Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

A newsletter for faculty, staff and students

May-June 2005 • Vol. 31, No. 3

Articles Published

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Annou, M.M., E.J. Wailes and M.R. Thomsen. 2005. A Dynamic Model of Technology Adoption Under Uncertainty: Case of Herbicide-Resistant Rice. J. Agri. Appl. Econ. 37(1):161-172.

Goodwin, H.L. Jr., B.L. Ahrendsen, T.L. Barton and J.H. Denton. 2005. Estimated Returns for Contract Broiler Production in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma: Historical and Future Perspectives. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:106-115.

Noguera, E., J. Morris, K. Striegler and M. Thompsen. 2005. Update on Vineyard Economics in Arkansas. In: Wine East Buyer’s Guide. H. Cattell and L.J. McKee (eds.). Wine East. Lancaster, Penn. Pp. 12-31.

Animal Science

Ogden, R.K., W.K. Coblentz, K.P. Coffey, J.E. Turner, D.A. Scarbrough, J.A. Jennings and M.D. Richardson. 2005. Ruminal in situ Disappearance Kinetics of Dry Matter and Fiber in Growing Steers for Common Crabgrass Forages Sampled on Seven Dates in Northern Arkansas. J. Anim. Sci. 83:1142-1152.

Rhein, R.T., W.K. Coblentz, J.E. Turner, C.F. Rosenkrans Jr., R.K. Ogden and D.W. Kellogg. 2005. Aerobic Stability of Wheat and Orchardgrass Round-Bale Silages During Winter. J. Dairy Sci. 88:1815-1826.

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Panda, S.S., V. Garg and I. Chaubey. 2004. Artificial Neural Networks Application in Lake Water Quality Estimation Using Satellite Imagery. J. Environ. Infomatics 4(2):65-74.

Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

Edwards, J.T., and L.C. Purcell. 2005. Light Interception and Yield Response of Ultra-Short-Season Soybean to Diphenylether Herbicides in the Midsouthern United States. Weed Tech. 19:168-175.

King, C.A., and L.C. Purcell. 2005. Inhibition of N2 Fixation in Soybean Is Associated with Elevated Ureides and Amino Acids. Plant Physiol. 137:1389-1396.

Oosterhuis, D.M., R.S. Brown and K. Kosmidou-Dimitropoulou. 2004. Protein, Endotoxin, Insect Mortality and Yield Enhancement in Cotton with ChaperoneTM. In: Proceedings of the Plenary Meeting UN/FAO Inter-Regional Network of Research in Cotton. Sept. 29- Oct. 2, Thessaloniki. Pp. 148-155.

Sojka, R.E., D.M. Oosterhuis and H.D. Scott. Root Oxygen Deprivation and the Reduction of Leaf Stomatal Aperture and Gas Exchange. In: Handbook of Photosynthesis, Second Edition. M. Pessarakli (ed.). Marcel Dekker. New York. Pp. 299-314.

Entomology

Austin, J.W., A.L. Szalanski, R.H. Scheffrahn, M.T. Messenger, S. Dronnet and A-G. Bagnères. 2005. Genetic Evidence for the Synonymy of Two Reticulitermes Species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis. Annals of the Entomoligical Soc. of Amer. 98(3):395-401.

Cooper, W.R., and F.L. Goggin. 2005. Effects of Jasmonate-Induced Defenses in Tomato on the Potato Aphid, Macrosiphum euphoribae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 115:107-115.

Scheffrahn, R.H., J. Krecek, A.L. Szalanski and J.W. Austin. 2005. Synonymy of Neotropical Arboreal Termites Nasutitermes corniger and N. costalis (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae), with Evidence from Morphology, Genetics, and Biogeography. Annals of the Entomological Soc. of Amer. 98(3):274-281.

Scheffrahn, R.H., J. Krecek, A.L. Szalanski, J.W. Austin and Y. Roisin. 2005. Synonymy of Two Arboreal Termites (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae): Nasutitermes corniger from the Neotropics and N. polygynus from New Guinea. Florida Entomologist 88(1):28-33.

Williams, J.R., and D.T. Johnson. 2005. Effects of Grape Berry Moth Management Practices and Landscape on Arthropod Diversity in Grape Vineyards in the Southern United States. HortTechnology 15(2):232-238.

Food Science

Main, G. 2005.Growing and Vinting Cynthiana/Norton Grapes. In: Proceedings of the 24th Annul Horticulture Industries Show. Jan. 14-15, Ft. Smith. Pp. 77-81.

