spinach cucumbers Jerry E. Quisenberry Lubbock TX 89Oct17

The Best Bacteria for Soybean Roots Bradyrhizobium japonicum nitrogen fertilizer Perry B. Cregan Harold H. Keyser Beltsville MD 89Oct18

Probing Plant Preferences cells nitrate ammonia fertilizer Leon V. Kochian Ithaca NY 89Oct18

Predicting Insecticide Resistance population genetics vs quantitative genetics Jane L. Hayes Michael Firko Stoneville MS 89Oct18

Nikkomycin--Antibiotic for Plants bacterium Streptomyces tendae fungi Paul Engel New Orleans LA 89Oct19

Kearneysville: Where New Ideas Come to Fruit apples peaches pears apricots plums blackberries strawberry Stephen Miller Kearneysville WV 89Nov04

Can Crops Tolerate Acid Rain lettuce tomato winter wheat Denis T. DuBay Allen S. Heagle Raleigh NC 89Nov09

Underground Allies of Plants fungi mycorrhizae Gabor J. Bethlenfalvay Albany CA 89Nov10

Collecting Ryegrass in the Soviet Union forages germplasm Kay H. Asay Logan UT 89Nov14

Chinese Pigs May Perk Up Production hogs China Roger J. Gerrits Beltsville MD 89Nov16

Pecan Breeders Crack a Tough Nut hickory germplasm Tommy E. Thompson Brownwood TX 89Nov18

Blush With Death nematode Heterorhabditis heliothidis Andrew P. Nyczepir Byron GA 89Nov21

Weight Loss Is Simple Arithmetic: Subtraction calorimeter diet metabolism William V. Rumpler Beltsville MD 89Nov22

Breeding Super Sweetpotatoes Regal Southern Delite Excel southern potato wireworm tobacco wireworm banded cucumber beetle spotted cucumber beetle elongated flea beetle pale-striped flea beetle and sweetpotato flea beetle Philip Dukes Charleston SC 89Nov24

Editorial Chester G. McWhorter Distinguished Scientist of the Year weeds johnsongrass 89Nov02

The Cheese Detectives food adulteration Michael H. Tunick Philadelphia PA 89Nov26

Catfish Disease Step Closer to Control Edwardsiella ictaluri bacterium Phillip H. Klesius Auburn AL 89Nov26

Neckbands: An Alternative to Ear Tags cattle horn flies face flies ticks and mites, parasite, J. Allen Miller Kerrville TX 89Nov2 Editorial--Many Success Stories are Yet tTo Be Written for Jane Giles student programs science research associates personnel 89Dec02

Opening the Door to Agricultural Science National Visitors' Center teachers science workshop log lodge 89Dec04

These Students Track Disappearing Soybean Gene genetics Rj4 bradyrhizobia soil bacteria Thomas E. Devine Beltsville 89Dec06

An ARS Lab Reaps What It Has Sown cotton fiber quality summer apprentice program student in agriculture Barbara Triplett New Orleans 89Dec08

ARS Programs for Student and Temporary Help student employment guidelines Nancy Bakes Beltsville 89DecInsert

All Summer Teacher's a Researcher Teachers' Research Fellowship Program John R. DeLoach 89Dec10

Growing Our Own Scientists minority students high school students David E. Zimmer Athens Georgia 89Dec14

Memorable Teaching Memorable Science Teacher Fellowship Program microbial degradation J. Michael Gould Peoria 89Dec16

An Extra Push from Extracurriculars Tomorrow's Scientists Technicians and Managers student clubs Grant St. Julian Peoria 89Dec17

Potato Chips minority students Philadelphia school district volunteerism John P. Cherry Philadelphia 89Dec18

Soil. . . Some Call It Dirt wheat PLANTEMP Saturday Academy Elizabeth L. Klepper Pendleton Oregon 89Dec19

From Coast to Coast Showing Their Class in Science teaching agricultural science minority student programs women in agriculture high school programs numerous scientists 89Dec20

My Summers With Science, papaya bacteria fungi Mediterranean fruit fly Kate A. Nishijima Hilo HI 89Dec21

The Beltsville Break-In editorial animal rights activists African miniature swine cats Terry B. Kinney Washington DC 88Jan2

Orlando Lab Helps Protect Florida Citrus oranges grapefruit tristeza canker cold hardiness Richard T. Mayer Orlando FL. Edwin Civerolo, Beltsville, MD 88Jan6

Menthol Clears Bees Breathing Tubes tracheal mites honey William Wilson Weslaco TX 88Jan11

Planned Parenthood for More Perfect Potatoes Atlantic BelRus Raymon Webb Kathleen G. Haynes Beltsville MD 88Jan12

Soil Yields 72 New Varieties of a Natural Pest Control Bt Bacillus thuringiensis Susan Martin Beltsville MD 88Jan14

New Test Helps Guard Against Food Poisoning purple dye Yersinia enterocolitica Saumya Bhaduri Philadelphia PA. 88Jan 4

Which Little Piggy Stays Home? hog breeders STAGES Swine Testing and Genetic Evaluation System. Dewey L. Harris Clay Center NE 88Jan4

White Lupin: Future Grain for the North? legume Lupinus albus also lupine William M. Clapham Orono ME 88Jan5

Fiber Component May Bring Down Colon Cancer Risk calcium pectate cholesterol Peter D. Hoagland and Philip E. Pfeffer Philadelphia PA 88Jan5

A Vaccine for Swine Trichinosis hogs pigs Patent Application Serial No. 07/068499 Vaccine for Swine Trichinosis. Kenneth D. Murrell Beltsville MD 88Jan16

A Fungal Foe for Jimsonweed fungus Alternaria crassa Clyde D. Boyette Stoneville MS Patent Application Serial No. 07/092100 Control of Jimsonweed. 88Jan16

Soil Yields New Varieties of Bt Patent Application Serial No. 07/050450 Acetate Selected Bacillus thuringiensis and the Method of Use. 88Jan16

Editorial Improving Groundwater Quality underground water pesticide chemicals wells soil decontamination Terry B. Kinney Jr. 88Feb2

Caterpillars Held In Perpetual Youth biocontrol wasp bollworms armyworms Euplectrus plathypenae Thomas A. Coudron and Benjamin Puttler Columbia MO 88Feb4

Culprit in Winter Lettuce Price Rise virus white flies James D. McCreight and James E. Duffus St. Salinas CA 88Feb4

Vaccine Planned Against Cattle Grub pest vaccine parasitic larva bacteria, parasite, John H. Pruett Jr. Kerrville TX 88Feb5

Bored Boars: A $50 Million Problem tests to predict sexual performance J. Joe Ford Clay Center NE 88Feb5

Safeguarding Our Essential Resource...Water pesticides herbicides chemicals pollution David A. Farrell Beltsville MD 88Feb6

Asian Children May Quell Nutritional Controversy Thailand zinc vitamin A blood James C. Smith Beltsville MD 88Feb11

New Plow Saves Soil Harnesses Microbe Power wheat moldboard erosion underground plow Lloyd N. Mielke Lincoln NE 88Feb12

Fungi are Key Future Sources of Safe Chemicals infestans Penicillium cyclopium Hank Cutler Athens GA 88Feb13

Spiroplasmas Tempted By Laboratory Soup parasites fruit flies Kevin J. Hackett Beltsville MD 88Feb14

Potato Plants Make Their Own Insect Repellent leptine cell fusion Stephen L. Sinden Beltsville MD 88Feb15

Protecting Chickens Against Marek's Disease vaccines nonpathogenic strain Richard L. Witter East Lansing MI Patent Application Serial No. 07/071949 Serotype 2 Marek's Disease Vaccine. 88Feb16

Cellulose III Cotton Fiber Resists Abrasive Wear durable press Timothy A. Calamari and Lawrence Yatsu New Orleans LA Patent Application Serial No. 07/063357 Stable Crystalline Cellulose III Polymorphs 88Feb16

Editorial An Imperative for Computer Modeling modules carbon dioxide code Basil Acock Beltsville MD 88Mar2

Anticaking Agent May Detox Chicken Feed aflatoxin Aspergillus flavus Leon F. Kubena College Station TX 88Mar4

Tomatoes Prefer Red Mulch Potatoes Like It White colored plastic mulch yield color Michael J. Kasperbauer and Patrick G. Hunt Florence SC 88Mar4

Tiny Homes in Plant Leaves Shelter Beneficial Mites coffee dogwood camphor domatia facultative mutualism Robert W. Pemberton Bozeman MT and Charles E. Turner Albany CA 88Mar5

Dwarf Corn Shades Weeds herbicide soil conservation Frank Forcella Morris MI 88Mar5

Agriculture and the Greenhouse Effect sun's rays heat temperature carbon dioxide CO2 W. Doral Kemper Beltsville MD 88Mar6

It's Code Named Carna 5 Cucumber Mosaic Virus RNA Jacobus M. Kaper Beltsville MD 88Mar10

New Cornbread Adds Flavor to Sandwiches flour gluten bread texture Kathleen A. Warner Leo L. Navickis and Edward B. Bagley PeoriaIL 88Mar11

Self-Shielded Crops Possible vaccinating alfalfa apples oranges Nichole R. O'Neill and C. Jacyn Baker Beltsville MD 88Mar12

Pawprint Test for Vitamin B6 Deficiency rat abnormal gait Monica C Schaeffer San Francisco CA 88Mar13

Carbonated Milk: Soft Drink That's Not Junk Food soda milk strawberry apricot juice CO2 Ranjit S. Kadan New Orleans LA 88Mar14

Diet Studies To Rely On Home Computers food Mary J. Kretsch San Francisco CA 88Mar14

Editorial Sixty Years of Conservation Research native grasses soil M.E. Carter 88Apr2

Computers Fill a GAPP For Plant Explorers Germplasm Acquisition Priority Program seeds spores Alan A. Atchley Beltsville MD 88Apr4

Super Slurper Saves the Day for Good Nematodes absorbent moist cornstarch William J. Schroeder Orlando FL 88Apr4

Antiweed Bacteria May Replace Some Herbicides rhizobacteria Robert J. Kremer Columbia MO 88Apr5

Small Tomato Pots Are Perfect Space Savers windowboxes Donald T. Krizek Beltsville MD 88Apr5

Farmers Look to Science for Anti-Erosion Plan Bluegrass heavy sod soil W. Doral Kemper Beltsville MD 88Apr7

