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Spatial variation in tree characteristics and yield in a pear orchard by Perry, Eileen M, Dezzani, Raymond J, Seavert, Clark F, Pierce, Francis J

“…We examined the spatial structure of fruit yield, tree size, vigor, and soil properties for an established pear orchard using Moran's I, geographically…”
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Remote Sensing of Canopy Dynamics and Biophysical Variables Estimation of Corn in Michigan by Elwadie, M. Eldaw, Pierce, Francis J., Qi, J.

“…Remotely sensed data can aid in estimating biophysical variables of corn (Zea mays L.). This study identifies spectral wavelengths, spectral vegetation indices…”
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Polyhalite as a sulfur source for fresh market tomato production in Brazil by da Costa Mello, Simone, Pavuluri, Kiran, Pierce, Francis J.

“…Polyhalite (PH), a naturally occurring multinutrient fertilizer containing potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S), has improved tomato…”
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The potential of spectral reflectance technique for the detection of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-3 in two red-berried wine grape cultivars by Naidu, Rayapati A., Perry, Eileen M., Pierce, Francis J., Mekuria, Tefera

“…The detection of viruses in plants involves destructive sampling followed by testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or reverse…”
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Soil Carbon Dynamics of Transition to Pacific Northwest Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstock Production by Kendall, Joshua R.A., Long, Dan S., Collins, Harold P., Pierce, Francis J., Chatterjee, Amitava, Smith, Jeffrey L., Young, Stephen L.

“…Cellulosic ethanol commercialization promises to produce energy from agricultural biomass. Available biomass depends on plant net primary productivity (NPP)…”
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Portable weighing system for monitoring picker efficiency during manual harvest of sweet cherry by Ampatzidis, Yiannis G, Whiting, Matthew D, Liu, Bo, Scharf, Patrick A, Pierce, Francis J

“…Harvest costs are significant for tree fruit producers and, yet, not well studied. In this paper a prototype system for measuring harvest worker efficiency in…”
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Remote Irrigation Monitoring and Control System for continuous move systems. Part A: description and development by Chávez, José L, Pierce, Francis J, Elliott, Todd V, Evans, Robert G

“…Continuous move irrigation systems have been modified since the 1990s to support variable rate irrigation. Most of these systems used PLC (Programmable Logic…”
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Compensating inherent linear move water application errors using a variable rate irrigation system by Chávez, José L, Pierce, Francis J, Evans, Robert G

“…Continuous move irrigation systems such as linear move and center pivot irrigate unevenly when applying conventional uniform water rates due to the…”
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remote irrigation monitoring and control system (RIMCS) for continuous move systems. Part B: field testing and results by Chávez, José L, Pierce, Francis J, Elliott, Todd V, Evans, Robert G, Kim, Yunseop, Iversen, William M

“…Precision irrigation systems can have inherent errors that affect the accuracy of variable water application rates controllers, as well as affect the…”
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Performance of Solid-State Sensors for Continuous, Real-Time Measurement of Soil CO2 Concentrations by Young, Stephen L, Pierce, Francis J, Streubel, Jason D, Collins, Harold P

“…Recent advances in sensor technology provide a robust capability for continuous measurement of soil gases. The performance of solid-state CO2 sensors (Model…”
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The Spatial Distribution of Soybean Cyst Nematode in Relation to Soil Texture and Soil Map Unit by Avendaño, Felicitas, Pierce, Francis J., Schabenberger, Oliver, Melakeberhan, Haddish

“…Evidence suggests that variation in soil texture may be key to explain the variability of soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) population…”
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Geostatistical Analysis of Field Spatial Distribution Patterns of Soybean Cyst Nematode by Avendano, Felicitas, Schabenberger, Oliver, Pierce, Francis J, Melakeberhan, Haddish

“…Site-specific management of soybean cyst nematode [Heterodera glycines Ichinohe] (SCN) is plausible if its spatial and temporal dynamics are adequately known…”
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Change in Soil Organic Carbon after Five Years of Continuous Winter Wheat or Switchgrass by Chatterjee, Amitava, Long, Daniel S., Pierce, Francis J.

“…Core Ideas Soil carbon sequestration under switchgrass depends on precipitation in semiarid regions. Changes in soil C were limited to the surface soil (15 cm)…”
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Potato Response to Polyhalite as a Potassium Source Fertilizer in Brazil: Yield and Quality by Mello, Simone da Costa, Pierce, Francis J., Tonhati, Rachel, Almeida, Guilherme Silva, Neto, Durval Dourado, Pavuluri, Kiran

“…Polyhalite (PH) is a hydrated sulfate evaporite mineral containing potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, nutrients all required in significant quantities…”
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Sugarcane response to polyhalite fertilizer in Brazilian Oxisols by Pavinato, Paulo Sergio, Corá, José Eduardo, Camargo Santos, Aline, Herrera, Wilfrand Ferney Bejarano, Pavuluri, Kiran, Pierce, Francis J.

“…Polyhalite (PYH), (K2SO4·MgSO4·2CaSO4·2H2O), contains four nutrients of great importance to sugarcane (Saccharum spp.), but has lower water solubility than…”
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Geostatistical Analysis of Field Spatial Distribution Patterns of Soybean Cyst Nematode by Avendaño, Felicitas, Schabenberger, Oliver, Pierce, Francis J., Melakeberhan, Haddish

“…Site‐specific management of soybean cyst nematode [Heterodera glycines Ichinohe] (SCN) is plausible if its spatial and temporal dynamics are adequately known…”
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Performance of Solid‐State Sensors for Continuous, Real‐Time Measurement of Soil CO 2 Concentrations by Young, Stephen L., Pierce, Francis J., Streubel, Jason D., Collins, Harold P.

“…Recent advances in sensor technology provide a robust capability for continuous measurement of soil gases. The performance of solid‐state CO 2 sensors (Model…”
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Dry Bean and Soil Response to Tillage and Row Spacing by Xu, Chuanguo, Pierce, Francis J.

“…Specific studies relating tillage system with performance and yield of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are limited. This study examined how tillage and row…”
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Contemporary Statistical Models for the Plant and Soil Sciences by Daniels, Michael

“…Daniels reviews Contemporary Statistical Models for the Plant and Soil Sciences by Oliver Schabenberger and Francis J. Pierce…”
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