cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/27098038.v1
title: Data from: Evaluation of alternative-design cotton gin lint cleaning machines on fiber length uniformity index

description: This is USDA-ARS data from the publication: "Evaluation of Alternative-Design Cotton Gin Lint Cleaning Machines on Fiber Length Uniformity Index". The study was conducted in 2018 & 2019 with continued sample and data analysis through August 2023. Developing cotton ginning methods that improve fiber length uniformity index to levels that are compatible with the newer and more efficient spinning technologies would expand market share and increase the demand for cotton products and give U.S. cotton a competitive edge to synthetic fibers. Older studies on lint cleaning machines showed that the most widely used feed mechanism that places fiber on the cleaning cylinder damages fiber and reduces uniformity. The present study evaluates how conventional and experimental feed mechanisms affect uniformity. The lint cleaners were used with both saw and roller gin stands. Four diverse cotton cultivars from the Far West, Southwest, and Mid-South were used in the test. The data included gining process variables, raw seed cotton characteristics, raw lint High Volume Instrument (HVI), Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS), and micro-dust and trash analyzer (MDTA3) measurements.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/25029497
title: Data from: Using zoos as sentinels for re-emerging arboviruses: Vector surveillance during an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease at the Minnesota Zoo

description: Vector-borne disease prevalence is increasing at a time when surveillance capacity in the United States is decreasing. One way to address this surveillance deficiency is to utilize established infrastructure, such as zoological parks, to investigate animal disease outbreaks and improve our epidemiological understanding of vector-borne pathogens. During fall 2020, an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) at the Minnesota Zoo resulted in morbidity and seroconversion of several collection animals. In response to this outbreak, insect surveillance was conducted, and the collected insects were tested for the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) by RT-qPCR to better understand the local transmitting vector populations responsible for the outbreak. Six pools of <i>Culicoides</i> biting midges were positive for EHDV, including three pools of <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i>, two pools of <i>Culicoides variipennis</i>, and a pool of degraded <i>C. variipennis</i> complex midges. All three endemic serotypes of EHDV (1, 2, and 6) were detected in both animals and midge pools from the premises. Despite this outbreak, no EHDV cases had been reported in wild animals near the zoo. This highlights the importance and utility of using animal holding facilities, such as zoos, as sentinels to better understand the spatio-temporal dynamics of pathogen transmission.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/25029497.v1
title: Data from: Using zoos as sentinels for re-emerging arboviruses: Vector surveillance during an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease at the Minnesota Zoo

description: Vector-borne disease prevalence is increasing at a time when surveillance capacity in the United States is decreasing. One way to address this surveillance deficiency is to utilize established infrastructure, such as zoological parks, to investigate animal disease outbreaks and improve our epidemiological understanding of vector-borne pathogens. During fall 2020, an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) at the Minnesota Zoo resulted in morbidity and seroconversion of several collection animals. In response to this outbreak, insect surveillance was conducted, and the collected insects were tested for the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) by RT-qPCR to better understand the local transmitting vector populations responsible for the outbreak. Six pools of <i>Culicoides</i> biting midges were positive for EHDV, including three pools of <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i>, two pools of <i>Culicoides variipennis</i>, and a pool of degraded <i>C. variipennis</i> complex midges. All three endemic serotypes of EHDV (1, 2, and 6) were detected in both animals and midge pools from the premises. Despite this outbreak, no EHDV cases had been reported in wild animals near the zoo. This highlights the importance and utility of using animal holding facilities, such as zoos, as sentinels to better understand the spatio-temporal dynamics of pathogen transmission.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/24851619
title: Data from: Grain protein and amino acid dynamics in sorghum with in-season split-nitrogen application

description: Data collected from analysis of sorghum protein composition, in-vitro protein digestibility, and grain physical traits from sorghum grown under different nitrogen fertilization levels and time of application.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/24851619.v1
title: Data from: Grain protein and amino acid dynamics in sorghum with in-season split-nitrogen application

