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The following is a list of current research projects of the Experiment Station sorted by Division. (Updated 5/10/02. Reports are updated to reflect progress for 2001.) Select one of the following:

	Animal and Veterinary Sciences Updated - 5/10/02
	Family and Consumer Sciences Updated - 5/10/02
	Forestry  Updated - 5/10/02
	Plant and Soil Sciences Updated - 5/13/02
	Resource Management Updated - 5/10/02

Project Number	Title	Investigators
WVA00137	AQUACULTURE FOOD AND MARKETING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT	Semmens, K.
WVA00140	INCREASING FARM INCOME BY A STRATEGIC SHIFT IN BREEDING TIME FOR EWE FLOCKS	Lewis, P. E., Inskeep, E. K., Smith, D. K., Rayburn, E., Mcconnell, T. R.
WVA00146	AQUACULTURE FOOD AND MARKETING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT	Semmens, K.
WVA00147	Aquaculture Food and Marketing Project	Dailey, R. A., Semmens, K., D'Souza, G., Smith, D., Kenney, P. B., Mazik, P.
WVA00149	Effect of Peptidoglycan-Polysaccharide (PG) Complex of Streptococcal Cell Wall on Reproductive Efficiency and Mastitis in Sheep	Dailey, R. A., Lewis, G. S., Holaskova, I., Wulster-Radcliffe, M.
WVA00165	AQUACULTURE FOOD AND MARKETING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT	Semmens, K. J., Blemings, K. P., Davalos, J., D'Souza, G., Kenney, P. B., Mazik, P.
WVA00321	ASSOCIATION OF FERTILITY WITH TEMPORAL CHANGES IN OVARIAN FUNCTION OF DOMESTIC RUMINANTS	Inskeep, E. K., Dailey, R. A., Lewis, P. E.
WVA00383	ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON DAIRY FORAGE SYSTEMS	Prigge, E. C., Bryan, W. B.
WVA00390	THE UTILIZATION OF COOL-SEASON FORAGES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION	Prigge, E. C., Bryan, W. B.
WVA00393	PREVENTION OF ADVANCED GLYCOSYLATION ENDPRODUCT-INDUCED TISSUE COMPLICATIONS, BROILER-BREEDER CHICKEN	Klandorf, H.
WVA00396	PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND FERTILITY OF BROILER BREEDERS IN COLONY CAGES AND CONVENTIONAL FLOORING	Peterson, R. A.
WVA00405	DEGREE OF MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN HYDRATION AND RAW MATERIAL FUNCTIONALITY IN PROCESSED MUSCLE FOODS	Kenney, P. B.
WVA00408	Liquefication of Agricultural Wastes	Russell, R. W.
WVA00413	BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF LYSINE DEGRADATION	Blemings, K. P.

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Project Number	Title	Investigators
WVA00398	EFFECTS OF THE 4-H CHARTING PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH	Markstrom, C. A.
WVA00414	Factors Associated with Iron Status Among WIC Infants in Rural West Virginia	Fitch, C. W.
WVA00417	How Do Structured Out-of-School Experiences Contribute to Positive Youth Development?	Markstrom, C. A.

