Search Results - "Daniel H. Putnam"
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Field performance of switchgrass plants engineered for reduced recalcitrance
Published in Frontiers in plant science (30-05-2023)“…Switchgrass ( L.) is a promising perennial bioenergy crop that achieves high yields with relatively low nutrient and energy inputs. Modification of cell wall…”
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Assessing the Viability of Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation for Resource-Efficient Alfalfa Production in Central and Southern California
Published in Water (Basel) (01-11-2017)“…In California, alfalfa is grown on a large area ranging between 325,000 and 410,000 hectares and ranks among the thirstiest crops. While the hay production…”
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Salinity and cultivar effects on alfalfa forage yield and nutritive value in a Mediterranean climate
Published in Grassland research (Online) (01-09-2023)“…Background Soil and water salinity are increasing problems worldwide, causing significantly reduced crop yields. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is often listed…”
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Estimation of alfalfa fall dormancy using spaced plant and sward trials across multiple environments
Published in Grassland research (Online) (01-03-2023)“…Background Alfalfa is a globally important forage crop. Cultivars are characterized by fall dormancy (FD). FD affects biomass yield and winter survival and is…”
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Engineering sorghum for higher 4-hydroxybenzoic acid content
Published in Metabolic engineering communications (01-12-2022)“…Engineering bioenergy crops to accumulate coproducts in planta can increase the value of lignocellulosic biomass and enable a sustainable bioeconomy. In this…”
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Engineered reduction of S-adenosylmethionine alters lignin in sorghum
Published in Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts (15-10-2024)“…Lignin is an aromatic polymer deposited in secondary cell walls of higher plants to provide strength, rigidity, and hydrophobicity to vascular tissues. Due to…”
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Simulated soil water distribution patterns and water use of Alfalfa under different subsurface drip irrigation depths
Published in Agricultural water management (31-03-2024)“…Alfalfa is one of the major perennial forage crops in California, vital for the livestock industry, and provides environmental benefits to the ecosystem in the…”
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The impact of lignin downregulation on alfalfa yield, chemical composition, and in vitro gas production
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (30-08-2018)“…BACKGROUND Lignin is a complex, phenolic polymer found in plant cell walls that is essential for mechanical support, water and mineral transport, and defense…”
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Glyphosate‐resistant alfalfa can exhibit injury after glyphosate application in the Intermountain West
Published in Agronomy journal (01-07-2023)“…Glyphosate‐resistant (GR) alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) has been widely adopted in the United States. Exceptional tolerance of GR alfalfa to glyphosate…”
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Yield response of corn to crowding stress
Published in Agronomy journal (01-05-2005)“…Plants grown at noncompetitive densities (isolated plants) can be used to relate competitive pressure on yield and yield components at high plant densities…”
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The Role of California and Western US Dairy and Forage Crop Industries in Asian Dairy Markets
Published in The international food and agribusiness management review (15-08-2016)“…California’s dairy and the closely linked forage crop industries developed a remarkable record of growth and success until about a decade ago when growth…”
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Water advance model and sensor system can reduce tail runoff in irrigated alfalfa fields
Published in California agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) (01-07-2014)“…Surface irrigation, such as flood or furrow, is the predominant form of irrigation in California for agronomic crops. Compared to other irrigation methods,…”
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Sequential Stochastic Production Decisions for a Perennial Crop: The Yield/Quality Tradeoff for Alfalfa Hay
Published in Journal of agricultural and resource economics (01-07-2001)“…The "optimal cutting schedule" for alfalfa hay is described as a function of the tradeoff between rising yield and falling quality of alfalfa over time and the…”
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Hay harvesting services respond to market trends
Published in California agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) (01-07-2009)“…In recent years, there has been a trend in California from harvesting hay in small hay bales of about 125 pounds to very large bales of 1,300 pounds or more…”
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Some compositional properties of seeds and oils of eight Amaranthus species
Published in Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society (01-04-1996)“…Grain of 21 Amaranthus accessions (eight species) was analyzed for crude fat, fatty acid profiles (FAP), and vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols). Contents…”
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Managed winter flooding of alfalfa recharges groundwater with minimal crop damage
Published in California agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) (01-01-2018)“…It is well known that California experiences dramatic swings in precipitation that are difficult to predict and challenging to agriculture. In times of…”
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Neurotoxins in a Vetch Food: Stability to Cooking and Removal of γ-Glutamyl-β-cyanoalanine and β-Cyanoalanine and Acute Toxicity from Common Vetch (Vicia sativa L.) Legumes
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (01-01-1997)“…Because the neurotoxic common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) legume seems to have come into some use in man's diet, we have investigated, using Pico-Tag analysis, the…”
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Cool‐Season Perennial Grasses Differ in Tolerance to Partial‐Season Irrigation Deficits
Published in Agronomy journal (01-03-2016)“…The productivity and persistence of perennial grass species and individual cultivars of tall fescue [Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort., nom. cons] and…”
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Expression of Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase in Sorghum Improves Biomass Yield, Accumulation of Protocatechuate, and Biorefinery Economics
Published in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering (26-09-2022)“…Engineering bioenergy crops to accumulate value-added coproducts in planta is an attractive approach to increasing the value of lignocellulosic biomass and…”
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