Future Lawns To Save Mowing Time Zoysia Grass turfgrass Jack J. Murray Beltsville MD 88Apr11

Oats Are Not Just For Horses lowers blood cholesterol cereal grain Charles F. Murphy Beltsville MD 88Apr12

Corn Bred Successfully for Higher Photosynthesis Rate higher yields Doyle B. Peters Urbana IL 88Apr12

Counting Insects: The High-Tech Way sodar computer pesticide Don E. Hendricks Weslaco TX 88Apr14

Wetting Agent Unbungles Fungals weed killer fungal herbicide water/oil emulsion Charles Quimby Jr. Stoneville MS Patent Application Serial No. 07/114952 Control of Undesirable Vegetation. 88Apr16

Dyeing Flame-Retardent Fabrics urea Robert J. Harper Jr. and John V Beninate New Orleans LA Patent Application Serial No. 07/075169 Process for Dyeing Flame-Retardent Fabrics. 88Apr16

Editorial: At Boston A Model Research Facility. Aging elderly population nutrition Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Tufts University 88May2

Varroa Nemesis of the Beehive varroa jacobsoni mite bee Hachiro Shimanuki Beltsville MD 88May4

Mosquito Larvae are Color Coded anopheline homochromy sterility Mark Q. Benedict Jack A. Seawright Gainesville FL 88May5

More Grama Grass With Atrazine herbicide range grass forage nitrogen beef profits Marvin C. Shoop Ft. Collins CO 88May5

Super Carrots Healthful Carrots vitamin A carotene Beta III mechanical harvest Philipp W. Simon Madison WI 88May5

Taking the Initiative in Puerto Rico tropical farming sorghum winter nursery yams Caribbean Basin Initiative Antonio Sotomayor-Rios Paul Hepperly Edmundo Rivero Mayaguez PR. Keith F. Schertz College Station TX. 88May6

New Houseplants To Boost U.S. Floral Industry dwarf lisianthus cupressus lilies potted plants floriculture Roger H. Lawson and Mark S. Roh Beltsville MD 88May9

New Lima Bean Tolerates Drought Like a Camel water vegetable pods dry drought tolerance 88Mlay10

The ABC's of Coronary Artery Disease Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University apolipoproteins atherosclerosis blood cholesterol coronary artery disease HDL LDL Ernst J. Schaefer and Jose Ordovas Boston MA 88May12

Circulation of Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins in the Human Body chylomicron dietary lipids triglycerides 88May13

Nation's Tallest VAWT Turning Out the Watts electricity wind windpower turbine R. Nolan Clark Bushland TX 88May15

Moisture-Shrinkable Films shrink films wrap water-soluble starch graft copolymers George F. Fanta Peoria IL 88May16

Removing Endotoxin from Cotton byssinosis lint dust fiber Linda N. Domelsmith New Orleans LA 88May16

Editorial: Gene Stock: Locating the Best animal breeding genetics germplasm Keith E Gregory Roger J. Gerrits 88Jun2

Overhead Volts Do Bossy No Harm cattle grazing electric lines powerlines David C. Ganskopp Burns OR 88Jun4

Worm Vs. Worm Farmers Benefit nematode steinernema feltiae corn rootworms Jan J. Jackson Brookings SD 88Jun4

SweetPotatoes Make Good French Fries Wolensky's chef Kevin Long vitamin A William M. Walter Jr.88Jun5

Nitrogen Losses From Soil Calculated ozone layer nitric acid nitrous oxide Gordon L. Hutchinson Ft. Collins CO 88Jun6

Stop--Don't Slice that Tomato! flavor aroma Z-3-hexenal Ronald G. Buttery Albany CA 88Jun6

High Tech Lends Helping Hand to Cattle Producers embryo splitting cattle histocompatibility twinning washing gene stock Sherril E. Echternkamp and Keith E. Gregory Clay Center NE. Charles A. Mebus Greenport NY. Michael T. Zavy Reno OK. Robert A. Bellows and Robert B. Staigmiller Miles City MT. Louis C. Gasbarre Beltsville MD 88Jun7

Sperm: the Other Half of the Reproduction Equation laser fluorescent dye sex selection 88Jun10

Better Bread Through Biotechnology wheat dough yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae gliadin Frank C. Greene Albany CA 88Jun11

Wonderful World of Yeast collection bread Northern Regional Research Center strains bacteria molds P. Cletus Kurtzman Peoria IL 88Jun12

Plant Hormones Could Help Shape Tomorrow's Crops indole-3-acetic acid mass spectrometer bioengineering growth inhibitors ripeness Jerry D. Cohen Beltsville MD 88Jun14

Making Travel Easier for Nematodes worms osmotic dessication dormant dried biocontrol James E. Lindgren Fresno CA 88Jun15

Conservation Offers Best Odds in a Drought LID dryland farming water conservation tillage limited irrigation on dryland James F. Parr Beltsville MD 88Aug2

Dyer's Woad Wages Chemical War in West weed toxin herbicide isastis tinctoria James A. Young Reno NV 88Aug4

Farmers Sell Strawberries All Season Tribute Tristar late-bearing everbearing Gene Galletta Beltsville MD 88Aug4

Computerized Apple Records Bumps damaged fruit melons peaches tomatoes potatoes packing handling transit Galen K. Brown E.Lansing MI 88Aug5

Early Sex May Doom Pear Psylla diapause juvenoids biocontrol hormones James L. Krysan Yakima WA 88Aug6

Fungus Sides With Bug Against Weed velvetleaf niesthrea louisianica fusarium Robert J. Kremer Columbia MO 88Aug6

New Matmaker Hastens Hay Making forage alfalfa mowing silage Richard G. Koegel Madison lWI 88Aug7

Cultivating an Indifference to Drought ww-spar bluestem hycrest pearl millet fungus VAM peanuts blueberries citrus 88Aug7

Drought A Farmer's Diary corn shoot seedlings water stress John J. Burke Lubbock TX 88Aug10

When It Never Rains Enough dryland aquifers irrigation sprinkler trickle drip level basin Dale A. Bucks Beltsville MD 88Aug11

Genetic Road Signs Point to Higher Yields corn chromosomes breeding genes Charles W. Stuber Raleigh NC 88Aug15

Gene Transport Vehicles Found in Yeasts linear plasmids saccharomyces cerevisiae shuttle genes strains Paul L. Bolen Peoria IL 88Aug16

Traffic Lanes Protect Plants squashed soil pores compaction alfalfa Burl D. Meek and Eric A. Rechel Shafter CA 88Aug17

USDA Clearinghouse for Plant Germplasm Exchange Tristan da Cunha potatoes germplasm PIO strains teff barley coffee George A. White Beltsville MD 88Aug18

New Permanent Press Cotton Fabric Treatment wrinkles dry polycarboxylic acids textile Clark M. Welch New Orleans LA88Aug19

Editorial: Biologicals Favored in Crop Protection Plans Interview with Richard S. Soper biocontrol weeds microplitis 88Sep2

No Bone Loss When Seniors Work Out osteoporosis estrogen calcium vitamin D William Evans Boston MA 88Sep4

Test For Tickborne Cattle Disease anaplasmosis diagnosis DNA probe, parasite, Willard L. Goff and David Stiller Pullman WA 88Sep4

Oil From Myrrh's Cousin Repels Ticks Commiphora erythraea furanosesquiterpenoid Africa John F. Carroll Beltsville MD 88Sep4

Elemental Sleep Problems copper iron trace elements diet RDA James G. Penland Grand Forks ND 88Sep5

Teaching a Lab Wasp Field Tricks Microplitis croceipes Heliothis tobacco budworm bollworm parasitic wasp pyretheroids James H. Tumlinson kRobert Heath Patrick Greany and Steven Ferkovitch Gainsville FL. W. Joe Lewis Tifton GA. Edgar G. King Weslaco TX. Gary W. Elzen Stoneville MS. Janine E. Powell and Jon L. Roberson Mississipi State University MS. William M. Steiner Columbia MS. Keith R. Hopper Behoust France. Don L. Bull Colege Station TX. 88Sep6

National Heliothis Suppression Program genetic control biological control behavioral control chemical control host-planat resistance cultural control 88Sep9

Scientists Take Aim on Lettuce Menaces vacuum infectious yellows mosaic virus sweetpotato whitefly James E. Duffus and Edward Ryder Salinas CA 88Sep14

Eat Fat Be Fat--Yes It's True diet body weight fat-to-lean ratio carbohydrates lipids Joan M. Conway Beltsville MD 88Sep14

Chemical Cuts Off Weed Reproduction red rice fluazilfop soybeans rice Roy J. Smith Jr. 88Sep14

Patent: Bathing Technique Frees Pollen Cell's Contents protoplasts enzymes saline solution gelatin Merle L. Weaver Albany CA 88Sep15

Editorial: ARS Developed New Crops and Products surpluses kenaf crambe jojoba lesquerella cuphea guayule L.H. Princen Peoria IL 88Oct2

Gene Transfers Quick Answers leaner meat embryo transplants genetic engineering Donna A. King and Robert J. Wall 88Oct4

Diet Needn't be Spartan low cholesterol lower blood pressure nutritional substitutions fat intake Rita M. Doughetry 88Oct4

Tomatoes May Stay Fresh Longer galactose stimulates production of ethylene ripening enzyme synthesis sugars Ken C. Gross 88Oct5

Don't Overdo the Vitamin A vitamin supplements for people over 60 retilnyl esters liver damage bone and joint pain dermatitis. Stephen Krasinski 88Oct5

Kenaf Paper: A Forest-Saving Alternative newsprint joint venture partnership new crop paper Marvin O. Bagby 88Oct7

Homegrown Lubricants and Plastics, lesquerella new crop source of lysine oilseed, Anson Thompson 88Oct8

The Age-Old Battle Against Parasites toxoplasmosis cryptosporidium trichinella spiralis trichinosis filarid worms Leon W. Bone Phillip Klesius Michael W. Fleming Ray Gamble Jitender Dubey 88Oct10

Veterinary Research Facility Underway Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center 88Oct13

Fruit Flies Can't Take the Heat new treatment for papayas eliminates Mediterranean oriental and melon flies 88Oct13

Penjing Comes to Washington National Arboretum dwarf pine Chinese art form Marc Cathey 88Oct14

