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Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances of the Nitrogen Cycle at Multiple Scales from Local to Global: A Modeling Investigation of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emissions 

Xu, Rongting (2019-04-18)
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element that affects natural vegetation and crop growth in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Meanwhile, N is tightly coupled with carbon and other nutrients (e.g., phosphorous) that influence ...

Biochemical production from engineered Bacillus species 

Guo, Na (2023-12-12)  ETD File Embargoed
Microbial production of biochemicals has gained significant attention due to increasing global concern regarding the depletion of fossil resources. As prominent workhorses in microbial fermentations, Bacillus species have ...

Data-Driven Agroclimate Modeling and Forecasting Based on Earth Observations and Predictions: A Study of Evapotranspiration, Precipitation, and Crop Yields 

Medina, Hanoi (2020-04-17)
Meeting the growing food demand in a sustainable manner is the main challenge faced by agriculture, at a time when the climate changes increasingly threaten food security. Innovative agro-climate approaches are needed to ...

Developing and Optimizing Micro-resolution Mosquito Bite Blocking Textiles 

Holt, John (2022-04-25)
Textiles have been applied in the context of entomological applications since the primitive inventions of clothing and shelter. In many cases insects are injurious to humans. Mosquitos kill over a million people each year ...

Development of a Rainwater Harvesting Model for Broiler Farms to Estimate On-farm Storage Needs 

Edge, Carson (2017-07-27)
Access to water is critical for poultry production and rainwater harvesting (RWH) may reduce reliance on low-yield and poor water quality wells or municipal (city or county) water supplies to supplement water consumption ...

Evaluation of water needs for modern commercial broiler farms and model development to estimate on-farm water needs 

Edge, Carson (2022-05-02)
With global populations expected to rise, appropriation of clean water supplies for human consumption pose capacity challenges for agricultural sectors. Broiler (meat-type) chicken production consumes large amounts of water ...