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Update of Distillers Grains Displacement Ratios for Corn Ethanol Life-Cycle Analysis.

Description: Production of corn-based ethanol (either by wet milling or by dry milling) yields the following coproducts: distillers grains with solubles (DGS), corn gluten meal (CGM), corn gluten feed (CGF), and corn oil. Of these coproducts, all except corn oil can replace conventional animal feeds, such as corn, soybean meal, and urea. Displacement ratios of corn-ethanol coproducts including DGS, CGM, and CGF were last updated in 1998 at a workshop at Argonne National Laboratory on the basis of input from… more
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Arora, S.; Wu, M.; Wang, M. & Systems, Energy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fumaric acid: an overlooked form of fixed carbon in Arabidopsis and other plant species

Description: Photoassimilates are used by plants for production of energy, as carbon skeletons and in transport of fixed carbon between different plant organs. Many studies have been devoted to characterizing the factors that. regulate photoassimilate concentrations in different plant species. Most studies examining photoassimilate concentrations in C{sub 3} plants have focused on analyzing starch and soluble sugars. However, work presented here demonstrates that a number of C{sub 3} plants, including the p… more
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Chia, David W.; Yoder, Tennessee J.; Gibson, Susan I. & Reiter, Wolf-Dieter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Response of Plant Carbohydrates to Elevated CO2: What Have We Learnt From Face Studies?

Description: Atmospheric CO{sub 2} concentration ([CO{sub 2}]) is expected to rise from a current level of 372 {micro}mol mol{sup -1} to about 550 {micro}mol mol{sup -1} by the middle of the century (Prentice 2001). Accumulation of foliar carbohydrates is one of the most pronounced and universal changes observed in the leaves of C{sub 3} plants grown at elevated [CO{sub 2}] (Drake et al 1997). Carbohydrates are the product of photosynthetic cells and the substrate for sink metabolism. However, carbohydrates… more
Date: August 29, 2004
Creator: Rogers, A.; Ainsworth, E. A.; Bernacchi, C. J.; Gibon, Y.; Stitt, M. & Long, S. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biofuel Feedstock Assessment for Selected Countries

Description: Findings from biofuel feedstock production assessments and projections of future supply are presented and discussed. The report aims to improve capabilities to assess the degree to which imported biofuel could contribute to meeting future U.S. targets to reduce dependence on imported oil. The study scope was focused to meet time and resource requirements. A screening process identified Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) region for… more
Date: February 18, 2008
Creator: Kline, K. L.; Oladosu, G. A.; Wolfe, A. K.; Perlack, R. D. & Dale, V. H.
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[News Script: Soybeans]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Japanese experts who are saying that the imposed United states embargo on soybeans to Japan could cause serious food problems in that country.
Date: June 29, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Genetically Engineered Soybeans: Acceptance and Intellectual Property Rights Issues in South America

Description: This report discusses issues regarding genetically engineered soybeans in South America. U.S. soybean growers and trade officials charge that Argentina and Brazil–the United States’ two major export competitors in international soybean markets–gain an unfair trade advantage by routinely saving genetically-engineered (GE), Roundup Ready (RR) soybean seeds from the previous harvest (a practice prohibited in the United States) for planting in subsequent years.
Date: October 17, 2003
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The plant mitochondrial mat-r gene/nad1 gene complex

Description: We have completed sequencing segments of the maize mitochondrial (mt) DNA that contains all five of the exons (A-E) of the gene (nad1) for subunit I of the respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase. Analysis of these sequences indicates that exons B and C are joined by a continuous group II intron, but the remaining exons are associated with partial group II introns and are encoded at widely separated locations in the maize mtDNA molecule. We have shown that mature transcripts of the maize nad1 gene… more
Date: December 31, 1996
Creator: Wolstenhome, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Global crop yield losses from recent warming

Description: Global yields of the world-s six most widely grown crops--wheat, rice, maize, soybeans, barley, sorghum--have increased since 1961. Year-to-year variations in growing season minimum temperature, maximum temperature, and precipitation explain 30% or more of the variations in yield. Since 1991, climate trends have significantly decreased yield trends in all crops but rice, leading to foregone production since 1981 of about 12 million tons per year of wheat or maize, representing an annual economi… more
Date: June 2, 2006
Creator: Lobell, D & Field, C
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies on the control of plant cell enlargement by cellular parameters. Final report, July 1, 1987--June 30, 1990

