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Thursday, September 29, 2011

OECD iLibrary = international development e-books + more

Find international development e-books, research papers, and statistical publications by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in UW-Madison's subscription to OECD iLibrary.

Selected recent titles of interest:
  • Apples: International Standards
  • Apricots: International Standards
  • Asparagus: International Standards
  • Bioheat, Biopower and Biogas: Developments and Implications for Agriculture
  • Challenges for Agricultural Research
  • Citrus Fruits: International Standards
  • Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation
  • Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the United States
  • Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices
  • OECD Agriculture Statistics
  • Peaches and Nectarines: International Standards  
  • Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms
  • Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture
  • Test No. 227: Terrestrial Plant Test: Vegetative Vigour Test - OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Trial journal subscriptions at UW-Madison

The following trial subscriptions aren't guaranteed to last...

But the more you use them, the more likely it is that they'll stick around!

Analytical Methods - a new monthly peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, communicating research on the advancement of analytical techniques for use by the wider scientific community.

Example article: Clarke, D.B. (2010). Glucosinolates, structures and analysis in food,  Anal. Methods, 2(4): 310-325.

Integrative Biology - publishes research that contributes to a quantitative understanding of how component properties at one level in the dimensional scale (nano to macro) determine biosystem behavior at a higher level of complexity.  New journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Example article: Kämpf, M.M. and Weber, W. (2010). Synthetic biology in the analysis and engineering of signaling processes, Integr. Biol., 2(1): 12-24.

Journal of Systematics and Evolution - this plant-focused journal covers descriptions of new taxa, monographic revision, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and genome evolution, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary ecology, population biology, conservation biology, biogeography, paleobiology, evolutionary theories, and related subjects.  Formerly titled Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica.

Example article: Ning, S.Z., Chen, Q.J., Yuan, Z.W., Zhang, L.Q., Yan, Z.H., Zheng, Y.L., and Liu, D.C. (2009). Characterization of WAP2 gene in Aegilops tauschii and comparison with homoeologous loci in wheat, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 47(6): 543-551.


Metallomics - a new frontier in the investigation of trace elements in biology; expected to develop as an interdisciplinary science complementary to genomics and proteomics. This new journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry covers research fields related to metals and biometals in biological, environmental, and clinical systems.

Example article: Ogra, Y., Okubo, E., and Takahira, M. (2010). Distinct uptake of tellurate from selenate in a selenium accumulator, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), Metallomics, 2(5): 328-333.


Nanoscale - a collaborative venture between the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing, China.

Example article: Sun, D., Yang, J., and Wang, X. (2010). Bacterial cellulose/TiO2 hybrid nanofibers prepared by the surface hydrolysis method with molecular precision, Nanoscale, 2(2): 287-292.

Statistical Analysis and Data Mining - addresses data analysis, including data mining algorithms, statistical approaches, and practical applications. Topics include problems involving massive and complex datasets, solutions utilizing innovative algorithms and/or novel statistical approaches, and the objective evaluation of analyses and solutions.

Example article: Doddareddy, M.R., van Westen, G.J.P., van der Horst, E., Peironcely, J.E., Corthals, F., Ijzerman, A.P., Emmerich, M., Jenkins, J.L., and Bender, A. (2009). Chemogenomics: Looking at biology through the lens of chemistry. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2(3): 149-160.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Statistics journals: High impact factors

Statistics journals - ranked by 2008 Impact Factor
  1. Econometrica (UW-Madison subscriptions: online 1933-2007, print 1933-2009)
  2. Biostatistics (online 2000-present)
  3. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, Statistical Methodology (online 1948-present, print 1946-2005)
  4. Annals of Applied Statistics (online 2007-present)
  5. Journal of the American Statistical Association (online 1922-present)
  6. Annals of Statistics (online 1973-present)
  7. Statistical Methods in Medical Research (online 1997-present)
  8. Statistical Science (online 1986-present)
  9. Statistics in Medicine (online 1996-present, print 1982-2006)
  10. Biometrics (online 1947-present)
[Source: Thomson Reuters ScienceWatch]

Monday, December 21, 2009

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES)



The International Biometric Society has chosen Springer as the new publisher of their Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES), beginning in March 2010 (v.15). Backfiles to 2001 (v.6-14) will also be made available on SpringerLink.