description: Data collected from analysis of sorghum protein composition, in-vitro protein digestibility, and grain physical traits from sorghum grown under different nitrogen fertilization levels and time of application.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26836453
title: Data from: Late-Seeded Cover Crops in a Semiarid Environment: Overyielding, Dominance, and Subsequent Crop Yield

description: Interest in cover crops is increasing but information is limited on incorporating them into crop rotations especially in the relatively short growing season on the northern Great Plains. A three-year study, initiated in 2009 on the AREA IV Soil Conservation Districts Cooperative Research Farm near Mandan, North Dakota, USA, evaluated 1) what impact cover crops may have on subsequent crops yields and 2) whether cover crop mixtures are more productive and provide additional benefits compared to cover crop monocultures. The study evaluated 18 different cover crop monocultures and mixtures that were seeded in August into dry pea residue (Pisum sativum L.). Biomass yield of the cover crops was collected by species following a killing frost the same year the cover crops were seeded. The following year, spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max L.) and dry pea were seeded into the different cover crop treatments and a non-treated control. Yield, test weight, crop moisture percent and thousand kernel weight (TKW) were collected for each crop by cover crop combination. This data can be used to understand biomass yields of late-seeded cover crop monocultures and mixtures and their effect on subsequent annual crops under rainfed conditions in a semi-arid continental climate. Applicable USDA soil types include Grassna, Linton, Mandan, Temvik, Williams, and Wilton.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26836453.v1
title: Data from: Late-Seeded Cover Crops in a Semiarid Environment: Overyielding, Dominance, and Subsequent Crop Yield

description: Interest in cover crops is increasing but information is limited on incorporating them into crop rotations especially in the relatively short growing season on the northern Great Plains. A three-year study, initiated in 2009 on the AREA IV Soil Conservation Districts Cooperative Research Farm near Mandan, North Dakota, USA, evaluated 1) what impact cover crops may have on subsequent crops yields and 2) whether cover crop mixtures are more productive and provide additional benefits compared to cover crop monocultures. The study evaluated 18 different cover crop monocultures and mixtures that were seeded in August into dry pea residue (Pisum sativum L.). Biomass yield of the cover crops was collected by species following a killing frost the same year the cover crops were seeded. The following year, spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max L.) and dry pea were seeded into the different cover crop treatments and a non-treated control. Yield, test weight, crop moisture percent and thousand kernel weight (TKW) were collected for each crop by cover crop combination. This data can be used to understand biomass yields of late-seeded cover crop monocultures and mixtures and their effect on subsequent annual crops under rainfed conditions in a semi-arid continental climate. Applicable USDA soil types include Grassna, Linton, Mandan, Temvik, Williams, and Wilton.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26155504
title: Data from: Long-term compost use and high frequency low concentration fertigation reduce N<sub>2</sub>O emissions from a California almond orchard