Description: The overall goal of this grant was to conduct research that would illuminate the mechanisms by which the plant hormone auxin induces plant cells to enlarge. A large body of knowledge already existed concerning this process. To begin with, it had been demonstrated, primarily by this laboratory during previous grant periods, that the effect of auxin is to cause a loosening of the cell wall, which is followed by turgor-driven wall expansion and water uptake. The wall contains a series of load-bear… more
Date: December 6, 1991
Creator: Cleland, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selection of herbaceous energy crops for the western corn belt. Final report Part 1: Agronomic aspects, March 1, 1988--November 30, 1993

Description: The relative high cost of energy derived from biomass is a major deterrent to greater use of biomass for energy production One of the most important methods of lowering the cost of dedicated biomass production is to increase the yield per unit of land area so that fixed costs can be applied to more tons of forage. For this study, the authors selected grass and legume crops with potential for high biomass yields and those that offer protection from soil erosion. The research reported here was co… more
Date: May 1, 1994
Creator: Anderson, I. C.; Buxton, D. R. & Hallam, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy in synthetic fertilizers and pesticides: Revisited. Final project report

Description: Agricultural chemicals that are derived from fossil-fuels are the major energy intensive inputs in agriculture. Growing scarcity of the world`s fossil resources stimulated research and development of energy-efficient technology for manufacturing these chemicals in the last decade. The purpose of this study is to revisit the energy requirements of major plant nutrients and pesticides. The data from manufacturers energy survey conducted by The Fertilizer Institute are used to estimate energy requ… more
Date: January 1, 1994
Creator: Bhat, M. G.; English, B. C.; Turhollow, A. F. & Nyangito, H. O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Embargo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the administration which has imposed an immediate embargo on exports of soybeans, cottonseed and their by products are in hopes of increasing the supply of feed grains at home.
Date: June 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Washington]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about secretary of state Rogers who left to Japan on a Economic exchange with Japanese.
Date: July 13, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Iron regulation of gene expression in the Bradyrhizobium japonicum/soybean symbiosis]. Progress report

Description: We wish to address the question of whether iron plays a regulatory role in the Bradyrhizobium japonicum/soybeam symbiosis. Iron may be an important regulatory signal in planta as the bacteria must acquire iron from their plant hosts and iron-containing proteins figure prominently in all nitrogen-fixing symbioses. For example, the bacterial partner is believed to synthesize the heme moiety of leghemoglobin, which may represent as much as 25--30% of the total soluble protein in an infected plant … more
Date: June 1, 1992
Creator: Guerinot, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Economy]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about treasury secretary George who says that he will announce the details of phase four in the Nixon administration's economic program.
Date: July 18, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Japan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Japan's foreign minister who called on the U.S to find long term solutions to its economic problems rather than impose export restrictions that hurt other nations and provide only short- term relief.
Date: July 16, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: New York]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the stock market which is sharply lower.
Date: August 14, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Plant growth with limited water]. [Annual report, December 15, 1992--December 14, 1993]

Description: We used a soybean seedling system to explore the mechanism of growth limitation by water deficiency (low {Psi}{sub W}). Our prior work had show that (low {Psi}{sub W} inhibited plant growth initially because of a physical limitation to water uptake that appeared to result from a decrease in the {Psi}{sub W} gradient feeding water to the enlarging cells. The gradient was shown to originate from cell wall yielding and was altered primarily at the vascular tissue. In the present grant, we reported… more
Date: December 1, 1993
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Embargoes]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the government which slapped an embargo on export of scrap steel in shipments over 500 tons for the rest of this year at the same time.
Date: July 2, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tokyo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Japanese government which expressed anger and concern over president Nixon' s decision to embargo American soybean exports.
Date: June 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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RNA Metabolism in the Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Plants. Progress Report, 1975-1979

Description: The major objectives of the research for the contract period covered by this report were (1) to gain an insight into the sequence organization of the DNA of soybean, emphasizing the arrangement of single copy or unique sequences and repetitive sequences of DNA throughout the genome, (2) to characterize soybean RNAs relative to nucleotide sequence complexity and kinetics of synthesis and turnover of poly A/sup +/ mRNA, and (3) to study ribosomal proteins directed to an analysis of possible chang… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Key, J L
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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