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1. A Risk Assessment Model for Importation of United States Milling Wheat Containing Tilletia contraversa

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Peterson, G.L. , Whitaker, T.B. , Stefanski, R.J. , Podleckis, E.V. , Phillips, J.G. , Wu, J.S. , Martinez, W.H.
Subject:
Triticum aestivum , wheat , grain crops , international trade , agricultural products , imports , Tilletia controversa , plant pathogenic fungi , smut diseases , wheat flour , literature reviews , product quality , risk assessment , disease transmission , simulation models
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

2. A sterile-female technique proposed for control of Striga hermonthica and other intractable weeds: advantages, shortcomings and risk management

Description:
In the special issue: OECD: Managing parasitic weeds / edited by Ervin Balazs, Maurizio Vurro, and Jonathan Gressel.
Author:
Rector, Brian G.
Subject:
Striga hermonthica , parasitic plants , weeds , gynoecium , plant fertility , weed control , risk management , risk assessment , transgenic plants , literature reviews , genome , pollen , transposons , gene flow , genetic transformation
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

3. Advances assessing bioavailability of metal (loid)s in contaminated soils

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Scheckel, Kirk G. , Chaney, Rufus L. , Basta, Nicholas T. , Ryan, James A.
Subject:
soil pollution , polluted soils , metals , bioavailability , soil fauna , prediction , extraction , risk assessment , phytotoxicity , chemical speciation , literature reviews
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

4. Connectivity of the American Agricultural Landscape: Assessing the National Risk of Crop Pest and Disease Spread

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Margosian, Margaret L. , Garrett, Karen A. , Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn , With, Kimberly A.
Subject:
literature reviews , agricultural land , corn , wheat , soybeans , cotton , disease outbreaks , plant pests , plant diseases and disorders , risk assessment , crop acreage , agricultural statistics , disease transmission , geospatial technology , invasive species , Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service , geographic information systems , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009

5. Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States

Description:
Includes references
Author:
Berge, Anna Catharina B. , Glanville, Thomas D. , Millner, Patricia D. , Klingborg, Donald J.
Subject:
livestock , animal production , dead animals , meat carcasses , carcass disposal , composting , methodology , risk assessment , adverse effects , composts , disease transmission , animal pathogenic bacteria , on-farm food safety , livestock biosecurity , pathogen survival , human health and safety , pollutants , effluents , literature reviews , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2009