description: Using compost as an agricultural amendment offers a means to reduce organic waste, as mandated by California State Bill 1383. Compost application, through the addition of soil organic matter, leads to improvements in soil physical characteristics and soil organic carbon content. Effects of compost application (7-year duration; 38-dry tonnes ha<sup>-1</sup>) on soil nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O), inorganic nitrogen pools, soil temperature and water content, bulk density and total carbon and N content were examined. Soils were also measured for soil pH, electrical conductivity, and total C and N. These findings were compared to the control, which had not received compost application.The research site was located ∼8 km west of Modesto, California (37˚37′38.17“ N 121˚5′21.57”W), on a 10.5-ha almond orchard (Prunus <i>dulcis</i>, 270 m by 395 m). The orchard was replanted in 2012 with Nonpareil cultivars and interplanted with Aldrich and Carmel cultivars, all grafted on Nemaguard peach rootstock [<i>Prunus persica </i>(L.) Bratsch]. Trees were 4.3 m apart along the row, with 6.4 m between rows, and irrigated by surface drip hose with embedded emitters every 3.7 m (0.07 L min<sup>−1</sup>).The two treatments, No Compost and Compost (n=3 replicates per treatment), were studied in the growing season (December 2018–August 2019). All other management was consistent between treatments, representing standard practices for the almond industry in this region. The orchard began HFLC nutrient management in 2018, and the total amounts of fertilizer N and irrigation were adjusted in response to anticipated tree demand as determined by the grower. In 2019, orchard received ∼195 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> over 14 fertigation events (March–July, 2019) through a drip irrigation system using HFLC. These 14 fertilization events ranged from 4.5 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> to 28.0 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>.Findings were compared graphically against other data from 5 other studies examining the effects of irrigation and fertigation practices on N<sub>2</sub>O. Total cumulative emissions were calculated by date and treatment over the growing season. The effects of sampling date, treatment and area spanning the drip zone were analyzed for N<sub>2</sub>O, soil temperature and water content, water-filled pore space, ammonium and nitrate.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26155504.v1
title: Data from: Long-term compost use and high frequency low concentration fertigation reduce N<sub>2</sub>O emissions from a California almond orchard

description: Using compost as an agricultural amendment offers a means to reduce organic waste, as mandated by California State Bill 1383. Compost application, through the addition of soil organic matter, leads to improvements in soil physical characteristics and soil organic carbon content. Effects of compost application (7-year duration; 38-dry tonnes ha<sup>-1</sup>) on soil nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O), inorganic nitrogen pools, soil temperature and water content, bulk density and total carbon and N content were examined. Soils were also measured for soil pH, electrical conductivity, and total C and N. These findings were compared to the control, which had not received compost application.The research site was located ∼8 km west of Modesto, California (37˚37′38.17“ N 121˚5′21.57”W), on a 10.5-ha almond orchard (Prunus <i>dulcis</i>, 270 m by 395 m). The orchard was replanted in 2012 with Nonpareil cultivars and interplanted with Aldrich and Carmel cultivars, all grafted on Nemaguard peach rootstock [<i>Prunus persica </i>(L.) Bratsch]. Trees were 4.3 m apart along the row, with 6.4 m between rows, and irrigated by surface drip hose with embedded emitters every 3.7 m (0.07 L min<sup>−1</sup>).The two treatments, No Compost and Compost (n=3 replicates per treatment), were studied in the growing season (December 2018–August 2019). All other management was consistent between treatments, representing standard practices for the almond industry in this region. The orchard began HFLC nutrient management in 2018, and the total amounts of fertilizer N and irrigation were adjusted in response to anticipated tree demand as determined by the grower. In 2019, orchard received ∼195 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> over 14 fertigation events (March–July, 2019) through a drip irrigation system using HFLC. These 14 fertilization events ranged from 4.5 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> to 28.0 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>.Findings were compared graphically against other data from 5 other studies examining the effects of irrigation and fertigation practices on N<sub>2</sub>O. Total cumulative emissions were calculated by date and treatment over the growing season. The effects of sampling date, treatment and area spanning the drip zone were analyzed for N<sub>2</sub>O, soil temperature and water content, water-filled pore space, ammonium and nitrate.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26155420
title: Data from: Alternative fertilization practices lead to improvements in yield-scaled global warming potential in almond orchards