JABES is a quarterly journal publishinging papers of interest to applied researchers and consultants in the agricultural, biological (including biotechnology), and environmental sciences (including natural resources). The focus of the journal is on new, interdisciplinary, and important statistical methods using real-world data.

JABES volumes from 2001-2009 (v.6-14) were previously made available from the website of the American Statistical Association. Volumes from 1996-2003 (v.1-8) will continue to be available from JSTOR.

Related journals:
Related books and proceedings:

Monday, October 12, 2009

Agricultural water use in Wisconsin



Data estimating water use in Wisconsin have been generated every 5 years since 1950. The latest report on state-wide water use has been released by the U.S. Geological Survey, compiling data through 2005.

Since 1950, water use for irrigation, industrial, commercial, domestic, and livestock purposes has increased 333%. The largest daily use of water is for cooling at thermoelectric-power plants: 6,898 million gallons per day (Mgal/d). Other findings include:

Irrigation (non-domestic)

  • Irrigation water use = 402 million gallons per day (Mgal/d)
  • 96% is from ground-water
  • 97% is used for agriculture

  • 3% is used for golf courses, commercial landscaping, athletic fields, parks, cemeteries, sod farms, nurseries, orchards, evergreen farms, greenhouses, specialty edibles, and botanical gardens

  • Irrigated crop land = 386,000 acres

  • Portage, Waushara, and Adams counties = highest agricultural irrigation water use; these counties lead the state in the production of potatoes, corn, and vegetables (snap beans, carrots, peas, etc.)
  • Primary crops irrigated (by acreage) = assorted vegetables, corn, potatoes, soybeans, alfalfa
  • Most intensively irrigated crops = berries, potatoes, corn

Non-irrigation (agricultural)

  • Livestock use = 73 Mgal/d; 90% from ground-water
  • Clark, Grant, and Marathon counties = highest livestock water use
  • Aquaculture use = 82 Mgal/d; 52% from surface-water

Industrial

  • The paper-products industry is the largest industrial water user = 357 Mgal/d

More resources:

Monday, July 20, 2009

Journal use at the UW-Madison


Online journal usage statistics for selected titles related to the plant and insect sciences at the UW-Madison:

Title - # Articles Accessed 2008

Cell - 26,926

Journal of Molecular Biology - 13,134

Current Biology - 9,482

Molecular Cell - 8,752

FEBS Letters - 7,193

Molecular Microbiology - 4,770

Virology - 4,344

Gene - 4,200

Forest Ecology and Management - 3,939

Current Opinion in Cell Biology - 3,629

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 3,306

Chemistry & Biology - 3,247

Trends in Ecology and Evolution - 3,199

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology - 3,071

Trends in Cell Biology - 3,069
Atmospheric Environment - 2,971

Current Opinion in Structural Biology - 2,967

Biological Conservation - 2,849

Current Opinion in Plant Biology - 2,810

Current Opinion in Biotechnology - 2,791

Trends in Genetics - 2,625

Trends in Plant Science - 2,561

Soil Biology and Biochemistry - 2,451

Current Opinion in Microbiology - 2,435
Remote Sensing of Environment - 2,387

Ecological Modelling - 2,367
Journal of Power Sources - 2,290

Journal of Biotechnology - 2,260

Trends in Microbiology - 2,253

FEBS Journal - 2,139

Conservation Biology - 2,137

Chemosphere - 1,948

Biotechnology and Bioengineering - 1,888

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment - 1,799

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - 1,643

Cellular and molecular life sciences (CMLS) - 1,523

New Phytologist - 1,488

Proteomics - 1,480

Global Change Biology - 1,454

Oecologia - 1,452
Ecology Letters - 1,336

Science of the Total Environment - 1,334

Molecular Ecology - 1,317

FEMS Microbiology Letters - 1,264

Journal of Cellular Physiology - 1,249

Environmental Microbiology - 1,223

BioEssays - 1,208

Genomics - 1,204
Bioresource Technology - 1,074

Fungal Genetics and Biology - 1,064

FEMS Microbiology Letters - 1,049
Journal of Applied Microbiology - 1,024

Restoration Ecology - 997

Cellular Microbiology - 964

Landscape Ecology - 963

Animal Feed Science and Technology - 880
Plant Molecular Biology - 874

Ecosystems - 863

Plant Science - 859

Biometrics - 839

Journal of Applied Ecology - 808

Planta - 791

Environmental Management - 757

Biotechnology Letters - 695

Climatic Change - 679

Cytometry Part A - 639

Plant Cell & Environment - 623

FEMS Microbiology Ecology - 576

Plant and Soil - 573
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology - 564