Patent: Heat Alkali Convert Crops to Chemicals oxalic acid glycolic acid John M. Krochta 88Oct15

Editorial: Janice M. Miller Distinguished Scientist bovine leukosis retrovirus herpes c-type viruses leukoassay-B diagnostic kit 88Nov2

Exports: Overcoming the Obstacles ethyl dibromide fumigation grapefruit cherries exports to Japan peanuts watermelon soybeans raisins blueberries Gordon C. Rasmussen John R. Vercellotti Paul D. Blankenship Ken Severn Richard Kinney Thurman T. Hatton Jr. Timothy L. Mounts Robert Davis Lawrence Risse Doyle A. Smittle88Nov4

Japan Okays California Nectarines fumigation treatment codling moths Patrick V. Vail 88Nov7

Now Starring on Your Thanksgiving Table Beltsville Small White artificial insemination stud farms Thomas J. Sexton Edward J. Robel Jr. 88Nov8

Semidwarf Rice; A Giant in World Trade less lodging fertilizer Gulfmont variety Charles Bollich 88Nov10

Dud Rams Cost Big Bucks breeding homosexual sheep James A. Fitzgerald and Anne Perkins 88Nov11

Hot Peppers Spice Up Profits for Farmers Louisiana cajun cuisine Carolina Cayenne pepper don't need nematicides southern root knot nematode Alec Gillespie88Nov11

Australian Chestnut Serves Two Purposes AIDS research moreton bay chestnut castanospermum australe ornamental James A. Duke 88Nov12

Russian Wheat Aphids Invade resistant varieties of wheat biological controls mulching screening insecticides computers Richard Soper 88Nov12

Patent: New Virus Mix Kills Insects in Raisins indianmeal moth granulosis Patrick V. Vail 88Nov13

Forum editorial Janice M. Miller distinguished Scientist 88Dec02

Exports: Overcoming the obstacles grapefruit oranges soybeans wheat phosphine fumigation Thurman T Hatton Orlando FL Gordon K. Rasmussen Rotterdam The Netherlands 88Dec04

Japan Okays California Nectarines fumigation codling moth Patrick V. Vail Fresno CA 88Dec07

Now Starring on Your Thanksgiving Table Thomas J. Sexton Beltsville MD 88Dec08

Semidwarf Rice: A Giant in World Trade Charles Bollich Beaumont TX 88Dec10

Dud Rams Cost Big Bucks sheep ewes sexual performance James A. Fitzgerald and Anne Perkins Dubois ID 88Dec11

Hot Peppers Spice Up Profits for Farmers Carolina Cayenne Richard L. Fery Charleston SC 88Dec11

Australian Chestnut Serves Two Purposes Moreton Bay anti-AIDS drug James A. Duke Beltsville MD 88Dec12

Russian Wheat Aphids Invade barley oats rye Richard S. Soper Beltsville MD 88Dec12

New Virus Mix Kills Insects in Raisins patent Indianmeal moth Patrick V Vail Fresno CA 88Dec13

Forum; The Future of Nutrition Research; interactions of nutrients; human nutrition; Walter Mertz; Beltsville; MD 87Jan2

What's That Chewing? listening device; J.C. Webb; Gainesville; FL Patent Application No. 861;770; Acoustical Detection of Hidden Insects. 87Jan16

Debittering Citrus Juices; with bacteria; limonoids; Shin Hasegawa Pasadena; CA Patent No. 4;447;456; Strain of Corynebacterium Fascians And Use Thereof To Reduce Limonoid Bitterness in Citrus Products. 87Jan16

Strawberry Clones Frozen in Time; cryogenics; Germplasm Repository; liquid nitrogen; Harry B. Lagerstedt; Corvallis; OR 87Jan4

Carbon Dioxide Makes Heat Therapy Work; blueberry and raspberry; virus; tissue culture; Richard H. Converse; Corvallis; OR. 87Jan4

A True Elm Pioneer; trees from protoplasts; biotech; Dutch elm disease; Subhash C. Domir; Delaware; OH; 87Jan5

Mesquite Pods Into Nutritious Foods; new foods; new crops; gum; Robert Becker; Albany; CA; 87Jan5

Insect Control at Sea; grain; ships; intransit fumigation; exports; food storage; biocontrol insects; Robert Davis; Savannah; GA 87Jan6

Selenium: Finding the Delicate Balance; human nutrition; antioxidant; Orville A. Levander; Beltsville; MD 87Jan11

Wheat Hardness Test May Aid Exports; Wheat Quality; sounds of grinding; grains; high-tech; David R. Massie and Karl H. Norris; Beltsville; MD 87Jan13

Underground Channels Mapped by Radar; groundwater; high-tech; pesticides; fertilizer; Ralph A. Leonard; Tifton; GA 87Jan14

Robot Chemist Assesses Nutrients in Today's Foods; human nutrition; high-tech; Darla J. Higgs; Beltsville; MD 87Jan15

Making Fabric More Colorful; cotton; rayon; linen dyes; Tyrone L. Vigo; New Orleans; LA. Patent App. No. 903;173; Arylsulfonium Cellulosic Fibers Substantive to Many Dye Classes. 87Feb16

Helping Roundworms Swallow Nematicides; dopamine; serotonin; and histamine; Leon W. Bone; Auburn; AL. Patent Appl. No. 905;209; Enhancing Anthelmintic Uptake in Nematodes by Phagostimulants. 87Feb16

Forum; Reporting Science: Whose Responsibility? 87Feb2

Old Wheat Seed Invites Fungus; root disease; Pythium; R. James Cook; Pullman; WA. 87Feb4

Popcorn Scent May Sell More Rice; 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline; Ronald G. Buttery; Albany; CA; 87Feb4

Barley Survives on Less Water; irrigation; Robert T. Ramage; Tucson; AZ; 87Feb5

Cockroaches on the Move; Asian; smokeybrown; german; bioccontrol with wasp; hydroprene; carbamate; Richard S. Patterson and Richard J. Brenner; Gainesville; FL; 87Feb6

Roach and Human Hormones Similar; sidebar; gastrin II; cholecystokinin; neuropeptides; leucosulfakinin; Ronald J. Nachman; Albany; CA; 87Feb7

Team Research Gets Results; multidisciplinary approach; cotton; corn; forage; Johnie N. Jenkins; Mississippi State; MS; 87Feb10

Color TV Best for Robot Fruit Pickers; oranges; lemons; citrus; Florida; David C. Slaughter; Gainesville; FL; 87Feb14

Trichinosis Research Goes Commercial; tests licensed; pigs; swine; pork; H. Ray Gamble; Beltsville; MD; 87Feb15

Forum; Viroid Discoverer Receives the Wolf Prize; Theodor O. Diener; 87Mar02

Biological Defense for Many U.S. Crops; good soil molds fight bad; soil wars; biocontrol; fungus; Trichoderma flavus; pellets; George Papavizas; Beltsville; MD 87Mar06

A Little Stress Can Help Plants Cope; coleus; chilling; conditioning; Donald T. Krizek; Beltsville; MD; 87Mar08

Ticks Look up when hitching a ride; ticks see colors of blue & green; sense carbon dioxide; John F. Carroll & Lawrence G. Pickens; Beltsville; MD 87Mar09

Bioengineered chickens for the Future; genetic engineering; retrovirus; Lyman B. Crittenden; East Lansing; MI 87Mar10

The sunshine vitamin isn't just kid stuff; Vitamin D; calcium; Michael F. Holick; Boston; MA 87Mar11

Infant formula--more like the real thing; human milk; premature babies; Children's Nutrition Research Center; Houston; TX; 87Mar12

Predicting wheat development from air temperature; Ronald Rickman; Pullman; WA; 87Mar04

Many Parts to Fresh-squeezed Flavor; Orange juice flavor code of 21 chemicals; Manuel G. Moshonas; Winter Haven; FL; 87Mar04

Soybean roots follow wormholes; pore spaces; Doyle B. Peters; Urbana; IL; 87Mar04

It's a mistake to study only males; female rats survived copper deficiency experiments that killed males; Meira Fields; Beltsville; MD; 87Mar05

Building a better steak Burger; restructured meat; sodium triphosphate additive; research done at Roman L. Hruska Meat Anicmal Research Center; 87Mar05

An apple a day all the year round; controlled atmosphere storage CA; Max W. Williams; Wenatchee; WA; 87Mar14

Fungus to control fusarium wilt; Patent Biological Control System; and Method for Screening Bacteria and Application Thereof for Field Control of Pythium spp. on Small Grain Crops. 87Mar16

Instant Timed-Release Capsules; insecticides; herbicides; slow-release gel beads from algin or alginate; William J. Connick; Jr.; New Orleans; LA; Patent Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials Using Alginate Gel Beads. 87Mar16

Red Blood Cells as Timed-Release Capsules; John R. DeLoach; College Station; TX Patent Method of Providing Systemic Protection From Bloodsucking Insects and Other Parasites Using Encapsulated Additives in Resealed Erythrocytes. 87Mar16

Forum; Safeguarding the World's Seeds; genes; seeds; plants; genetic; germplasm; Henry L. Shands; 87Apr2

Preserving the Stuff of Life; germplasm; GRIN; National Plant Germplasm Slystem; George A. White and Henry L. Shands; Beltsville; MD 87Apr6

Very Cold Storage Extends Seed Life; sidebar on liquid nitrogen storage of germplasm; Phillip Stanwood; Ft. Collins; CO; 87Apr9

Cleaning Wool's Reputation; removing stains; grease; and trash from sheep's wool; William N. Marmer; Philadelphia; PA 87Apr10

Insect Fighters Gear for War; ticks; mosquitos; predicted with new computer program; Gary A. Mount; Gainesville; FL; 87Apr12

Putting the Soft Touch on Cherry Trees; trunk shaker; Galen K. Brown; East Lansing; MI; 87Apr13

Irradiating Corn for Alcohol Production; cereal; gamma radiation; mash; grain; sugar; starch molecules; alcohol yield; patent; ( 87Aprl6

Sweetpotato Weevil Pheromone; pests; larvae fee; natural scent; patent; 87Aprl6

Temperature-Adaptable Fabrics; Polytherm; patent; 87Aprl6

Trash and Snow Blankets in Minnesota; cornstalks; no till; moldboard plow; 87Apr4