Manski, J.M., A.L. Matsler and T.J. Siebenmorgen. 2005. Influence of Storing Rough Rice with High Moisture Content on Subsequent Drying Characteristics and Milling Quality. Cereal Chem. 82(2):204-208.

Morris, J.R., and P.L. Brady. 2005. Temperature Effects on Produce Degradation. In: Produce Degradation: Pathways and Prevention. O. Lamikanra, S. Imam and D. Ukuku (eds.). CRC Press. Boca Raton. Pp. 599-647.

Morris, J.R., G.L. Main and R.K. Striegler. 2005. Rootstock Effects on Sunbelt Productivity and Fruit Composition. In: Proceedings of the Grapevine Rootstocks: Current Use, Research, and Application. Feb. 5, Osage Beach, Mo. Pp. 77-81.

Patindol, J., Y.-J. Wang and J.-L. Jane. 2005. Structure Functionality Changes in Starch Following Rough Rice Storage. Starch/Stärke 57:197-207.

Rababah, T., N.S. Hettiarachchy, S. Eswaranandam, J.F. Meullenet and B. Davis. 2005. Sensory Evaluation of Irradiated and Nonirradiated Poultry Breast Meat Infused with Plant Extracts. J. Food Sci. 70(3):228-235.

Siebenmorgen, T.J., and G. Qin. 2005. Relating Rice Kernel Breaking Force Distributions to Milling Quality. Trans. ASAE 48(1):223-228.

Threlfall, R.T., J.R. Morris, L.R. Howard, C.R. Brownmiller and T.L. Walker. 2005. Pressing Effect on Yield, Quality, and Nutraceutical Content of Juice, Seeds, and Skins from Black Beauty and Sunbelt Grapes. J. Food Sci. 79(3):167-171.

Horticulture

Striegler, R.K., P.M. Carter, J.R. Morris, J.R. Clark, R.T. Threlfall and L.R. Howard. 2005. Yield, Quality, and Nutraceutical Potential of Selected Muscadine Cultivars Grown in Southwestern Arkansas. Hort Tech. 15(2):276-284.

Striegler, R.K., J.R. Morris, G.L. Main and C.B. Lake. 2005. Effect of Rootstock on Fruit Compositions, Yield, Growth, and Vine Nutritional Status of Cabernet franc. In: Proceedings of the Grapevine Rootstocks: Current Use, Research, and Application. Feb. 5, Osage Beach, Mo. Pp. 84-93.

Plant Pathology

Boutsika, K., V.C. Blok, M.S. Phillips, S.A. Lewis, R.T. Robins, L.C.C.B. Ferraz and D.J.F. Brown. 2004. Confirmation of the Synonymy of Patrichodorus christiei (Allen, 1957) Siddiqi, 1974 with P. minor (Colbran, 1956) Siddiqi, 1974 (nematoda: Triplonchida) Based on Sequence Data Obtained for the Ribosomal DNA 18S Gene. Nematology 6(1):145-151.

Neilson, R., W. Ye, C.M.G. Oliveira, J. Hübschen, R.T. Robbins, D.J.F. Brown and A.L. Szalanski. 2004. Phylogenetic Relationships of Longidoridae Species (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from North America Inferred from 18S rDNA Sequence Data. Helminthologia 41(4):209-215.

Robbins, R.T., L. Rakes, L.E. Jackson, E.E. Gbur and D.G. Dombek. 2004. Reniform Nematode Reproduction on Soybean in Tests Conducted in 2003. In: Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio. Jan. 5-9. Pp. 447-450.

Yang, Y., M. Qi and C. Mei. 2004. Endogenous Salicylic Acid Protects Rice Plants from Oxidative Damage Caused by Aging as well as Biotic and Abiotic Stress. Plant J. 40:909-919.

Ye, W., and R.T. Robbins. 2004. Cluster Analysis of Longidorus Species (Nematoda: Longidoridae), a New Approach in Species Identification. J. Nematology 36(3):207-219.

Ye, W., and R.T. Robbins. 2004. Distribution and Morphology of Longidorus breviannulatus Norton & Hoffman, 1975 and Longidorus fragilis Thorne, 1974 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from North America. J. Nematology 36(3):220-231.

Ye, W., and R.T. Robbins. 2004. Stepwise and Canonical Discriminant Analysis of Longidorus Species (Nematoda: Logidoridae) from Arkansas. J. Nematology 36(4):449-457.

Poultry Science

Bottje, W.G., M. Iqbal, N.R. Pumford, C. Ojano-Dirain and K. Lassiter. 2004. Role of Mitochondria in Phenotypic Expression of Feed Efficiency. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 13:1-12.