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Project Number	Title	Investigators
WVA00042-ADM	PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF A COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Coster, J. E.
WVA00074	INCORPORATING LANDSCAPE PATTERNS AT VARYING SCALES INTO LONG-TERM FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS	Gribko, L. S.
WVA00076	BIORATIONAL PROTECTION OF APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS	Dawson-Andoh, B. E.
WVA00078	ORTHOTROPIC ELASTICITY AND STRENGTH OF APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS IN RELATION TO MANUFACTURING COMPOSITES	Lang, E. M.
WVA00079	LINKING THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE/FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES UPON FISH AND INVERTEBRATE PRODUCTION	Hartman, K. J.
WVA00080	THE ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS IN THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS	Schuett, M. A.
WVA00081	EFFECT OF CHANGING ROUNDWOOD PRODUCT CONSUMPTION ON APPALACHIAN FOREST RESOURCE	Anderson, R. B.
WVA00083	PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF A COOPERATIVE FOREST RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Mcneel, J. F.
WVA00085	Management of Appalachian Forests for Cavity-dwelling Wildlife	Anderson, J. T.
WVA00086	Silviculture Techniques to Sustain Diversity in Young Central Appalachian Forests	Fajvan, M. A.
WVA00087	Landowner cooperatives and sustainable forest management: Monitoring, assessment, and enhancement	Selin, S.
WVA00088	Modeling Stand, Harvest, and Machine Interactions in Harvesting and Management of Central Appalachian Forests	Wang, J.
WVA00089	Examine Long-Term Soil Calcium Flux Rates As Part of An On-Going Study Of Nutrient Cycling In Two Small Watersheds At The WVU Forest	Hicks, R. R.
WVA00090	Consequences of the no-spray alternative on bird nesting ecology in a gypsy moth impacted forest	Whitmore, R. C.
WVA00091	Using events to help define sustainable places: An ecological approach to forest recreation management and planning	Pierskalla, C. D.
WVA00092	Biotic and abiotic mechanisms in the establishment of northern red oak seedlings	Gribko, L. S.
WVA00164	Forestry Heritage Trail	Goldman, T. L., McGill, D. W., Martin, K. E.
WVA00399	SEASONAL MAST AVAILABILITY FOR WILDLIFE IN WEST VIRGINIA	Edwards, J. W., Gribko, L. S.
WVA00412	Applicability of Eco-Labeling To Appalachian Hardwood Products	Armstrong, J. P.
WVA00415	EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRACTICES ON STREAM ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES AND FISH METAPOPULATION DYNAMICS	Petty, J. T.

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Project Number	Title	Investigators
WVA00006	FIELD CROP VARIETY TESTING	Balasko, J. A.
WVA00008	SOIL SURVEY WORK IN WEST VIRGINIA	Sencindiver, J. C.
WVA00024	MISCELLANEOUS INSECT AND INSECTICIDE STUDIES	Amrine, J. W., Butler, L., Hogmire, H. W.
WVA00094	PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS IN SOILS	Bhumbla, D. K.
WVA00128	CHROMOSOMAL ABBERATIONS MICRONUCELI AND DAMAGE FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO ASPHALT FUME CONDENSATE, JET PROPULSION FUEL AND RADIATION	Nath, J.
WVA00133	BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF OAK WILT AND OTHER FOREST DISEASES	MacDonald, W.
WVA00136	ECOTYPIC VARIATION IN ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI FROM SERPENTINE SOILS	Cumming, J. R., Panaccione, D. G.
WVA00138	OXYGEN RELEASE FROM PLANT ROOT SYSTEMS IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS	Garbutt, K., Sexstone, A.
WVA00141	TOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS GENES IN ERGOPEPTINE-PRODUCING FUNGI	Panaccione, D. G., Schardl, C. L.
WVA00142	COW-CALF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN APPALACHIA	Bryan, W. B., Prigge, E. C., D'souza, G. E.
WVA00143	Transition Methods to Convert from Conventional to Organic Agricultural Systems	Kotcon, J. B., Bryan, W. B., McDonald, L.
WVA00145	PASTURE-BASED BEEF SYSTEMS FOR APPALACHIA: LAND AND PASTURE USE, SUPPLEMENTATION AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS	Bryan, W. B., Prigge, E. C., Lewis, P. E., D'Souza, G. E.
WVA00148	Regulation of Ethylene Signal Transduction in Carnation Petals	Verlinden, S.
WVA00161	Toxin biosynthesis genes in ergopeptine-producing fungi	Panaccione, D. G., Schardl, C. L.
WVA00293	BIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT OF CHESTNUT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CHESTNUT PATHOGENS AND PESTS	MacDonald, W. L.
WVA00294	FORAGE CROP GENETICS AND BREEDING TO IMPROVE YIELD AND QUALITY	Balasko, J. A.
WVA00317	CONTROL OF HONEY BEE MITES;TAXONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF ERIOPHYOID MITES; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MULTIFLOR ROSE: MITE AND INSECT PEST	Amrine, J. W.
WVA00360	MANIPULATION OF ERGOT ALKALOID PRODUCTION IN THE ENDOPHYTE OF TALL FESCUE	Panaccione, D.
WVA00367	INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF TREE FRUIT INSECTS	Hogmire, H. W.
WVA00377	MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF NEW APPLE CULTIVARS	Hogmire, H., Biggs, A.
WVA00379	Soil Microbial Taxonomic and Functional Diversity as Affected by Land Use and Management	Morton, J. B.
WVA00380	ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF METALS IN WEST VIRGINIA SOILS	Sencindiver, J. C., Bhumbla, D. K.
WVA00382	CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MINESOILS	Sencindiver, J. C., Skousen, J. G.
WVA00387	ECOLOGY OF FOREST ARTHROPODS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES	Butler, L.
WVA00388	ALTERNATIVE DISEASE CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OFAPPLES FOR PROCESSING	Biggs, A. R.
WVA00389	Biologically Based IPM Systems for Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes	Kotcon, J. B.
WVA00400	EFFECTS OF COMPLEX MIXTURES ON THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS AND SOIL MATERIALS	Mcdonald, Jr., L. M.
WVA00401	CONTROL OF NON POINT SOURCE POLLUTION FROM LAND APPLICATION OF WASTES	Skousen, J. G., Sencindiver, J. C., Bhumbla, D. K., McDonald, L. M.
WVA00402	MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER IN WEST VIRGINIA	Bissonnette, G., Sexstone, A.
WVA00403	SYSTEMS OF ORGANIC CROP/LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION	Kotcon, J., Bryan, W., McDonald, L., Butler, L., Verlinden, S., Prigge, W.
WVA00406	CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES	Arora, R.
WVA00407	FREEZE DAMAGE AND PROTECTION OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIES	Arora, R.
WVA00410	Ethylene Action in Flowers	Verlinden, S.