Fungus Helps Soybeans Beat Drought; VAM; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; James R. Ellis; Lincoln; NE; 87Apr4

Starch Goes Straight To Help Diabetes Victims; amylose; amylopectin; Kay Behall; Beltsville; MD 87Apr5

New Lettuce Resists Major Disease; big vein; Pacific variety; Edward J. Ryder; Salinas; CA 87Apr5

Vitamin D Hormone May Heal Psoriasis; Michael F. Holick; Boston; MA; 87Apr4

New Ways to Leaner Meat; beef; pork; fat; flavor; Roger J. Gerritts; Beltsville; MD; 87Apr14

Smart Fabrics Watch the Temperature; Polytherm; PEG's; polyethylene glycol; Tyrone L. Vigo and Joseph S. Bruno; New Orleans; LA; 87Apr14

Editoral; Toward a New Science of Trees; nomenclature; fertilizer; Alex Shigo; Durham; NH; 87May2

Starving Witchweed; strigol; striga asiatica Oliver D. Dailey; Jr.; New Orleans Patent Appl. No. 8l4; 944; Process for Preparing Seed Germinating Stimulants." 87Mayl6

Better Soybean Growth?; nitrogen; bacterial strain; Rhizobium; Tsuneo Kaneshiro; Peoria; IL Patent Appl. No. 06/89l;939; "Enhancement of Nitrogen-Fixation with Rhizobial Tan Variants." 87Mayl6

Ridges Gain Favor; corn belt; seedbeds; tillage; Norman Fausey; Columbus; OH; 87May4

Tracking Wasps With Rubidium; alfalfa fields; insect; egg; bug; Harry M. Graham & Charles G. Jackson; Tucson; AZ 87May4

Aluminum Replaces Lead in Sugar Test; sugarbeets; Susan Martin; Fort Collins; CO 87May4

Rebuilding Soil in a Year; alfalfa; Nitro; Donald K. Barnes and Gary Heichel; St. Paul; MN 87may5

Putting the Bite on Water Weeds; biocontrol; hydrilla; water hyacinth; sago pondweed; alligatorweed; Ted Center; Fort Lauderdale; FL; Gary Buckingham; Gainesville; FL; Lars W.J. Anderson; Davis; CA; 87May6

When Biological Controls Don't Work; insects; fish; weeds; reed canarygrass; biocontrol; Richard D. Comes; Proser; WA; 87Mayl0

The Arboretum is Blossoming Out All Over; gardens; plant; magnolia; insects; diseases; drought; Alden M. Townsend; Washington; DC 87Mayl2

The Pinking of America; National Arboretum; cherry trees; Roland M. Jefferson; Washington; DC 87Mayl2

Second Generation Sterility; gypsy moth; eggs are irradiated; APHIS; (Victor C. Mastro and Charles P. Schwalbe; Otis ANGB; MA; Thomas M. ODell; Hamden; CT; Robert A. Bell; Beltsville 87Mayl5

Forum; Our Place in Science; plants; animals; disease; pest resistance; 87Jun2

Natural Herbicides; fungal byproducts; compounds; barnyardgrass; morningglory; wild mustard; corn; soybeans; Patent; Judson V. Edwards; New Orleans; LA 87Junl6

Controlling Lesser Mealworms in the Coop; insecticides; fly larvae; chicken; pest; Alphitobius diaperinus; excreta; Richard W. Miller; Beltsville; MD; 87Junl6

Keeping Bad Things out of Corn; fungus; toxin; grain; livestock; poison; A. flavus; larvae; beetles; soil; Donald T. Wicklow; Peoria; IL; 87Jun4

Unusual Iron-Fiber Combo in Soy Hulls; dietary iron; soybeans; breads; fiber; Joseph A. Laszlo; Peoria; IL; 87Jun4

New Test for Killer Livestock; heartwater; ticks; vaccine; rickettsia; typhus; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Charles A. Mebus; Greenport; NY 87Jun5

The Cicadas are Here; misnamed l7 year locusts; red eyes; Douglass R. Miller; Beltsville; MD; 87Jun5

Ranchers Battle Leafy Spurge; biocontrol; weeds; 2 1/2 million acres; sheep; cattle; Gary D. Manners; Albany; CA; and Norman E. Rees; Bozeman; MT; 87Jun9

Blueberries From Field to Muffin Tin; rabbiteye; high bush; wild blueberry; Arlen D. Draper; Beltsville; MD; 87Junl0

Vitamin K Tests May Answer Medical Questions; blood clotting; bleeding disorders; zinc; metabolism; proteins; kidneys; green vegetables; bacon; coffee; tea; James A. Sadowski; Boston; MA; 87Junl3

Scientists Shine New Light on Treasures of the Past; fibers; rapid pulses; lignin; cellulose; light; molecule; digestable feedstocks; oxidation in cotton fibers; J. Michael Gould; Peoria; IL; 87Junl5

Fingerprinting Roses; piracy; hybrid; patented; nurseries; stomata; leaves; anthorns; Charles R. Krause; Delaware; OH 87Jun15

Forum; Strategic Controls Possible for Migratory Insects? insect migration; defensive strategy; radar; meteorology. Alton N. Sparks; Tifton GA. 87Aug2

Migration Team Tracks Night Flyers; corn earworm moths; cotton bollworms; radar; migratory behavior; flight patterns; aircraft; insect population densities. Alton N. Sparks; Sammy D. Pair; John K. Westbrook; and Wayne W. Wolf; Tifton GA; Jimmy R. Raulston; Weslaco TX; Kenneth Beerwinkle; College Station; TX. 87Aug9.

Action Sites Best Place to Stop Corn Borers; grassy areas around cornfields; field borders; grassy runoff; biocontrol; European corn borers; predator beetles; midsummer. William B. Showers; Ankeny; IA. 87Aug9.

Wild Bees Make Money Not Honey; Pollination; alfalfa; horn-faced bees; blue orchard bees; disposable plastic nest. Frank D. Parker and Philip F. Torchio; Logan UT. 87Aug12

In the Works: A New Way to Predict Wind Erosion; updated equation; blowing soil; wind erosion. Leon Lyles; Manhattan; KS; Donald W. Fryrear; Big Spring; TX. 87Aug13

Fruits and Vegetables Kept Fresh With Vitamin C Compounds; prevent browning in apples; cauliflower; mushrooms; lettuce; ascorbic acid derivatives. Kevin B. Hicks and Gerald M. Sapers; Philadelphia; PA. 87Aug4

Artificial Gene Aids Study of Oilseed Crops; synthetic plant gene; segments of DNA; acyl carrier protein; synthesis of fatty acids; nucleic acids; oilseed crops; higher yields; vegetable oils. John B. Ohlrogge; East Lansing; MI; Philip D. Beremand; Peoria IL. 87Aug4

Scientists Replace Soybean's "Turned Off" Genes; genetic engineering; biotech; root growth; soybean shoots. Lowell D. Owens; Beltsville MD. 87Aug5

Berry Fungus Tricks Wild Bees; wild bees; floral mimicry; blueberry; huckleberry; mummy-berry disease. Lekh Batra; Suzanne W.T. Batra; Beltsville; MD 20705. 87Aug5

Individual Wrapping Holds Key; food storage; plastic film keeps fruits and vegetables fresher longer; polyolefin; cantaloupe. Roger E. Rij; Fresno CA; Gene E. Lester and Thomas H. Camp; Weslaco; TX; Lawrence A. Risse; Orlando FL. 87Aug15

Lo-Cal Sweeteners; patent; high-fructose; corn syrup; glucose; L-glucose; aldose sugar; L-fructose; ketose sugars. Kevin B. Hicks; Philadelphia; PA. 87Aug16.

An Easy Way to Automate Irrigation Valves; patent; compressed air controls; air pressure keeps valves open; clamps on top of an irrigation valve. Clayton H. Gibson; Ronald E. Yoder; Grand Junction; CO. 87Aug16

Forum; Needed: More Dialog with Industry; farm machinery manufactureres; Harold J. Schramm; Hinsdale; IL; 87Sep2

Resetting a Sheep's Biological Clock; lamb; melatonin; twinning; James A. Fitzgerald; Dubois; ID 87Sep6

A Dairy Program That Helps Everybody; Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) cattle; cows; milk; mastitis; Frank N. Dickenson; Beltsville; MD 87Sep9

The Wonder Grass: A Mixed Blessing? Kentucky 31 tall fescue; Acremonium coenophialum; endophyte; John A. Stuedemann; Watkinsville; GA; Charles W. Bacon and James K. Porter; Athens; GA 87Sep12

Clear Juice May Boost Apricot's Uses; not cloudy nectar; enzymes; Charles C. Huxsoll; Albany; CA 87Sep14

Yeast May Add Value to Farm Commodities; Aureobasidium pullulans; sugar xylose; xylan; Timothy D. Leathers and Rodney J. Bothast; Peoria; IL 87Sep14

Changing Fats and Oils Into Higher Value Products; glycerol; hydrolysis; lipase enzyme; Samuel Serota; Philadelphia; PA Patent Application Serial No. 06/882;103; "Lipolytic Splitting of Fats and Oils." 87Sep16

A New Wrinkle-Resistant Fabric Finish; permanent-press; formaldehyde; Leon H. Chance or Gary F. Dana; New Orleans; LA Patent Application Serial No. 07/050;436; "Wrinkle Resistant Fabric Produced by Crosslinking Cellulosic Materials With Acetals of Glyceraldehyde."; 87Sep16

Herbicide Resistance Exacts Yield Penalty; oilseed rape; wild mustard; photosynthesis; Frank Forcella; Morris; MN 87Sep4

Exercise May Exorcise Diabetes Risk; USDA-Tufts University nutrition research; William J. Evans; Boston; MA. 87Sep4

Accounting in the Orchard; bar codes; quarantined plant stock; Germplasm; Bruce J. Parliman and Helen-Jean Talbott; Glenn Dale; MD; 87Sep4

"Hay-podermic" Safeguards Livestock; anhydrous ammonia; propionic acid; baler C. Alan Rotz; East Lansing; MI 87Sep5

New Turkey Vaccine Licensed; hemorrhagic enteritis; intestinal disorder; live virus; Keyvan Nazerian; 87Sep11

