Complete details for the approach outlined here are given in Lindström et al. (In Prep). The main idea of the approach is to apply image warping to the forecast field to make traditional verification comparisons of the raw fields, the fields after having applied an affine transformation to the forecast field, and finally to the fields after having additionally applied a nonlinear transformation...

Advanced age is commonly associated with progressive cochlear pathology and central auditory deficits, collectively known as presbycusis. The present study examined central correlates of presbycusis by measuring response properties of primary auditory cortex (AI) layer V neurons in the Fischer Brown Norway rat model. Layer V neurons represent the major output of AI to other cortical and subcort...

Between May, 1988, and July, 1992, the University of Missouri Plant Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory collected data on Heterodera glycines populations in Missouri by offering diagnostic services to soybean farmers. A greenhouse bioassay (free), egg count ($10/sample), and race determination test ($25) were conducted by request on soil samples submitted to the lab. Each test was offered for a spec...

To meet the World's food demand, there is a growing need for sustainable pest management practices. This study describes the results from complementary laboratory and field studies of a "banker plant system" for sustainable management of the rice brown planthopper (BPH) (Nilaparvata lugens Stål) - the economically most important rice pest in Asian rice growing areas. The banker plant system con...

A two-year study was conducted in South Carolina wheat (Triticum aestivum L. (Poales: Poaceae)) fields to describe spatial and temporal dynamics of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), which were sampled weekly with sweep nets. In 2010, the main phytophagous stink bugs caught in a grid sampling plan across two fields were the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), the rice stink bug, Oebalu...

During year 2008–11, some infected leaves of eucalypt trees (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) having blight and spot symptoms were collected in Golestan province (N Iran). The necrotic spots were appeared on both surfaces of the leaves and were circular to irregular, single to confluent, medium brown to light brown with red brown margin (Fig. 1A & B). In some cases, young leaves have been sever...

The wheat diseases, including yellow rust, brown powdery mildew and karnal bunt, continue to be the major impediments successful cultivation of crops in sub-mountainous region Ropar (Punjab). During survey, it was observed that rust disease is a pre-dominant this has always appeared first foci infection district for last several years Punjab. caused maximum on cultivar Barbat, HD 2967, Shriram ...