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Project Number	Title	Investigators
WVA00144	Program Development in Agricultural Education	Lawrence, L. D., Gartin, S. A.
WVA00162	Economic Valuation of Stream Restoration	Collins, A. R., Rosenberger, R., Fletcher, J.
WVA00364	BENEFITS AND COSTS OF RESOURCE POLICIES AFFECTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND	Fletcher, J. J., Phipps, T. T., Rosenberger, R. A.
WVA00392	HIGHER EDUCATION IN RURAL AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF WEST VIRGINIA	Gebremedhin, T. G., Odell, K. S.
WVA00394	RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY ENHANCED POULTRY PRODUCTION	Collins, A., Colyer, D., Fletcher, J.
WVA00395	COMMODITIES, CONSUMERS, AND COMMUNITIES: LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN A GLOBALIZING ENVIRONMENT	D'Souza, G. E., Smith, D. K.
WVA00397	BIOREMEDIATION OF PESTICIDE CONTAMINATED MEDIA	Diener, R. G., Collins, A., Bearce, B., Bissonnette, G.
WVA00404	IMPACTS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS AND ECONOMIC POLICIES ON SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE	Colyer, D., Labys, W., Fletcher, J.
WVA00409	Policy Implications of Changes in Rural Employment, Poverty and Income Distribution in West Virginia	Gebremedhin, T. G., Smith, D. K., Schaeffer, P. V.
WVA00411	Implications of The New Agriculture for West Virginia	D'Souza, G. E., Collins, A. C., Fletcher, J. J., Phipps, T. T., Semmens, K. J., Smith, D. K.
WVA00416	Evaluation of land uses, policy, and amenity benefits of land in West Virginia	Rosenberger, R. S., Fletcher, J. J., Phipps, T. T., Schaeffer, P. V., Yuill, C. B.

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