Soybean Seed Production

Maximum soybean production relies upon uniform and rapid stand establishment. Meeting these criteria requires an adequate supply of high quality seed. Providing the necessary seed supply has become the responsibility of the professional seedsmen. The ultimate quality of seed produced is defined by the genotype and the environment under which it is produced. Initially, soybean breeding programs emphasized yield and other agronomic traits with little concern for seed quality. Although to a large extent that is still true, there is a growing appreciation for the importance of seed quality

Seed Coatings to Improve Seed Performance, Reduce Pesticide Usage and as Production Tools in Soybeans and Corn

For hundreds if not thousands of years seeds have been amended with various materials to insure their survival or to improve their emergence and growth. The early Greeks and Egyptians used salts to insure seed storability and applied elemental dusts to protect the seed after it was planted. Although hot water treatments might not be considered a seed treatment they have the effect of eliminating harmful organisms while maintaining seed viability. With the discovery of the pesticidal properties of some of the heavy metals especially copper, mercury and zinc modem seed treatment as we know it today was introduced

Laboratory spectroscopy in support of atmospheric measurements

Optical measurements of trace species in the atmosphere require precise, accurate spectroscopic data for the molecules under study. This laboratory exits to provide high quality spectroscopic data for the interpretation of data from existing satellite, balloon, ground, and aircraft instruments, as well as to provide sufficient data to assess the feasibility of new instruments

Ground-based lidar measurements of stratospheric ozone. The NASA/GSFC stratospheric ozone lidar trailer experiment STROZ LITE

The major research objective is the measurement of high precision vertical profiles of ozone between 20-40 kilometers. The precision is such that the instrument should be capable of detecting a small trend (on the order of less that 1 percent per year) over a 5-10 year period. Temperature was measured between 30 and 365 km. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) mobile lidar was installed at Table Mountain and a comparison between it and the permanent Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lidar was made over the course of about 3 weeks. The lidars agreed very well between 20 and 40 km, and under certain conditions up to 45-47 km. There were several anomalies that both lidars followed very well. Agreement with Rocket Ozonesonde (ROCOZ) and electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) sondes was also very good

Reflections on Litigating Holocaust Stolen Art Cases

In this Article we have attempted to provide an overview of the Nazi-looted art cases in their historical context. We have based the discussion on our knowledge and experience in litigating art law cases, particularly cases involving Nazi art looting, post-war restitution, and recent developments in art law. Any discussion of the legal implications of crimes committed by Nazi authorities during the Holocaust must begin with an obvious disclaimer. While bringing cases to recover artwork stolen by Nazi authorities is self-evidently a worthy pursuit, and while our firm is very proud to be intensively involved in this effort, we cannot even imagine the extent of the atrocities suffered by our clients\u27 ancestors (and our own) as a result of the high crimes committed against them. It is nonetheless humbly gratifying to work in this area of the law and to think that, in some small way, we are bringing comfort to the victims and their families. In the case of Mrs. Altmann, a vibrant and fascinating 89-year-old woman who vividly recalls the specific location in her uncle and aunt\u27s residence of each Klimt masterpiece she is seeking to recover, this sense of personal gratification is particularly high

Lethal Injections: The Law, Science, and Politics of Syringe Access for Injection Drug Users

ENSURING THAT INJECTION drug users who cannot or will not stop injecting have access to sterile syringes is an important part of a comprehensive approach to reducing the transmission of viral and bacterial infections associated with injection drug use. I Seen purely in terms of public health science and prevention practice, ensuring syringe access for injection drug users is clearly an appropriate strategy: both evaluation research and experience in the field show that adequate syringe access produces positive health effects without negative social side effects