RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences is a faculty-refereed journal devoted to the publication of high quality research by undergraduates worldwide in all research problem areas including, but not limited, to those described in the USDA, CSREES Manual of Classification of Agricultural and Forestry Research at http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris/revman/manvi_rp.htm
Articles are instantly issued upon acceptance. The most recent are listed below. The current volume is Volume 7.
Recent Content
Stomatal Frequency, Distribution, and Needle Hydrophobicity in Cloud Forest Spruce and Fir, Southern Appalachian Mountains
Jennifer E. Reed and William K. Smith
Influence of Pasture Management Regimes on the Abundance of Four Target Beetle Groups
Christina Doehling, Frederick Baxendale, Tiffany Heng-Moss, and Walter Schacht
Misting Effects of the Microbial Quality of Retail Leaf Lettuce
Rachel Rossman, David Giraud, and Julie A. Albrecht
Favorable Team Scores Under the Team-Based Learning Paradigm: A Statistical Artifact?
Trevor Hefley and Andrew J. Tyre
Performance of Mapping-Grade GPS Receivers in Southeastern Forest Conditions
Michael D. Ransom, James Rhynold, and Pete Bettinger
Storage and breakdown of starch aid P. parviflorus in leaf re-greening after nitrogen deficiency
Kevin A. Korus, M. Elizabeth Conley, Erin E. Blankenship, and Ellen T. Paparozzi
Monitoring Early Season Mosquito and Bird Populations: Implications for West Nile Virus in Lancaster County, Nebraska
Jason Thiele, Trevor Hefley, Lindsay Beck-Johnson, and Emily Matthews
Analysis of Green Roof Growing Media Porosity
Kelsey Latshaw, Jay Fitzgerald, and Richard Sutton
Incidence of Salmonella on Reptiles in the Pet Trade
Casey R. Cain, Drew Tyre, and Dennis Ferraro
Determination of Biofilms on Plastic Cutting Boards
Kristen Neth, David Girard, and Julie A. Albrecht
Sensory Evaluation of Ice Cream made with Prebiotic Ingredients
Adeline K. Lum and Julie A. Albrecht
Results of a Twenty-Two Year Old Progeny Test of a Pinus sylvestris Plantation in Eastern Nebraska
Adam D. Rupe and Tala Awada
Weed Response to Broadcast Flaming
Andre C. Domingues, Santiago M. Ulloa, Avishek Datta, and Stevan Z. Knezevic
Corn (Zea mays) and Soybean (Glycine max) Tolerance to Broadcast Flaming
Teixeira Z. Heverton, Santiago Ulloa, Avishek Datta, and Stevan Z. Knezevic
An Investigation of the Genetic Variation between Blissus occiduus Barber and Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say)
Lanae M. Pierson, Rosana Serikawa, Tiffany Heng-Moss, and John E. Foster
Consumption & Attitudes about Whole Grain Foods of UNL Students Who Dine in a Campus Cafeteria
Kimberly J. Bisanz and Kaye L. Stanek Krogstrand
Inhibition of Mold Growth by Sourdough Bread Cultures
Pei Ven Kam, Andreia Bianchini, and Lloyd B. Bullerman
Effects of Consumer Perceptions on the Marketing of Second Generation Genetically Modified Products
Anneke Gustafson and Amalia Yiannaka
Dry Bean Intake of Women Ages 19-45
Julie Eihusen and Julie A. Albrecht
Development of a System for Directed Evolution of Arabidopsis Formate Dehydrogenase to Utilize NADP as a Cofactor
Brittany L. Prather, Joshua R. Widhalm, John Markwell, and Patricia L. Herman
Utilization Of Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus Gmelin) Microsatellite Markers For Phylogenetic Applications In Bay Scallops (Argopecten irradians Lamarck)
Liliana E.J. Kim, James J. Campanella, and Paul A.X. Bologna
Estimation of Heat Transfer Coefficients of Cooked Boneless Ham
Kimberly Ryland, Lijun Wang, Alejandro Amézquita, and Curtis L. Weller