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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Eastern Shore of Virginia"”.
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The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Civil War
Gen. John Adams Dix, the Union commander of the Department of Maryland, wrote in an 1861 letter to Francis Blair of President Lincoln's administration that "we are in the most danger on the Eastern Shore [of Virginia]." Dix did not exaggerate when he implied that Accomac and Northampton County …
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Subsurface transport of fertilizer-applied nitrogen on the eastern shore of Virginia
The movement of nitrogen from the surface, where it is applied as fertilizer, to groundwater is of importance due to the health concerns associated with nitrate and potential eutrophication of groundwater impacted surface water. The computer model, PRZM (Pesticide Root Zone Model) was used to …
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Trends in Canine Lyme Disease on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 2000-2005
… can be used as sentinels for human infection of Lyme disease. The purpose of this 5-year, retrospective study was to determine if there was any evidence that the incidence of canine Lyme disease has increased between 2000 and 2005 in Accomack and Northampton counties. An increased incidence in …
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Monitoring pesticides in the groundwater and submarine groundwater discharge of the Eastern Shore of Virginia
The purpose of the research was to determine if pesticides were being transported from the place of application by the shallow groundwater and discharged into the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, and quantify the pesticides if they were transported. One reference (undeveloped) and four …
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A geographic information system analysis of submarine groundwater discharge on the eastern shore of Virginia
… method for determining the spatial distribution of SGWD on a large scale has not yet been devised. Although current watershed mass balance approaches have been used to estimate gross SGWD, this method cannot identify areas at high risk for contaminant input. A family of innovative computer …
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Integrated Approach to Understanding Tomato Sour Rot and Improving Disease Management on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Sour rot of tomatoes, caused by Geotrichum candidum, occurs in the field and postharvest settings regularly, although postharvest losses are severe only in some years on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESV) and other tomato production regions. Fungicide products and cultural control methods are …
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Effect of Nitrogen Rates, Planting Dates, and Irrigation Regimes on Potato Production in the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Potatoes in the Eastern Shore of Virginia are traditionally planted between late February and early April and harvested between early June and late August. Potato prices are usually higher early into the harvest season and decrease slowly as the season progresses. Early planting dates are desirable …
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Effect of Kaolin clay, Planting Dates, and Color Mulches on Summer Tomato Production in the Eastern Shore of Virginia
… strategies to safeguard the productivity of tomato plants (Solanum Lycopersicon L.). This research delves into the tools and techniques aimed at enhancing the cultivation of summer tomatoes in the coastal region of Virginia. The study explores the optimization of transplant dates, the …
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Environmental Factors and Management Practices that Influence Salmonella and Listeria Prevalence at the Sub-Field Level on an Eastern Shore of Virginia Farm
… events) and management practices (e.g., date of last irrigation, pesticide application) that may impact the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp. at the sub-field level (0.2 ha grids) on an Eastern Shore of Virginia farm. Virginia Tech's Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and …
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Eastern Shore Stories: Technology, Place, and Local Culture
The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a narrow peninsula separating the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Residents of the rural counties of Accomack and Northampton County share a strong sense of cultural identity based on geography, rooted in a distinct communal sense of place reinforced by an …
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Copper Concentrations in Tidal Creeks and Estuaries of the Eastern Shore and the Relationship to Plasticulture and Copper-based Crop Protectants
This project investigates the effect of plasticulture and copper-based crop protectants on water quality on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Water and sediment copper concentrations in both plasticulture and non-plasticulture containing watersheds were measured to determine the scope of copper in …
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Biology and Control of Pepper Anthracnose
… by Colletotrichum capsici or C. gloeosporioides) of bell peppers (Capsicum annum) has become a serious problem in recent years on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The purpose of this research was to characterize isolates of the fungus from the Eastern United States, to compare them with the type …
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Cucurbit Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis): Cucumber Resistance
… (Bert. et Curt) Rost. is the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM). It is the most damaging cucumber pathogen on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and eastern parts of the United States. Pseudoperonospora cubensis is an obligate oomycete pathogen, infecting crops within the Cucurbitaceae …
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Bean Leaf Beetle: Impact of Leaf Feeding Injury on Snap Beans, Host Plant Choice and Role as a Vector of Bean Pod Mottle Virus in Virginia
… (Forster) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a pest of commercially produced legumes in eastern Virginia. Field cage and manual-defoliation studies were conducted in Virginia to determine an economic impact of BLB. In the manual-defoliation study, snap bean plants had significant yield loss when > …
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Groundwater Thresholds for Root Decomposition and the Relation to Barrier Island Ecological State Changes
<p>Barrier islands off the eastern shore of Virginia exhibit distinct habitats that abruptly transition between periodically brackish/freshwater marshes, wooded swales, and sparsely vegetated dunes. There is strong evidence that the plant communities and ecosystem processes occurring in each …
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Soils and morphology of Carolina bays, Eastern Shore, Virginia
Carolina bay landforms were studied on the Eastern Shore of Virginia using aerial infrared imagery provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Bays were delineated mainly by contrasting soil and vegetation which was enhanced on the imagery and further verified by field …
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The Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Management of Tomato Bacterial Wilt on Virginia's Eastern Shore
In 2007 and 2008 more than 100 million dollars of fresh market tomatoes were grown in Virginia, with the majority of production occurring on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESV), according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Bacterial wilt of tomato, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum …
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Factors Affecting Mobility of Copper in Soil-Water Matrices
… and its temperature cycle and water content of the soil were selected for study. These factors were investigated in both batch and continuous flow (column) processes. Copper mobility through soil columns was associated with TOC mobility, and soil drying had a major effect on both copper and …
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