description: This study investigates the impact of alternative fertilization practices on the yield-scaled global warming potential in almond orchards. Almond production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions due to fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. Field experiments were conducted in an almond orchard using three fertigation practices: Advance Grower Practice (AGP), Pump and Fertilizer (P&F) and High Frequency-Low Concentration (HFLC).The study was conducted in a commercial almond orchard (16 ha, 2015 and 2016 growing seasons) in the San Joaquin Valley (Madera, California; 36◦ 49’ 15.85” N 120◦ 12’1.20 W, elevation 60 m). The trees (ca. 16 years, 73 trees per row) were spaced 5.5 m tree to tree within row and approximately 14.6 m between alternating rows of Nonpareil and Carmel cultivars. The soil type was the Cajon soil series (<i>Mixed, thermic Typic Torripsamments</i>), characterized by loose fine sand with low organic carbon content and low water holding capacity (Web Soil Survey, 2021). The orchard exists in a semiarid, Mediterranean-like climate. All samples were collected in the second and third year after fertigation treatments were initiated.Urea Ammonium Nitrate [UAN; 32% nitrogen (N), composed of 50% urea-N, 25% NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N, and 25% NO<sub>3</sub><sup> -</sup>-N) was delivered through the irrigation system to all three irrigation treatments (i.e. fertigation). Generally, the fertilizer N content was similar across all Pump and Fertigate treatments but the frequency of application varied. Two treatments (, P&F; HFLC, High Frequency-Low Concentration) provided a similar total, annual N targeted to meet the demands for high yielding commercial almond production based on above- and below-ground growth. The third, AGP, applied approximately 30% more N fertilizer than P&F and HFLC because it represented the standard growing practice with respect to timing and quantity of fertilizer application for the local industry. P&F and HFLC reduced the amount of applied N fertilizer by accounting for groundwater N concentrations. Each fertigation treatment was composed of four tree rows, with each of the four replicates placed along one of the two center tree rows.Greenhouse gas emissions from fertigation were sampled using an array of static chambers that were placed to cover the drip zone and within the tree row and alley. At the same time, soil water content, temperature and inorganic N pools were collected. During harvest, almond yields were measured to allow for calculation of yield-scaled global warming potential.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26155420.v1
title: Data from: Alternative fertilization practices lead to improvements in yield-scaled global warming potential in almond orchards

description: This study investigates the impact of alternative fertilization practices on the yield-scaled global warming potential in almond orchards. Almond production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions due to fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. Field experiments were conducted in an almond orchard using three fertigation practices: Advance Grower Practice (AGP), Pump and Fertilizer (P&F) and High Frequency-Low Concentration (HFLC).The study was conducted in a commercial almond orchard (16 ha, 2015 and 2016 growing seasons) in the San Joaquin Valley (Madera, California; 36◦ 49’ 15.85” N 120◦ 12’1.20 W, elevation 60 m). The trees (ca. 16 years, 73 trees per row) were spaced 5.5 m tree to tree within row and approximately 14.6 m between alternating rows of Nonpareil and Carmel cultivars. The soil type was the Cajon soil series (<i>Mixed, thermic Typic Torripsamments</i>), characterized by loose fine sand with low organic carbon content and low water holding capacity (Web Soil Survey, 2021). The orchard exists in a semiarid, Mediterranean-like climate. All samples were collected in the second and third year after fertigation treatments were initiated.Urea Ammonium Nitrate [UAN; 32% nitrogen (N), composed of 50% urea-N, 25% NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N, and 25% NO<sub>3</sub><sup> -</sup>-N) was delivered through the irrigation system to all three irrigation treatments (i.e. fertigation). Generally, the fertilizer N content was similar across all Pump and Fertigate treatments but the frequency of application varied. Two treatments (, P&F; HFLC, High Frequency-Low Concentration) provided a similar total, annual N targeted to meet the demands for high yielding commercial almond production based on above- and below-ground growth. The third, AGP, applied approximately 30% more N fertilizer than P&F and HFLC because it represented the standard growing practice with respect to timing and quantity of fertilizer application for the local industry. P&F and HFLC reduced the amount of applied N fertilizer by accounting for groundwater N concentrations. Each fertigation treatment was composed of four tree rows, with each of the four replicates placed along one of the two center tree rows.Greenhouse gas emissions from fertigation were sampled using an array of static chambers that were placed to cover the drip zone and within the tree row and alley. At the same time, soil water content, temperature and inorganic N pools were collected. During harvest, almond yields were measured to allow for calculation of yield-scaled global warming potential.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26381755
title: Data from: Insect Pollinivores of Sorghum bicolor and Plant Traits that Influence Visitation

