Browsing Online Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences by Issue Date
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Testing the Potential for an Earth Tube and Water-to-Air Heat Exchanger System for the Cooling and Heating of Greenhouses
(Virginia Tech, 2011-12)The efficacy of an earth tube used conjointly with a water-to-air heat exchanger for greenhouse environmental control was tested in Riverside, CA. Greenhouses by their nature with large surface area and minimal insulation ... -
Chemical Monitoring of a Primary Water Supply: Lake Pelham in Culpeper, Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 2011-12)Over the last decade there has been an increase in public and government concern over water quality in the United States, especially water bodies that are sources of drinking water. A study conducted by the United States ... -
Greenhouse Hydroponic Production: The Evaluation of Tools, Methods and Guidance: A SWOT Analysis
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)Hydroponic crops are growing popularity as consumer awareness increases recognizing the need of sustainable and safe food practices. Hydroponic production is considered a ‘high-‐tech’ production system to many small ... -
Monitoring Deer Preferences on Popular Landscape Plants
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)The following research utilized representative landscape plants to track the tendencies of deer browsing. The project included four test plots and one control plot. Each plot was 1.2m x 1.8m. The plant varieties used ... -
Developing and Using an Ethnographic Linear Programming Model of the Small Farm Livelihood System of Bohoc, Haiti
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)This project involved the development of an Ethnographic Linear Programming (ELP) model for the small farm livelihood system of the village of Bohoc, Haiti, and using the model to pre-evaluate the biological control of the ... -
Rockbridge 4-H: The Case of Boxerwood
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)I conducted an in-depth exploration of the partnership building process between Boxerwood and Rockbridge 4-H and identified specific partnership characteristics found within this collaborative relationship. Boxerwood ... -
Virginia’s Community Canneries
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05)The Commonwealth of Virginia currently has eleven remaining seasonally operating community canneries located in nine counties, most of which are located in the rural central and southwest portion of the state. Ten of those ... -
Effects of Selenium Application on Heat Tolerance in Peanut Seedlings
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)Peanut production faces many challenges in the world today, and one such issue is heat stress. One of the implications of heat stress on the plants is oxidative stress, which is detrimental to plant health and physiological ... -
Teaching Pesticide Safety Techniques to farmers and their families in Cahuasqui: A rural farming community in the Ecuadorian Andes
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)Cahuasqui is the community where a volunteer service of two years was conducted from 2006 to 2008 as an agricultural extension agent with the US Peace Corps. The primary points of interests the community was seeking were ... -
Urban Agricultural Event
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)Many authors and researchers agree that our youth will benefit from learning about agriculture. “Agricultural literacy is an essential factor for continuing success of the nation. It is important to reach the population ... -
Exploratory Study of Participants Farm to Table: A Pathway to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)The lack of fresh local food production impacts our diet and health. The obesity epidemic indicates that our national food system may not adequately address human health needs. Empowering youth with the knowledge of home ... -
Bridging the CGMP Gap Between the U.S. Government, Academia, and the Food Industry
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)In communication theory, one of the most important aspects is to always remember who the audience is at all times. In this case, the audience are members of the food industry who are expected to translate the knowledge of ... -
Water Quality Assessment of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Irrigation Pond
(Virginia Tech, 2012-12)Stormwater reuse for irrigation purposes on public and private land is a way to overcome the increasing pressure on finite water resources. Unfortunately, stormwater runoff can contain common pollutants such as nutrients, ... -
Mapping the Campus Food System: Assessing Consumer Awareness of VT Dining Services Garden at Kentland Farm
(Virginia Tech, 2013-05)Student farms and gardens are part of a movement concerning local food systems and direct connections between producers and consumers. Although student farms began decades ago, recently their numbers and impacts have ... -
An H5N1 Pandemic: The Virginia Tech Campus as a Model of State, National, and Global Emergency Preparedness
(Virginia Tech, 2013-05)Experts suggest the likelihood of another human influenza pandemic to be high, or maybe even inevitable. There’s a good chance that it could be H5N1, and the possible effects are worrisome. No one can know for sure when ... -
Egg Safety: Control Factors of Salmonellosis
(Virginia Tech, 2013-05)Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis (SE) continues to be one of the most commonly identified bacteria associated with outbreaks of human salmonellosis around the world, particularly in developed countries (CDC, 2011). ... -
Complicated Composting: Persistent Pyridine Carboxylic Acid Herbicides
(Virginia Tech, 2013-05)This paper reviews pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide impacts on compost. Pyridine carboxylic acid herbicides are not completely broken down during grass growth, harvest and drying of hay, in the digestive tract of livestock, ... -
Historic and Present-Day Environmental Issues Involving Tomato Plasticulture and Shellfish Aquaculture on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
(Virginia Tech, 2013-05)The Eastern Shore of Virginia, located on the Delmarva Peninsula, is known for its agricultural commodities, especially Solanum lycopersicum, Crassostrea Virginia, and Mercenaria mercenaria. For decades, controversy has ... -
Argumentative Writing “Egg Proj-chick”: A Chick Hatching Unit of Study for Teaching 7th grade Argumentative Writing Skills
(Virginia Tech, 2013-12)This project introduces lessons using animal-assisted education techniques as an approach to reengaging students in the classroom. An informal observation of children who were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity ... -
Promoting Patrick County Agriculture by Video: A Case Study
(Virginia Tech, 2013-12)The purpose of this project was to develop a tool to help raise literacy and awareness of the importance of agriculture and natural resources in Patrick County. With many of today’s younger generation being three or more ...
