l'essai au tetrazolium pour determiner la vitalite des semences (the tetrazolium test for seed viability)

seeds can be treated with tetrazolium to determine if they are viable. a brief review of physical, chemical, color, and enzymatic tests for viability are reviewed, and the chemical mechanism of the tetrazolium reaction described. the structure and function of seeds and sprouts of graminaceae and dicotyledons is explained, and the basic me..

interregional impacts of a pesticide ban under alternate farm programs: a linear programming analysis,

pestdown, a linear programming model of u.s. agriculture, was employed to determine the cost minimizing geographical distribution of agricultural production activities under four different farm policy-pesticide use scenarios. the model was used to estimate the normative impacts of a ban on the use of toxaphene on cotton in the absence and..

western gas sands project. status report, 1 august-31 august, 1979

this status report summarizes progress of government-sponsored projects directed toward increasing gas production from the low-permeability gas sands of the western united states. work on fracture conductivity, rock-fluid interaction, and log evaluation and interpretation techniques continued at bartlesville. work commenced on completing,..

international forum on appropriate industrial technology held at new delhi/anand, india on november 20-30, 1978. appropriate technology in the textile industry of sri lanka

a background of the textile industry in sri lanka is presented aspects of the need for a textile industry are explained and choice of appropriate technologies in the textile industry are cited

evaluation and development of satellite inferences of convective storm intensity using combined case study analysis and thunderstorm model simulations

major research accomplishments which were achieved during the first year of the grant are summarized. the research concentrated in the following areas: (1) an examination of observational requirements for predicting convective storm development and intensity as suggested by recent numerical experiments; (2) interpretation of recent 3d num..

canadian national health insurance: lessons for the united states,

the effectiveness and financing of canadian national health insurance (nhi) is analyzed to assist in determining the appropriateness of this system as a model for the u.s. discussion relates to organization and background of nhi, access to medical care, nhi effects on socioeconomic and geographical distribution of care, empirical testing ..

direct shipment of louisiana cotton to domestic mills or export outlets

assembly and transportation of cotton from widely scattered production areas to domestic mills and export outlets has been recognized as a major problem area in cotton marketing. it is the purpose of this report and the reports of the other participating states to provide information to help cotton producers and shippers select alternativ..

les fibres vegetales et leurs utilisations (vegetable fibers and their uses)

the paper summarizes the processing and use of vegetable fibers with special emphasis on the development of this industry in the small-scale industrial sector in various countries. covered are several subjects relative to vegetable fibers from the processing to manufacturing phases, including the equipment to be used at several stages, un..

functional design of an automated instructional support system for operational flight trainers

functional requirements for a highly automated, flexible, instructional support system for aircrew training simulators are presented. automated support modes and associated features and capabilities are described. hardware and software functional requirements for implementing a baseline system in an operational flight training context are..

the weathering resistance of some cotton polyester corespun ducks exposed at innisfail, queensland

two samples of cotton/polyester corespun duck from a previous trial, four samples representative of current production for the australian army, and two experimental samples expected to have improved resistance to weathering were assessed for performance in the tropics. two of the samples had much better resistance to weathering than the o..