Forum; Research To Help Rural Revitalization; Terry B. Kinney; Jr.; 87Oct2

Strides in Spotting Johne's Disease; paratuberculosis; cattle; chronic diarrhea; milk; Diana L. Whipple; Ames; IA 87Oct4

Please Pass the Asparagus Fern; sprengeri; Gilbert D. McCollum; Beltsville; MD. 87Oct4

War Against AIDS: The Armyworm Enlists; MicroGeneSys; Inc.; vaccine; cell line; James L. Vaughn; Beltsville; MD. 87Oct4

A Breakthrough for Bottle Babies; infant formula; lactoferrin; milk iron; Buford L. Nichols; Houston; TX. 87Oct5

ARS "Sows" New Crops in Oklahoma; peaches; watermelons; cucumbers; strawberries; cantaloupes; tomatoes; broccoli; Christmas trees; and even catfish; E. Van Wann; Lane; OK. 87Oct06

Goodbye Boll Weevil--Hello Again Cotton; farmer Marshall Grant; Willard A. Dickerson; Jr.; Raleigh; NC 87Oct9

PASTURE Software Helps Small Farmer; computer model; beef; cattle; Michael A. Brown; Booneville; AR; 87Oct10

New Uses for Starch From Surplus Corn; super slurper; plastic film; William Doane; Peoria; IL 87Oct11

Pick-Your-Own Profits; blackberries; strawberries; Gene Galletta; Beltsville; MD 87Oct12

Heel Fly Project Adds Dollars for Ranchers; grubs; Blackfeet Indian Reservation; Philip J. Scholl; Kerrville; TX. 87Oct13

Expanding Alaska's Farmland; barley; wheat; bromegrass; bluegrass; Delta Junction; Jeffery S. Conn; Fairbanks; AL 87Oct14

Monitoring Microbial Pesticides; BTI; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Kevin B. Temeyer; Kerrville; TX Patent Application Serial No. 050;451; "Construction and Use of a Murine Hybridoma and Its Secreted Monoclonal Antibody Specific for Crystal Protein (Delta-Endotoxin) of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis." 87Oct16

Upgrading Fats and Oils With Enzymes; glycerol; lipase; Frank Taylor; Philadelphia; PA Patent Application Serial No. 06/860;360; "Reactions Between Immiscible Fluids." 87Oct16

Today's Plans for Tomorrow's Plants; Plant Gene Expression Center; Gerald G. Still; Albany; CA 87Nov/Dec2

A Better Medfly Lure; Mediterranean fruit fly; Trimedlure; Terrence P. McGovern; Beltsville; MD or Roy T. Cunningham; Hilo; HI Patent Application Serial No. 07/042;920; "Persistent Attractants for the Mediterranean Fruit Fly; the Method of Preparation and Method of Use." 87Nov/Dec16

Avian Interleukin-2; chickens; poultry; Jagdev M. Sharma; East Lansing; MI Patent Application Serial No. 07/54;638 and 07/54;561; "Avian Interleukin-2." 87Nov/Dec16

Antibiotic for Wheat Roots; Patent Serial No. 06/817;374; "Novel Phenazine Antibiotic From Pseudomonas fluorescens." 87Nov/Dec16

Wanted: An Ugly Christmas Tree; Austrian pine; Japanese black pine; road salt; Alden M. Townsend; Washington; DC. 87Nov/Dec5

USDA Helps Save Cranes; moldy grain; fungus; whooping; Patuxent; John L. Richard; Ames; IA. 87Nov/Dec4

New Antibiotic Helps Protect Plants; "take-all" disease of wheat; David M. Weller;Pullman; WA. 87Nov/Dec4

Male Insect's Sex Lure To Trap Females; pheromone; papaya fruit fly; Peter J. Landolt; Gainesville; FL 87Nov/Dec5

Top Researchers In The Limelight; 1987 Distinguished Scientist of the Year; Richard F. Wilson; Raleigh; NC and Thomas J. Sexton; Beltsville; MD. Outstanding Scientists of the Year; Marvin J. Grubman; Greenport; NY; and Edward B. Bagley; Peoria; IL. 87Nov/Dec6

Magnetic Resonance: A View From Within; nuclear; image; NMR; X-rays; this is a picture story; several scientists are named in captions. 87 Nov/Dec8

USDA Fat-Measuring Meter To Be Made Commercially; near infrared light; NIR; Futrex Inc.; Karl H. Norris; and Joan M. Conway; Beltsville; MD; 87Nov/Dec11

Banishing Brittle Bones With Boron? calcium; osteoporosis; estrogen; estradiol 17B; Forrest H. Nielsen and Curtiss D. Hunt; Grand Forks; ND; 87Nov/Dec12

Better Zinc; Iron; and Chromium Supplements; picolinic acid; Phyllis E. Johnson; Grand Forks; ND. Patent No. 4;315;927. 86Jan16

Sure way to diagnose livestock disease; bluetongue virus; monoclonal antibodies; Michael M. Jochim or Suzanne C. Jones; (both gone from ARS); Denver; CO. Patent App. 06/708;613 86Jan16

Curing Hides Faster; nonpolluting; butyl carbitol acetate; etc cattlehides; William J. Hopkins; Philadelphia; PA; Patent No. 4;478;728. 86Jan16

Tracking Salty Soil; Saving Fresh Water; computer mapping of potentially saline spots; soil sample; irrigation waste water; James L. Rhoades; Riverside; CA. 86Jan7

Rhizomania Threatens Sugarbeet Industry; "bearded root;" beet necrotic yellow vein virus; Polymyxa betae; James E. Duffus; Salinas; CA 86Jan11

Groundwater Movement Studied; irrigation water; potassium bromide; Herman Bouwer; Robert S. Bowman; and Robert C. Rice; Phoenix; AZ . Lloyd B. Owens; Coshocton; OH 86Jan12

Have You Had Your Chromium Today? Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition; chromium maintains blood-sugar levels; Richard A. Anderson and Marilyn M. Polansky; Beltsville; MD 86Jan4

Antipollution Injection for Trees; ozone; ethylenediurea (EDU); honeylocust; red maple; pin oak; and sweetgum; Bruce R. Roberts; Delaware; OH 86Jan4

In the Clover With Bigbee; berseem; cold tolerant; William E. Knight; Mississippi State; MS 86Jan4

Walter G. Knisel; Jr.; and Ralph A. Leonard; Tifton; GA 86Jan5

Stored Grain Spraying--Less Water? Bacillus thuringiensis; wheat; corn; Indian meal moth; insecticide. biocontrol; William H. McGaughey; Manhattan; KS 86Jan6

New Weed Spreading in Upper Midwest; prickly smartweed; 40 Minnesota counties; Robert N. Anderson; St. Paul; MN; 86Jan6

Computer Simulates Ideal Forage Use; dairy farmers; harvesting alfalfa; model; C. Alan Rotz; East Lansing; MI 86Jan6

Chronic Obesity May Lead to Mineral Deficiency; low blood levels of iron and zinc. Mark L. Failla; Beltsville; MD 86Jan6

Forum; Scientist Thwarts Yield-Robbing Fungi; R. James Cook; 1985 Distinguished Scientist of the Year; fungal diseases of wheat; Pythium; 86Jan2

Fusarium foot rot; "take-all" 86Jan2

Temperature Integrator Reduces Spraying; battery-operated device measures heat from the sun tells apple growers when to spray for codling moths. J. Franklin Howell; Yakima; WA 86Jan14

Freeze-Dried Seeds Really Last; onion; pepper; and parsley; Lowell Woodstock; Beltsville; MD 86Jan14

New Detector for Hidden Injuries in Fruit; DLE; measures delayed light being emitted from chlorophyll molecules; tomatoes or peppers; Judith A. Abbott is at the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory; Rm. 113; Bldg. 002; BARC- West; Beltsville; MD 86Jan15

Forum; Research: Why Invest Now? John E. Lee; ERS 86Feb2

Name That Insect!; Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) (Judy McBride; Beltsville; MD) Lloyd Knutson; Beltsville; MD 86Feb7

An Oilseed Crop With Promise; Cuphea; soaps; detergents; surfactants; and lubricants; Anson Thompson; Phoenix; AZ 86Feb12

Aiming for a Chick's Genetic Blueprint; virus; avian leukosis; tumor-causing disease; Lyman B. Crittenden; East Lansing; MI 86Feb4

Meat Quality Forecast for Buyers; hamburger; lactic acid; sour odor spoilage. 86Feb4

American Elm--More Than a Lone Survivor; Dutch elm disease research; Lawrence R. Schreiber; Delaware; OH 86Feb4

Low-Salt Soy Sauce Tastes Just as Good; sodium-potassium ratio; Wayne Camirand; Albany; CA 86Feb5

Screen Test for Bad-Acting Bees; Africanized bees; FABIS; (sometimes called killer bees) Thomas Rinderer; Baton Rouge; LA. 86Feb6

Cultured Fibers Boost Cotton Gene Research; differentiated cells growing in nutrient solution; Barbara A. Triplett; 86Feb6

Electron Beam Shines Leather; hides; radiation curing; Frank Scholnick; Philadelphia; PA 86Feb14

Computer "Fingers" Grain Thieves; wheat; electrophoresis; (PAGE); protein patterns; George L. Lookhart; Manhattan; KS; 86Feb15

Double-Dip Keeps Papayas Fly-Free; H. Melvin Couey; USDA-ARS Pacific Basin Area; P.O. Box 4459; Hilo; HI 96720. Patent Application Serial No. 757;396; "A Quarantine System for Papaya." 86Feb16

A Better Way to Wrap Vegetables; Lettuce; cauliflower; cabbage--all can be wrapped mechanically in heat-sealable film. Patent No. 4;516;385; "Wrapping Machine." 86Feb16

Forum; Wanted: Developers for ARS Inventions; interview with M. Ann Whitehead; on ARS National Patent Program; 86Mar2

Designer Genes for Better Crops; Robert J. Griesbach; Beltsville; MD; injects chromosomes into cells; 86Mar6

Crop Wastes Converted to Livestock Feed; cellulose; straw; crop residues; hydrogen peroxide; J. Michael Gould; Peoria; IL; 86Mar7

Snow is Water in the Bank; annual cropping; Wheat; Alfred L. Black; Mandan; ND; 86Mar8

Cataract Prevention May Be In Sight; Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts Allen Taylor; Boston; MA; 86Mar9

