Browsing Programs, Centers, Institutes, and Other Offices by Published Date "2011"

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Browsing Programs, Centers, Institutes, and Other Offices by Published Date "2011"

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  • 2010 Kansas Performance Tests with Alfalfa Varieties
    Lingenfelser, Jane (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station established an official alfalfa performance testing program in 1980 to provide Kansas growers with unbiased performance comparisons on alfalfa varieties marketed in the state. ...
  • 2010 Kansas Performance Tests with Winter Wheat Varieties
    Lingenfelser, Jane (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station annually compares both new and currently grown varieties in the state’s major crop-producing areas. These performance tests generate unbiased performance information designed to ...
  • 2011 Kansas Performance Tests with Corn Hybrids
    Lingenfelser, Jane (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    Corn performance tests, conducted annually by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, provide farmers, extension workers, and seed industry personnel with unbiased agronomic information on many of the corn hybrids ...
  • 2011 Kansas Performance Tests With Soybean Varieties
    Schapaugh, William T., Jr. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    Soybean performance tests are conducted each year to provide information on the relative performance of new and established varieties and brands at several locations in Kansas.
  • 2011 Kansas Performance Tests with Winter Wheat Varieties
    Lingenfelser, Jane (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station annually compares both new and currently grown varieties in the state’s major crop-producing areas. These performance tests generate unbiased performance information designed to ...
  • Allometric model for quantification of sorghum canopy formation
    Narayanan, Sruthi; Aiken, Rob; Paul, George (2011)
    Canopy architecture has a prominent role in fundamental processes of crop growth including light transmission and interception, evapotranspiration and photosynthesis. Leaf Area Index (LAI)is a commonly used parameter for ...
  • American concepts of "green"
    Dees, Hilary (Kansas State University, 2011)
    According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (2008) there are ten definitions for the word green as an adjective. The set of definitions that most concerns this paper is the tenth set which states “a: relating to ...
  • Assessment for a Statewide Rabies Vaccination Requirement for Dogs and Cats in Kansas
    Raybern (Stephens), Chelsea (2011)
    Background Rabies is a highly fatal viral zoonosis that contributes to at least 55,000 human deaths annually throughout the world. Any mammal is susceptible to the rabies virus, but there are only a few species that are ...
  • Assessment processes for sustainability and sustainable development
    Erickson, Larry; Leven, Blase; Saulters, Oral; Boguski, Terrie; Green, Ryan (Kansas State University, 2011)
    There is a growing emphasis to include sustainability in decisions that are made, especially in capital investments and strategic planning. The interdisciplinary tools and approaches of sustainability science are providing ...
  • Best in CLASS (conceptual learning application for sustainable schools)
    Carter, David; Green, Ryan (Kansas State University, 2011)
    “Best in CLASS (Conceptual Learning Application for Sustainable Schools)” is a combination training module/computer game designed to raise sustainability awareness for high school seniors and provide high school teachers ...
  • A Characterization of Alcohol Use In Active Military Personnel at Fort Riley, KS
    Dysart, Valerie (2011)
    My Capstone Field Experience was spent with the Fort Riley Public Health Department in Fort Riley, KS. The experience consisted of two parts. The first included observing and working with the various areas within the Public ...
  • Community power in harnessing Kansas wind: An academic/practice partnership to assess the implications of community engagement in the development of sustainable wind energy projects
    Ballard-Reisch, Deborah; Koeber, Charles; Granville, Melissa; Fletcher, Jeff (Kansas State University, 2011)
    Kansas ranks 2nd in wind-producing potential in the United States (Lu et al., 2009), yet wind energy generation currently contributes only minimally to the State’s electricity supply (“Kansas”, 2008). As of August 2010, ...
  • Community sustainability discussion and strategy session
    Griswold, Wendy; Dickinson, Torry; Wigfall, LaBarbara (Kansas State University, 2011)
    The shift to sustainable communities requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders in making and implementing decisions and solutions. The decisions that individuals, communities and policy makers are facing often ...
  • Dry thermal oxidation of GaN with SEM, AFM and XPS characterization
    Wei, D.; Edgar, J.H.; Meyer, H.M. (2011)
    The oxidation of group three nitride semiconductors is an important aspect in the fabrication of high power transistors with insulated gates. Gallium nitride (GaN) and its alloys (AlGaN) have electrical properties that are ...
  • Eco prints: dyeing and printing with plants
    Haar, Sherry J. (Kansas State University, 2011)
    Sustainable fashion is part of the growing design philosophy of sustainability, with goals to create systems which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism, economics, and social responsibility. Growing ...
  • Ecoliteracy learning for classrooms and communities
    Griswold, Wendy (Kansas State University, 2011)
    The poster will provide a description of the use of book clubs in classroom and community settings to promote ecoliteracy. It will reference research literature on the topic as well aspractice based tips, reading lists ...
  • Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Classroom Nutrition Education and Cafeteria Food
    Lund, Kaarin (2011)
    Project Overview This study was undertaken due to an interest in volunteering with Fort Riley Public Health. Being an army spouse, I was curious how Army Public Health supports our unique and constantly changing community. ...
  • Energy-aware distributed tracking in wireless sensor networks
    Roseveare, Nicholas; Balasubramaniam, Natarajan (2011)
    We consider a wireless sensor network engaged in the task of distributed tracking. Here, multiple remote sensor nodes estimate a physical process (for example, a moving object) and transmit quantized estimates to a fusion ...
  • Environmental justice and physical activity: examining disparities in access to parks in Kansas City, Missouri
    Vaughan, Katherine B. (Kansas State University, 2011)
    Background: Parks are key community assets for promoting physical activity, especially in low income areas where other accessible, low cost resources may not be available. However, some evidence suggests these integral ...
  • The environmental, financial and public health impact of community cat colonies
    Ellis, Constance (2011)
    The issue of feral, free-roaming, abandoned and stray cats can lead to volatile discussions on how to manage their populations that would in turn reduce their impact on the environment and lessen risks to public health. ...