Cawthon, D., M. Iqbal, J. Brand, R. McNew and W.G. Bottje. 2004. Investigation of Proton Conductance in Liver Mitochondria of Broilers with Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome. Poult. Sci. 83:259-265.

Fritts, C.A., and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. Comparison of Cholecalciferol and 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol in Broiler Diets Designed to Minimize Phosphorus Excretion. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:156-166.

Iqbal, M. N.R. Pumford, Z.X. Tang, K. Lassiter, T. Wing, M. Cooper and W. Bottje. 2004. Low Feed Efficient Broilers Within a Single Genetic Line Exhibit Higher Oxidative Stress and Protein Expression in Breast Muscle with Lower Mitochondrial Complex Activity. Poult. Sci. 83:474-484.

Motl, M.A., C.A. Fritts and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. Effects of Intestinal Modification by Antibiotics and Antibacterials on Utilization of Methionine Sources by Broiler Chickens. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:167-173.

Motl, M.A., C.A. Fritts and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. Influence of Dietary Sodium Level on Utilization of Methionine from DL-Methionine and Liquid Methionine-Hydroxy Analogue. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:147-155.

Ojano-Dirain, C.P., M. Iqbal, D. Cawthon, S. Swonger, T. Wing, M. Cooper and W. Bottje. 2004. Determination of Mitochondrial Function and Site-Specific Defects in Electron Transport in Duodenal Mitochondria in Broilers with Low and High Feed Efficiency. Poult Sci. 83:1394-1403.

Ojano-Dirain, C.P., M. Iqbal, T. Wing, M. Cooper and W. Bottje. 2005. Glutathione and Respiratory Chain Complex Activity in Duodenal Mitochondria of Broilers with Low and High Feed Efficiency. Poult. Sci. 84:782-788.

Saleh, E.A., S.E.  Watkins, A.L. Waldroup and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. Effects of Early Quantitative Feed Restriction on Live Performance and Carcass Composition of Male Broilers Grown for Further Processing. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:87-93.

Waldroup, P.W., Q. Jiang and C.A. Fritts. 2005. Effects of Glycine and Threonine Supplementation on Performance of Broiler Chicks Fed Diets Low in Crude Protein. Int’l. J. Poult. Sci. 4(5):250-257.

Waldroup, P.W., Q. Jiang and C.A. Fritts. 2005. Influence of Ad libitum or Control Feeding on the Performance of Broilers Fed Diets Low in Crude Protein. Int’l. J. Poult. Sci. 4(5):274-279.

Watkins, S.E., C.A. Fritts, F. Yan, M.L. Wilson and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. the Interaction of Sodium Chloride Levels in Poultry Drinking Water and the Diet of Broiler Chickens. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:55-59.

Southwest Research & Extension Center

Cox, D. 2005. Tall Fescue for Backgrounding in Preparation for Small-Grain or Bermudagrass Pasture. The Prof. Anim. Scientist 21:93-96.

UA Pine Bluff: Aquaculture

Engle, C., J. Avery, H. Daniels, D. Heikes and G. Lutz. 2004. Guidelines for Developing Aquaculture Research Verification Programs. SRAC Publication No. 5000.

Engle, C.R., S. Pomerleau, G. Fornshell, J.M. Hinshaw, D. Sloan and S. Thompsen. 2005. The Economic Impact of Proposed Effluent Treatment Options for Production of Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in Flow-Through Systems. Aquacultural Eng. 32:303-323.

Engle, C., and N.M. Stone. 2005. Aquaculture: Production, Processing, Marketing. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. Marcel Dekker. New York. Pp. 48-51.

Engle, C., and D. Valderrama. 2004. Economic Effects of Implementing Selected Components of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Semi-Intensive Shrimp Farms in Honduras. Aquaculture Econ. & Manag. 8(3/4):157-177.

Green, C.C., S.E. Lochmann and D.L. Straus. 2005. Acute Toxicity of Isopropyl Methylphosphonic Acid, a Breakdown Product of Sarin, to Egg and Fry of Golden Shiner and Channel Catfish. J. Toxicology and Environ. Health, Part A 68:141-149.

Trimpey, J., and C. Engle. 2005. The Economic Feasibility of Adoption of a New In-Pond Mechanical Grader for Food-Sized Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquacultural Engin. 32:411-423.

Valderrama, D., and C.R. Engle. 2004. Farm-Level Economic Effects of Viral Diseases on Honduran Shrimp Farms. J. Appl. Aquaculure 16(1/2):1-26.