Trees Never Heal; They Just Seal; trees wall-off wounds; Frank S. Santamour; Jr.; Washington; DC 86Mar10

Female Fruit Flies Desire Loud Males; ultrasensitive sound recordings; John M. Sivinski and J.C. Webb; Gainesville; FL; 86Mar12

Microphones Monitor Plants' Water Needs; corn; xylem; measuring drought resistance; Edwin L. Fiscus; Fort Collins; CO; 86Mar12

Jetstream hitchhikers; adult aster leafhopper travels Northern Great Plains barley fields; Roland G. Timian; Fargo; ND 86Mar4

Mysteries of plant roots tapped; exert 150 pounds per sq inch; miniature pressure guage; Arnold Klute; Fort Collins; CO 86Mar4

Bollworms find okra-leaf cotton less tasty; F. Douglas Wilson; Phoenix; AZ 86Mar5

Exploring East for landscape plants; U.S. National Arboretum; Japan; Korea; Barry Yinger; Theodore Dudley; and Sylvester G. March; Washington; DC; 86Mar5

New Flower Seed Thresher Cuts Hand Labor; spinning filament; Arnold G. Berlage; Corvallis; OR; 86Mar14

Night Light Curbs Hydrilla Reproduction; water weed; biocontrol; Potomac River; Lars Anderson; Davis; CA; 86Mar15

Softer Permanent-Press; Flame Retardent Clothing; Robert J. Harper; New Orleans; La Patent Appl 749;905. 86Mar16

Cancer Inhibitor Found in Plant; ansa macrolide found in Trewia nudiflora; Richard G. Powell; Peoria; IL Patent No. 4;313;946. 86Mar16

Fungicide Pellets With Live Fungi Inside; biocontrol for Rhizoctonia solani; damping-off disease of cotton and sugar beet seedlings. Jack Lewis; Beltsville; MD. Patent Appl No. 749;906. 86Mar16

Forum; Genesis From A Single Cell; tissue culture; 86Apr2

Assembly Line Plants Take Root; tissue culture; sugar cane; apple; peach; A. Graves Gillaspie; Richard H. Zimmerman; Olivia C. Broome; and Freddi A. Hammerschlag; Beltsville; MD. Brent Tisserat; Carl E. Vandercook; Pasadena; CA 86Apr6

Elderly Cautioned on Overuse of Antibiotics; Antacids; B vitamins; Robert M. Russell is with Tufts University; Boston; MA 86Apr12

Natural Neem Kills Cockroaches and Greenhouse Pests; Hiram Larew; Victor E. Adler; Beltsville; MD and Robert J. Knight; Miami; FL 86Apr13

Waxy Leaves Are Healthy Leaves; alfalfa; cattle bloat; drought resistant; Melvin D. Rumbaugh; Logan; UT and Edgar L. Sorenson; Manhattan; KS. 86Apr4

Eggs of Cotton Pest Devoured; pink bollworms; green lacewings; lady bird beetles; and collops beetles; Thomas J. Henneberry; Phoenix; AZ. 86Apr4

Greenbugs Fooled and Leashed; wheat; grain sorghum; aluminum foil; Robert L. Burton; Stillwater; OK. 86Apr5

Rare Bacterium Helps Cattle Digest Toxic Plant; Leucaena; goats; mimosine; Milton J. Allison; Ames; IA. 86Apr5

Embryo Rescue Saves New Gene Combinations; drought-resistant wheatgrass; Richard R-C. Wang; Logan; UT 86Apr15

Lettuce; Melons; Grapes Travel Cooler; Advanced Design Perishables Trailer; van refrigerated; R. Tom Hinsch; Rotterdam; The Netherlands; 86Apr15

A Better Way To Shake Trees; harvester; fruit; neoprene-on-nylon sheet stretched over a tubular steel frame; Donald L. Peterson; Kearneysville; WV 25430. Patent Application Serial No. 732;320; 86Apr16

Natural Preservatives; compounds derived from vegetable fatty acids and glycolic acid inhibited Staphylococcus aureus; Escherichia coli; Penicillium mold; and Candida utilis. August V. Bailey or Gene Sumrell; New Orleans; LA 70179. Patent Nos. 4;346;043 and 4;347;378; 86Apr16

Permanent-Press Fabrics That Can Be Dyed; nonformaldehyde compounds; Patent Application Serial No. 774;698; 86Apr16

Forum; Research Would Boost Farm Profits; Exports; based on the 6-year implementation plan; 1986-1992. 86May2

Grazing Poisonous Plants; halogeton; threadleaf groundsel; false helebore; cattle; horses; sheep Lynn F. James; A. Earl Johnson; Richard F. Keeler; and M. Coburn Williams; Logan; UT 84321. 86May6

New Clue to Livestock Poisonings; enzymes; liver; pyrrolizidine alkaloids; William F. Haddon; Albany; CA 86May8

New Chemical Bait Lures Yellowjackets; pheromones; Jeffrey R. Aldrich; Beltsville; MD 86May10

Molds; Mildew; and More; fungus collections; mycology; world's largest collection of fungi; Amy Y. Rossman and David F. Farr; Beltsville; MD 86May12

Taste Survey Rates Sweet Sandwich Mild; onion; cucumber; Clinton E. Peterson; Madison; WI 86May4

Dwarfed Sunflowers Easier To Harvest; herbicide difenzoquat shortens stalk internodes; Jeffrey C. Suttle; Fargo; ND 86May4

Variety Is More Than Spice of Life; National Clonal Germplasm Respository for Apples and Grapes; Philip L. Forsline; Geneva; NY 86May4

Soaked Seeds Grow Poorly; legumes; cracks allow disease to enter the seed; water; Stephen C. Spaeth; Pullman; WA 86May5

Drying Cotton With Waste Heat; relocating air intake ducts for dryers in gins; J. Weldon Laird; Lubbock; TX 86May14

Porkers' Hides Underused for Leather; pigskin; swine; hogs; tanning; William A. Hopkins; Philadelphia; PA 86May15

Wind Tunnel Checks Spray Drift; pesticide; airblast systems deflected by wind and groundspeed; Robert D. Fox; Wooster; OH 86May14

Improved Seed Planter; punch planter; Maurice R. Gebhardt; Columbia; MO Patent Application Serial No. 059;385; 86May16

More Effective Lure for Corn Borer Traps; pheromone; Paul A. Hedin or Frank M. Davis; Mississippi State; MS 39762. Patent Application Serial No. 785;639; 86May16

Artificial Pheromones; lures yellowjackets into traps; Jeffrey R. Aldrich; Beltsville; MD Patent Application Serial No. 681;394; "Synthetic Pheromones for the Spined Soldier Bug; Podisus maculiventris." 86May16

Forum; What Will Bring The Grass Back; brush; Jornada Range; Gary R. Evans Beltsville, MD 86Jun/Jul2

Jornada Experimental Range: We're Still Learning; grasses; brush; cattle-sheep bonding; Lehmann lovegrass; Kleingrass; Carlton H. Herbel; Clarence V. Hulet; Dean M. Anderson; Las Cruces; NM 86Jun/Jul6

Battle Plans for National Assault on Aphids; Operation C-7; sevenspotted ladybeetles; knapweed; Richard J. Dysart; Newark; DE 86Jun/Jul10

Mold-Eating Mold Might Save Corn; Sphaeronaemella helvellae; fungus; Nader G. Vakili; Ames; IA 86Jun/Jul12

Milk for the Mature Majority; calcium; Vitamin D; lactose; yogurt; acidophilus; Frank E. McDonough; Beltsville; MD 86Jun/Jul4

Weight-Control Enzyme; pigs; obesity; Gary J. Hausman; Athens; GA. lipoprotein lipase (LPL); 86Jun/Jul4

Purplestraw Wheat Makes a Half Million; 500;000th entry in Plant Introduction System (this is different than Germplasm Inventory Network GRIN); George A. White; Beltsville; MD 86Jun/Jul4

Natural Control of Pecan Pest; pesticides; biocontrol with convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens); W. Louis Tedders; Byron; GA 86Jun/Jul5

The Light Way To Measure Body Fat; infrared interactance (IRI) also NIR; Joan M. Conway and Karl H. Norris; Beltsville; MD 86Jun/Jul14

New Vitamin C Test More Accurate; ascorbic acid; Stanley T Omaye; San Francisco; CA 86Jun/Jul15

Breathalyzer for Alcoholic Peanuts; Harold E. Pattee; Raleigh; NC. 86Jun/Jul15

Natural Lure for Grapevine Pest; grapeleaf skeletonizer; Edwin L. Soderstrom; Fresno; CA Patent No. 4;563;348; "Sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate and Its Use as a Sex Attractant for the Grapeleaf Skeletonizer." 86Jun/Jul16

Laundering Soiled Plants; William W. Donald; Fargo; ND Patent Application Serial No. 06/825;004; "Washer for Plant Roots and Other Articles." 86Jun/Jul16

Forum; E.F. Knipling--A Pioneer in Insect Control; screwworm; Hall of Fame; 86Aug2

Shutting Off the Water; Texas High Plains; irrigation; dryland farming; Sandfighter; Ogalalla Aquifer; pumping costs; James Parr; Beltsville; MD; 86Aug6

Genetic Defect Could Signal Heart Disease; cholesterol; lipoprotein; Jose M. Ordovas and Ernst J.Schaefer; Tufts University in Boston; MA 86Aug13

Duckweed May Unlock Sunflower's Secret; allelopathic chemicals; sunflower; sorghum; Gerald R. Leather; Frederick; MD; 86Aug12

Sore Muscles: Studies Offer New Clues; interleukin-1; a polypeptide; William J. Evans; Tufts University in Boston; MA; known to be part of the body's immune system. 86Aug4

Sugar Byproduct Removes Bitterness From Grapefruit Juice; cyclodextrin polymer filter; limonin and naringen; Philip E. Shaw; Winter Haven; FL; 86Aug4

Juice Bitterness May Be Blocked With Hormones; auxins; limonin; Shin Hasegawa; Pasadena; CA; 86Aug5

New Cotton Processing System Saves Energy; Cuts Pollution; gin; lint; cottonseed; Ed Hughs; Mesilla Park; NM; 86Aug14

Tank Provides New Home for Pickling; salt brine; fermenting of cucumbers; Henry P. Fleming; Raleigh; NC; 86Aug15

