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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Southern Piedmont"”.
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Pedogenesis, weathering processes, and elemental distribution along a soil climosequence in the southern Piedmont
… along a climatic gradient in the nonglaciated Southern Piedmont Province were analyzed in order to investigate whether soil response to variations in the weathering environment follows predictable, systematic patterns related to climate, and to quantify the nature and magnitude of these …
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Forestry Education Attitudes and Teaching Practices Among High School Science Teachers in the Southern Piedmont
… survey of high school science teachers in the Southern Piedmont region of the United States investigating their forestry education attitudes and teaching practices. A total of 1024 surveys were delivered and 324 returned for an adjusted response rate of 32%. Results indicate that most teachers …
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Characterization, classification, and productivity studies of typic hapludult mapping units in the southern Piedmont of Virginia
Two studies were initiated in the Virginia southern Piedmont to assess characterization, classification, and productivity of soils mapped as Cecil-Pacolet (clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludults). Effects of erosion on Ap and Bt soil properties and soybean grain yields were studied in …
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Effects of Land-Use History on Soil Macro- and Trace Elements in the Southern Piedmont of North America
<p>Land use histories affect the rate and pattern of soil nutrients at regional and global scale. However, former studies have rarely focused on soil trace elements (B, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe). In this study, we aimed at the long-term biogeochemical cycling pattern and spatial heterogeneity of soil …
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A Spatial Analysis of Bounded Cemeteries at the Town Creek Site (AD 1150-1400) in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina
… civic-ceremonial center located in the southern Piedmont of North Carolina that was occupied from approximately AD 1150-1400. The site consists of a platform mound and central plaza surrounded by archaeological features indicative of kin group cemeteries. The spatial distribution of …
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Powerlessness and Pollution in Alleghany County, Virginia: A Historical Analysis of Paternalism and Economic Coercion in Appalachia and its Relationship with Environmental Degradation
… analysis of the cotton textile industry of the Southern Piedmont and coal mining industry of Southern Appalachia, where these systems of power have been documented. In applying the indicators of paternalism and economic coercion found in these nearby Southern industries to Alleghany County, …
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An Assessment of the Biological and Socioeconomic Feasibility of Elk Restoration in Virginia
… Big Meadows, Peaks of Otter), and 3 in the Southern Piedmont (Danville, Brookneal, Rehobeth). The highest potentials for supporting an elk herd were found in the Highland and Big Meadows study areas, medium biological feasibilities were found in the Southwest, Shenandoah, and Brookneal study …
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Phytoplankton colonization and seasonal succession in new experimental ponds
… were constructed in Blackstone, VA at VPI&SU Southern Piedmont Agricultural Experiment Station. Colonization and succession of the ponds’ phytoplankton communities were investigated during the first year after filling. Taxa richness and densities, biomass as chlorophyll a, and primary …
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Influence of nitrogen fertilization and leaf management on nitrogen use efficiency and agronomic performance of mammoth cultivars of flue-cured tobacco
… conducted in 1991 and 1992 at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Agricultural Experiment Station near Blackstone, Virginia to determine the influence of nitrogen rate on nitrogen use efficiency and its components on two mammoth cultivars and a conventional cultivar. Experiments were also …
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Identification and genetic characterization of tobacco accessions possessing resistance to tobacco cyst nematode
… nematode (TCN) is an important initiative in the Southern Piedmont of Virginia, where this pathogen causes severe yield losses. One hundred twenty eight lines representing a diverse geographic array of tobacco accessions, including cultivars from several types of tobacco, flue-cured-type tobacco …
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Strip-till flue-cured tobacco production in Virginia
… of tobacco. A two-year study conducted at the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center evaluated a strip-tillage production system on agronomic performance of flue-cured tobacco and evaluated the impact of cover crop management on soil nitrogen cycling and nitrogen uptake by …
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Benefits of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on Nutrient Cycling and Forage Growth in Alpaca Pastures
… study was conducted at Virginia Tech's Southern Piedmont Research Station. Treatments included a control (no dung, no beetles), dung only, dung with five pairs of O. taurus, and dung that was allowed to be colonized in alpaca pastures at VSU. The addition of O. taurus and the field …
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Evaluating the use of renewable fuel sources to heat flue-cured tobacco barns
… A two-year study conducted at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Center evaluated the effectiveness and cost of curing flue-cured tobacco with a wood pellet burner. Additionally, field studies were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of on-farm production of biomass fuel crops as well as …
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Influence of nitrogen source and metalaxyl on nitrification in soils and the yield and quality of flue-cured tobacco
… and laboratory experiments were conducted in the Southern Piedmont region of Virginia in 1984 and 1985 to carry out these objectives. Metalaxyl was found to reduce the population of NH₄⁺ oxidizers in soil and inhibit nitrification at applications of 0.56, 1.12, and 3.36 kg ha⁻¹. The inhibitory …
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Evaluating the potential of aerial remote sensing in flue-cured tobacco
… study, conducted in Southside Virginia at the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center and on commercial farms, assessed the potential of aerial remote sensing in flue-cured tobacco. The effort encompassed two key objectives. First, examine the use of the enhanced normalized …
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Nitrogen Rate and Source Effects on Biomass Yield of Teff Grown for Livestock Feed in the Mid-Atlantic Region
… and 1805 to 8875 kg DM ha-1 for the Blacksburg, Southern Piedmont, and Shenandoah Valley locations, respectively. Crude protein and total digestible nutrients ranged from 70 to 240 g kg-1 and 460 to 700 g kg-1, respectively. Nitrate concentrations increased with increase in N fertilization but …
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The demise of industrial paternalism: the case of southern textiles, 1880-1940
… thesis is an historical social analysis of the Southern textile industry of 1880 to 1940, the industry which brought about the industrialization of the South. The initial class relationship institutionalized between the emerging industrial elite and the proleteriat was the socio-economic system …
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Yield and nitrogen uptake of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var italica) and soil nitrate status as influenced by rate and timing of nitrogen application
… available for vegetable fertilization on these southern Piedmont soils. The objectives of this study were to amend the current recommended nitrogen rates for broccoli production, and to measure plant N uptake and soil nitrate status throughout the growing season in order to develop an efficient …
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Design, Simulation, Analysis and Optimization of Transportation System for a Biomass to Ethanol Conversion Plant
… bales of switchgrass), a seven-county region in southern Piedmont region of Virginia was selected as the location for a 50 Mg/h bioprocessing plant which operates 24 h/day, 7 days/week. Some of the equipment are not be commercially available and need to be developed. The transport equipment …
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Legume Establishment in Native Warm-Season Grass Pastures
… scoparium) pasture in 2022 and 2023 at the Southern Piedmont AREC in Blackstone, Virginia. Planting method at three levels (no-till drill, broadcast, and non-planted control) were evaluated at three planting timing levels (fall planting, winter planting, and winter planting with burned …
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