Microbial Ecology - 563

Global Environmental Change - 551

Journal of Ecology - 546

Euphytica - 542

Biological Invasions - 534

Journal of Biogeography - 519

Plant Ecology - 483

Virus Research - 483

Biodiversity and Conservation - 470

Molecular genetics and genomics (MGG) - 463

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture - 459

Biogeochemistry - 441

Journal of Cereal Science - 436

Archives of Microbiology - 429

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - 417

Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology - 415

Oikos - 412

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - 365

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Wisconsin: Latest ag stats



The latest USDA Census of Agriculture was just released.

Wisconsin statistics:

  • # of farms in 2007: 78,463 (#9 in U.S.A.)

  • # of farms in 2002: 77,131

  • # of acres in farms 2007: 15,190,804

  • # of acres in farms 2002: 15,741,552

  • Average # of acres per farm 2007: 194

  • Average # of acres per farm 2002: 204

  • Commodities raised and delivered under production contracts (vegetables, melons and potatoes) - 527 farms (#2 in USA)

Organic agriculture:

  • 1,443 farms (#2 in USA)

  • 147,120 acres (#4 in USA)

  • $80,630,000 product sold (#4 in USA)

North American Industry Classification System:

  • Oilseed and grain farming: 13,508 farms

  • Vegetable and melon farming: 1,645 farms

  • Fruit and tree nut farming: 1,320 farms

  • Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture operation: 2,147 farms

  • Other crop farming: 22,081 farms (#5 in USA)

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming: 11,593 farms

  • Cattle feedlots: 2,485

  • Dairy cattle and milk production: 13,081 farms (#1 in USA)

  • Hog and pig farming: 989 farms

  • Poultry and egg production: 2,297 farms

  • Sheep and goat farming: 1,501 farms

  • Animal aquaculture or other animal production: 5,816 farms - including 828 farms with colonies of bees
Specific crops:
  • Asparagus - 244 acres (#6 in USA)

  • Green lima beans - 3,435 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Snap beans - 70,885 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Beets - 2,784 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Head cabbage - 5,990 acres (#6 in USA)

  • Carrots - 3,988 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Cucumbers and pickles - 6,084 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Ginseng - 554 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Peas, Chinese (sugar and snow) - 69 acres (#5 in USA)

  • Green peas (excluding Southern) - 37,405 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Potatoes - 63,933 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Pumpkins - 3,600 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Winter squash 823 acres (#8 in USA)

  • Sweet corn - 91,218 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Corn for grain - 437,174,706 bushels

  • Corn for silage or greenchop - 11,645,140 tons (#2 in USA)

  • Mint for oil, All (pounds) - 325,782 (#5 in USA)

  • Oats for grain - 11,122,339 bushels

  • Soybeans for beans - 54,701,222 bushels

  • Sunflower seed - 4,449,621 pounds

  • Apples - 6,406 acres (#7 in USA)

  • Cherries - 2,567 acres (#3 in USA)

  • Cranberries - 18,696 acres (#1 in USA)

  • Currants - 11 acres (#4 in USA)

  • Raspberries - 286 acres (#9 in USA)

  • Aquatic plants - 1,342,175 dollars in sales (#7 in USA)

  • Flower seeds - 1,718,916 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Greenhouse fruits and berries - 28,927 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Mushrooms - 2,057,661 dollars in sales (#4 in USA)

  • Maple syrup - 108,108 gallons produced (#4 in USA)

  • Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, dry equivalent) - 8,528,063 (#3 in USA)

  • Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) - 3,673,619 (#6 in USA)

  • All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop - 8,446,369 green tons (#1 in USA)

  • Hay, haylage, grass silage, and greenchop - 8,528,063 dry tons (#4 in USA)

  • Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) - 7,931,573 (#1 in USA)

  • Honey - 4,167,522 pounds collected
Inputs:
  • Manure - 2,011,176 acres treated

  • Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners - 6,988,477 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control weeds, grass, or brush - 5,227,166 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control insects - 2,125,800 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control diseases in crops and orchards - 251,421 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control nematodes - 128,798 acres treated

  • Chemicals to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate - 67,308 acres treated