Debittering Citrus Juice With Cyclodextrin Polymers; Philip E. Shaw; Winter Have; FL Patent Application Serial No. 526;753; "Method of Debittering Citrus Juice With Cyclodextrin Polymers." 86Aug16

Papaya Wax Component Removed by Freeze Drying; cutin; cutinase; an enzyme; Harvey T. Chan; Jr.; Hilo; HI Patent No. 4;421;775; "Method for Removing the Outer Waxy Cutin-Containing Layer From Papaya." 86Aug16

Purple Color Signals Almond Contamination; ultraviolet light; aflatoxins; John E. Schade; Albany; CA Patent No. 4;535;248; "Method for Detecting Aflatoxin in Almonds." 86Aug16

Forum; The Great Cotton-Yield Mystery; Hal E. Lemmon; Crop Simulation Research Unit; Mississippi State; MS 86Sep2

Pollen Put in Deep Freeze; pearl millet; tolerates drought; pollen storage; Wayne W. Hanna; Tifton; GA 86Sep5

Iron and Aging: A Look at Ferritin; oxidation of cell membranes; Tufts Univ.; Hamish Munro; Boston; MA; 86Sep4

Tomato Product Repels Grain Weevils; 2-tridecanone; wheat; corn; Karl J. Kramer and Richard W. Beeman; Manhattan; KS; 86Sep4

Grasshopper Virus: Possible Control Tactic; entomopox; John E. Henry; Bozeman; MT; 86Sep5

New Bacterium Fights Pythium Disease of Cucumbers; Peas; Pseudomonas cepacia; Robert D. Lumsden; Beltsville; MD; Patent No. 4;588;584; "Medium for the Isolation of Pseudomonas Cepacia Biotype From Soil and the Isolated Biotype." 86Sep16

New Sensor Ensures Top Quality Cotton Fiber; gins; moisture measurements; Ed Hughs; Mesilla Park; NM Patent Application Serial No. 818;564; "Fluidic Permeability Measurement Bridge." 86Sep16

When Comax Speaks; Farmers Listen; cotton expert system; computer modeling; GOSSYM; Donald N. Baker; Hal E. Lemmon; James M. McKinion; Mississippi State; MS 86Sep6

Strange Names; Fancy Flavors; subtropical fruit lab; mamey; carambola; lychee; atemoya; Robert J. Knight; Miami; FL. 86Sep11

Port of Entry for New Crops; sidebar on USDA's Subtropical Horticulture Research Station at Miami; FL; 86Sep13

Genes Found To Help Bacteria "Eat" Pesticides; Achromobacter; carbofuran; corn rootworm; Flavobacterium; coumaphos; Jeffrey S. Karns; Beltsville; MD 86Sep14

TEKTRAN Offers Preview of ARS Research; Technology Transfer Automated Retrieval System; database on new findings; James T. Hall; Beltsville; MD 86Sep14

Unshelled Walnuts OK for Export to Japan; codling moths; fumigant methyl bromide; vacuum chamber. Patrick V. Vail; Fresno; CA 86Sep15

Plant Fiber Additive for Food; Patent Application Serial No. 06/809;803; Modified Plant Fiber Additive for Food Formulations. 86Oct16

Turning Surplus Crops Into Plastics; Patent No. 4;454;268; "Starch-Based Semipermeable Films"; Patent No. 4;337;181; "Biodegradable Starch-Based Blown Films;" and Patent Application Serial No. 894;140; "Production of 3HPA From Glycerol by Klebsiella pneumoniae." 86Oct16

Detection of Agricultural Contraband; Patent No. 4;539;648; "Detection of Agricultural Contraband in Luggage." 86Oct16

Computerized Windmills; Patent Application Serial No. 06/680;615; "Output Responsive Field Control for Wind-Driven Alternators and Generators."86Oct16

Detecting Immunoglobulins in Swine; "Patent No. 4;468;346; "Monoclonal Antibodies to Porcine Immunoglobulins."86Oct16

Forum; Breaking the Time Barrier; time saving innovations by ARS scientists speed up research answers. 86Oct2

Vapor-Locked Plants Resist Freezing; flowers; plums; wild violets; and wild currants; John W. Cary; Kimberly; ID 86Oct4

Asthma Symptoms Eased by Vitamin B-6; 100-milligram oral dose helps broncial asthma patients. Robert D. Reynolds; Beltsville; MD 86Oct4

Test for Spoilage in Liquid Eggs; dimethyl sulfide; uracil; Cletus E. Morris; New Orleans; LA; 86Oct15

Brownies With Fewer Calories; no-calorie; high-fiber supplement; hydrogen peroxide treated corn stalks; J. Michael Gould; Peoria; IL 86Oct5

Exploded Mushrooms: Gourmet Food or Snack; puff-dried; Michael Kozempel; Philadelphia; PA 86Oct4

Electrical Probes Reveal How Insects Smell; Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly); boll weevil; antennae; electroantennograms; Eric B. Jang; Hilo; HI. 86Oct6

New Peach Unmarked by Leaf Spot Disease; Sunhigh; tissue culture screening of 3 million cells; mutants; cloned; biotech; Freddi A. Hammerschlag; Beltsville; MD; 86Oct8

Sidebar; Tissue Culture for Fast Growth; Sri Lanka; Ceylon tea orchards; Freddi A. Hammerschlag; Beltsville; MD 86Oct9

Flight Tests Show How Wasps Locate Prey; caterpillars; flight chamber; odors; biocontrol; W. Joe Lewis and Michael A. Keller; Tifton; GA; 86Oct10

Choosy Soybeans Fix More Nitrogen; soil bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum; exclusion genes; Perry B. Cregan and Harold H. Keyser; Beltsville; MD; 86Oct11

Farm Surpluses: Sources for Plastics; corn; soybeans; starch; petrochemicals; films; glycerol; acrylic; acrolein; mulches; diesel fuel; Felix Otey and Patricia Slininger; Peoria; IL 86Oct12

X-Ray System Finds Contraband Fruit; Plants; mango seed weevil; APHIS; inspection; computers; food shapes; Thomas F. Schatzki and Richard Young; Albany; CA. 86Oct14

Forum; Starting Point for Action; research for the action agencies; Terry Kinney; 86Nov/Dec2

A Tidy Way to Plant and Fertilize; right distance from seeds; Dale E. Wilkins; Pendleton; OR Patent Application Serial No. 06/876;047; "Method and Apparatus for Placement of Fertilizer Below Seed with Minimum Soil Disturbance." 86Nov/Dec16

Colorful Cotton; multicolor dyeing; yarn; fabric; Robert J. Harper; Jr.; New Orleans; LA Patent Application Serial No. 878;106; "Process for Crossdyeing Cellulosic Fabrics." 86Nov/Dec16

Corn's Wild Cousin Undergoes "Sex Change"; eastern gamagrass; Chester L. Dewald; Woodward; OK; 86Nov/Dec4

CAT Scanning Farm Animals; computer assisted tomography; lean meat; fat research; Kreg A. Leymaster; Clay Center; NE; 86Nov/Dec4

Test-Tube Intestines; response to viruses; drugs; toxic materials and colostrum; pig; Phletus P. Williams; Ames; IA; 86Nov/Dec4

More Beef Per Acre; cattle; silage; bermudagrass; weight gains; William A. Phillips; El Reno; OK; 86Nov/Dec5

Research Assesses Ozone Damage; air pollution; soybeans; cotton; Walter W. Heck; Raleigh; NC; 86Nov/Dec6

Animal Electronics Make Cows "Bionic Bovine"; sensors; weight gain; estrus; temperatures; disease detection; (Ft. Keogh; MT) Roger J. Gerrits; Beltsville; MD. 86Nov/Dec8

Senepol: New for Subtropical Herds; beef cattle; Zebu; Brahman; Will T. Butts; Brooksville; FL; 86Nov/Dec11

Computer Keeps Potatoes Breathing Freely; storage; gas monitoring; temperature; and wind sensors; spoilage; Jerry Varns; East Grand Forks; MN; (Linda Cooke- Stinson; Peoria) 86Nov/Dec12

Gas Clues; carbon dioxide; bruised cherries; blueberries; Clyde L. Burton; East Lansing; MI; (Linda Cooke-Stinson; Peoria) 86Nov/Dec13

Low-Salt Foods; soy sauce; Patent No. 4;503;082; "Method for Reducing Sodium Content and Simultaneously Increasing Potassium Content of a Food." 85May16

Switchgrass Spurs Beef Gain; Trailblazer; cattle; digestibility; Kenneth P. Vogel; Lincoln; NE; 85Feb5

Forum; Here's to Excellence (Forum) 85Jan-2

Unraveling the Mystery of Wheat Growth Hormones; biotechnology; Edward J. Trione Corvallis; OR. 85Jan-7

Sickle Cell Anemia Cramps Relieved; vitamin B-6; Robert D. Reynolds; Beltsville; MD. 85Jan-4

Winterfat--Nutritious Shrub for Reclamation; strip-mined areas; cattle forage; D. Terrance Booth; Cheyenne; WY 85Jan-4

In This Corner of the Pinhead...; wasp; Edovum puttleri; Colorado potato beetle; biocontrol (Robert F.W. Schroder; Beltsville; MD. 85Jan-4

Windstorms Carry Away Plant Cells; Too; wheat; grain sorghum; soybeans; Dean V. Armbrust; Manhattan; KS. 85Jan-5

Guard Dogs Get Good Grades; sheep; coyotes; Great Pyrenees; Hungarian Komondor; Turkish Akbash; Jeffry S. Green; Dubois; ID 85Jan-6

Biocontrol Takes Off in a Pilotless Miniplane; pecans; drone; W. Louis Tedders; Byron; GA 85Jan-8

Grains Hold the Key to Reducing Blood Cholesterol; barley; oats; David M. Peterson; Madison; WI (Hardin; Peoria) 85Jan-10

Weevils Cloud Sunflower Scene; biocontrol; spotted sunflower stem weevil; Laurence D. Charlet; Fargo; ND. 85Jan-12

Underemployed Sugar Can Have Its Own Whey; lactulose; Kevin Hicks; Philadelphia; PA 85Jan-14

Modern Humpty Dumpty Reports on Broken Eggs; electronic egg; James A. Dickens; Athens; GA 85Jan-15

Staining Machine Improves Detection of Cracked Eggs; James A. Dickens; Athens; GA 85Jan-15

Extracting Fats and Oils With CO2; (patent) 85Jan-16

Biocontrol for Universal Root Pathogens; (patent) 85Jan-16

From Cheesemaking Waste to Commercial Sugar; lactulose; (patent) 85Jan-16

Forum; Forage Legumes--Untapped Resource (forum) 85Feb2

Reducing Hidden salt makes sense; food poisoning; hot dogs; meat; 85Feb6.