description: Grasses such as sorghum are rarely considered as an important food resource for pollinators. In this study, we report insects collecting or consuming pollen of sorghum over the 8-week flowering period of a mapping population in Tifton, GA. We also examine the response of insects to plant morphological traits and disease damage, and the ability of bumble bees to cross-pollinate sorghum.<b>Supplemental Figure Legends:</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 1. Average air temperature (orange line) and precipitation (blue bars) that occurred during the sorghum growing season of 2022 in Tifton, GA.</b><b> </b><b>Data from NRCS National Water and Climate Center, SCAN site no. 2027 (https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/nwcc/site?sitenum=2027).</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 2. Probability of observing a hover fly on a sorghum panicle for each week of flowering.</b><b> </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 3. Probability of observing a bee (honey, bumble, or southern carpenter) on a sorghum panicle each week of flowering. </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 4. The probability of observing an insect on a sorghum panicle by week of flowering. </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><br>
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26381755.v2
title: Data from: Insect Pollinivores of Sorghum bicolor and Plant Traits that Influence Visitation

description: Grasses such as sorghum are rarely considered as an important food resource for pollinators. In this study, we report insects collecting or consuming pollen of sorghum over the 8-week flowering period of a mapping population in Tifton, GA. We also examine the response of insects to plant morphological traits and disease damage, and the ability of bumble bees to cross-pollinate sorghum.<b>Supplemental Figure Legends:</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 1. Average air temperature (orange line) and precipitation (blue bars) that occurred during the sorghum growing season of 2022 in Tifton, GA.</b><b> </b><b>Data from NRCS National Water and Climate Center, SCAN site no. 2027 (https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/nwcc/site?sitenum=2027).</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 2. Probability of observing a hover fly on a sorghum panicle for each week of flowering.</b><b> </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 3. Probability of observing a bee (honey, bumble, or southern carpenter) on a sorghum panicle each week of flowering. </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><b>Supplemental Fig. 4. The probability of observing an insect on a sorghum panicle by week of flowering. </b><b>Probabilities with the same letter are not different at α = 0.05.</b><br>
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/26381755.v1
title: Data from: Insect Pollinivores of Sorghum bicolor and Plant Traits that Influence Visitation

description: Grasses such as sorghum are rarely considered as an important food resource for pollinators. In this study, we report insects collecting or consuming pollen of sorghum over the 8-week flowering period of a mapping population in Tifton, GA. We also examine the response of insects to plant morphological traits and disease damage, and the ability of bumble bees to cross-pollinate sorghum.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/29274848
title: Data from: Chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome assemblies and annotations of Apios americana and Apios priceana

description: The data in this collection comprise gene annotations for Apios americana and Apios priceana. Annotations were carried out using the BRAKER3 pipeline (Gabriel et al., 2024). Apios americana produces starchy, high-protein tubers that were used by indigenous Native Americans. Apios americana is found throughout eastern and central North America, from Louisiana in the south to Quebec in the north. Apios priceana is a rare legume species, found scattered locations in the North American Southeast (Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee). The plant is federally listed as a threatened species. It has a vining habit and produces an edible, thickened storage root.
DOI: 10.15482/usda.adc/29274848.v1
title: Data from: Chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome assemblies and annotations of Apios americana and Apios priceana

description: The data in this collection comprise gene annotations for Apios americana and Apios priceana. Annotations were carried out using the BRAKER3 pipeline (Gabriel et al., 2024). Apios americana produces starchy, high-protein tubers that were used by indigenous Native Americans. Apios americana is found throughout eastern and central North America, from Louisiana in the south to Quebec in the north. Apios priceana is a rare legume species, found scattered locations in the North American Southeast (Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee). The plant is federally listed as a threatened species. It has a vining habit and produces an edible, thickened storage root.