Winter wheat survives despite plowing; wind erosion control; chisel plowing tests; 85Feb7

Insect Rearing: fighting bugs with bugs; biocontrol; (Shaffer; New Orleans) 85Feb8.

Insect-resistant corn could increase world food; Heliothis; European corn borer; 85Feb10

Common weed is suspect in cattle abortions; sumpweed 85Feb4

Better crops through stress survival; sugarbeet 85Feb4

Great Plains get a better break; windbreak tree; Oahe; 85Feb5

Papayas get into hot water; leave Hawaii; treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly in lieu of ethylene dibromide (EDB); 85Feb12

Solar Heated Beehives; white sheet plastic covers; 85Feb13

Technology Stretches Irrigation Water; solar powered; laser aligned; computer operated; TTIS; traveling trickle irrigation system; Claude Phene; Fresno; CA 85Feb14

Clean soil sampling; coring machine (Patent) Julius Feldmesser; Beltsville; MD. 85Feb16

Taking the Stick out of Latex; synthetic rubber; (Patent) 85Feb16 Thomas P. Abbott; Peoria; IL

Temperature-Adaptive Textiles; fabrics for cold-weather clothing; building insulation (Patent) 85Feb16 Tyrone L. Vigo; Knoxville; TN

Forum; Research Pays Its Way; (forum) Genetic Challenges Abound in Potatoes; cell fusion; chromosomes; John P. Helgeson; Madison; WI. 85Mar6

National Soils Lab Committed to Conservation; water; erosion; William C. Moldenhauer; West Lafayette; IN 85Mar8

Speedy Genes Enhance Plant Breeding; CA early flowering in lettuce; mosaic resistance; Edward J. Ryder; Salinas; 85Mar12

Major Step Toward Poultry Coccidiosis Vaccine; antigen; hybridoma biotechnology; genetically engineered; Harry D. Danforth and Patricia C. Augustine; Beltsville; MD 85Mar13

Gene find may overcome resistance; red flour beetle; malathion. Richard W. Beeman; Manhattan; KS 85Mar4

Fluorescent stain sure test for blueberry disease; DAPI; Richard H. Converse; Corvallis; OR. 85Mar4

Fire Ants Prey on mosquitoes; James W. Summerlin; College Station; TX. 85Mar5

Forage Plant rids soil of sodium; Sordan grass; carbon dioxide; salt; calcium; Charles W. Robbins; Kimberly; ID. 85Mar5

High-protein rice flour from enzyme treatment; CHP-rice; Linn P. Hansen; Albany; CA 85Mar14

New instrument measures dry matter in onions; spectrophotometry analysis of sugars in onions; Gerald G Dull and Gerald S. Birth; Athens; GA 85Mar15

Polymer additives for lubricants; Samuel Serota; Philadelphia; PA (Patent) 85Mar16

Improving baking quality of unbleached wheat flour; Maura M. Bean; Albany; CA. (Patent) 85Mar16

High-protein flour from cottonseed; Ranjit S. Kadan; New Orleans; LA (Patent) 85Mar16

Forum; ARS helped pioneer biotechnology research; 85Apr2

Livestock Births More Timely and Rewarding; pigs; sows; pseudorabies a herpes virus in swine; cattle; sheep; Roger J. Gerrits and Dyarl D. King; Beltsville; MD 20705. 85Apr6.

Paired Rows Push No-Till Grain Yields Up; wheat and barley; conservation tillage; paraplow; Robert I. Papendick; Lloyd F. Elliott; and Keith E. Saxton Pullman; WA; 85Apr11

Miniature Shellfish Help Control Mosquitoes; parasites; biological control; microcrustaceans; Tokuo Fukuda; Lake Charles; LA (Sam Shaffer; New Orleans.) 85Apr4

Insecticides Don't Increase Codling Moths; apples and pears; J. Franklin Howell Yakima; WA 85Apr4

Folic Acid Excess May Lower Zinc; B-vitamin; zinc-deficient diets; David B. Milne; Grand Forks; ND; 85Apr5

Computerized Assay for B Vitamins; folacin; folic acid; Pamela M. Keagy; Albany; CA 85Apr5

New System Hears Insects Chewing; stethoscope; grapefruit; fruit fly larvae; maggots; nuts; and grain; J.C. Webb; Caroll O. Calkins; and Kenneth W. Vick Gainesville; FL 85Apr13

Applicator For Postemergence Weed Control; James M. Chandler; College Station; TX Patent No. 4;471;570; 85Apr16

Crop Growth Enhanced by Brassinosteroid; Malcolm J. Thompson; Beltsville; MD Patent Application Serial No. 4;346;226; 85Apr16

Turkey Stud Farms; An IRM Story For Breeders; Consumers; Beltsville Poultry Semen Extender; Thomas Sexton; Beltsville; MD 85May6

The War Against Hessian Fly; wheat; John E. Foster and Richard H. Shukle West Lafayette; IN and Jim Hatchett; Manhattan; KS 85May10

Good Housekeeping Means Healthier Bees; honey; chalkbrood fungus; wax; Martha A. Gilliam; Tucson; AZ 85May4

Steam Blanching Improves Canned Beans; saves time and energy; Stephen R. Drake; Wenatchee; WA 85May4

A touch of Bran; spaghetti with 3 times dietary fiber; wheat bran; Vernon L. Youngs; Fargo; ND 85May4

A Cheap Field Test for CAP in Milk; chloramphenicol; antibiotic; Daniel Schwartz; Philadelphia; PA 85May5

Pinpointing Chemical Residues; honey bees; organophosphate insecticides; Jack Harvey; Laramie; WY 85May5

Wipe Away Wayward Weeds; rotary herbicide wiper; William V. Welker and Donald L. Peterson; Kearneysville; WV 85May14

No-Till Peaches Get Head Start; killed sod; William V. Welker; Jr.; and D. Michael Glenn; Kearneysville; WV 85May14

Forum; Poultry And World Nutrition; 85May2

Small Computer regulates poultry house; chickens; broilers; temperature; humidity; Floyd N. Reece; Mississippi State; MS 85May15

Low-Salt; Pickled Hot Dogs Last Longer; frankfurters; Jay B. Fox; Jr.; Philadelphia; PA Patent No. 4;478;859. 85May16

Machine Cleans Cotton Fibers Better; textile mills; dust; Charles Shepard; New Orleans; LA Patent No. 4;479;286. 85May16

Corralling the Coyote; predators of sheep; synthetic scents; Roy Teranishi; Albany; CA Patent No. 4;472;377. 85May16

Hairy Leaves Offend Insects; resistant strawberry; root weevils; Robert P. Doss; Corvallis; OR. 85Jun/Jul4

Midwest Melons Gaining Ground; cantaloupes; bacterial wilt (Erwinia tracheiphila); Gary L. Reed; Vincennes; IN. 85Jun/Jul4

Shipping Fever? Try Yeast; respiratory disease; cattle; William A. Phillips; El Reno; OK; 85Jun/Jul5

College Station; TX 85Jun/Jul5

Movable Gene Element Found in Soybeans; jumping genes; chromosome; transposon Glycine max--Tgm1; Lila O. Vodkin and Patsy Rhodes; Beltsville; MD. 85Jun/Jul6

Alerts Tell Peanut Growers When to Spray; Cercospora leaf spot disease; D. Morris Porter; Terry A. Coffelt;and James L. Steele; Suffolk; VA 85Jun/Jul8

New Vaccines: a Bluetongue Guard for Livestock; sheep; cattle; irradiated virus; Charles H. Campbell; Greenport; NY 85Jun/Jul10

Gypsy Moth-Killing Fungus; Entomophaga aulicae; from Japan; Richard S. Soper; Jr.; 85Jun/Jul12

Rabbit Blood Serum Detects Pesticides in Soil; Water; immunoassay technique; atrazine; wheat yields; Bohn D. Dunbar; Akron; CO 85Jun/Jul14

Soil Tester Combines Two Important Measurements; moisture and salinity; salt; time-domain reflectometry; Francis N. Dalton and James D. Rhoades; Riverside; CA. 85Jun/Jul13

Wood Preservatives for Beehives; pentachlorophenol (PCP); honey; chromated copper arsenate and tributyl tin oxide; Eric H. Erickson; Madison; WI. 85Jun/Jul15

Collecting Cells From Live Animals; monocytes; white blood cells; Phillip H. Klesius; Auburn; AL. Patent No. 4;505;277. 85Jun/Jul16

Fruit Fly Mass Production; egg collection; medfly; Roger I. Vargas; Honolulu; HI. Patent Application Serial No. 696;222. 85Jun/Jul16

New High-Pressure Lubricant Additives; substitutes for sulfurized sperm whale oil; Arthur Schwab; Peoria; IL. Patent No. 4;2l8;332. 85Jun/Jul16

Values That Work; Forum by 85Jun/Jul2

New Blood Test for Trichinosis; swine; pigs; monoclonal antibodies; Howard R. Gamble; Beltsville; MD. Patent Application Serial No. 683;284. 85Aug16.

New Insect Sex Pheromone Mimics; David A. Carlson and John R. McLaughlin; Gainesville; FL. Patent Application Serial No. 704;442. 85Aug16.

A New Way to Attack Complex Problems; Forum; symbolic processing computers in ARS; 85Aug2 .

Crude Vaccine Is First Step Toward New Cattle Grub Control; gadflies; heel flies; and warble flies; John H. Pruett; Jr.; Kerrville; TX 85Aug5 .

Soybean Developed for Stable Oil; linolenic acid; James R. Wilcox; West Lafayette; IN. 85Aug4 .

Sumac: A Possible Crop for Industry; plastics; resins; oils; hydrocarbons; and polyphenols; T. Austin Campbell; Beltsville; MD. 85Aug4 .

Calcium Means Stronger Pears and Teeth; reduces green sta