From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Sun Feb 01 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!206.251.127.50!newsfeed.gte.net!news.gte.net!not-for-mail From: tccher@gte.net (tccher) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Re: grass burrs Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 13:50:04 GMT Organization: gte.net Lines: 17 Message-ID: <6b4ilg$9lc$1@gte2.gte.net> References: <6athk5$d0p$1@gte2.gte.net> <19980131143600.JAA15079@ladder03.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 1cust68.max3.houston2.tx.ms.uu.net X-Auth: C201D701099584994CC38491 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 On 31 Jan 1998 14:36:13 GMT, rgulley104@aol.com (RGulley104) wrote: >What state? Describe area, how close to water, etc. > > >RGulley, lawnguy, Elmira, NY South Texas, 35 miles southeast of San Antonio towards Corpus Christi. The soil is a loamy sand. There are no tanks/open water on the property. One water well about 200yards uphill from the area and a dry creek bordering the downhill side. There are approximently 25 well established oak trees also on the property (over 100 yrs.old). If needed I could keep livestock off the area for as long as needed. The property is outside the city limits and the closest residents are over a mile away. P.T. Villarreal, Pleasanton, TX From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Sun Feb 01 22:00:00 1998 From: Vera_Besse@unet.univie.ac.at (Vera Besse) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Re: Is it Phalaris arundinacea?? Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 09:04:46 GMT Message-ID: <34d58b8b.530742@192.168.0.1> References: <34D09C34.69AA@pilot.msu.edu> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.451 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.34.136.79 Lines: 25 Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gip.net!news-raspail.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!newscore.univie.ac.at!01-newsfeed.univie.ac.at!news.telekabel.at!195.34.136.79 Brad, I can do the identification, if you put one dried specimen into an envelope. If you are interested in Phalaris arundinacea seeds, I can get you collected wild ones, but of course, you'll have to wait until summer. Vera Besse Raxstrasse 21/6/8 A-1100 Wien Austria On Thu, 29 Jan 1998 10:11:49 -0500, lathropb@pilot.msu.edu wrote: >I'm a should not have been business major trying to identify this grass >that I have... I was looking for Reed Canary Grass, and found something >that I think looks like it's it, but don't know how to be sure of the >fact. It's in the winter time too, so the flower is all brown, dried out >and not so comparable to the pictures I have found. Does anybody know >how or where I can get it identified without most of the plant? I have >growing roots and green "base", but am not literate in this area. I have >multiple specimens and would gladly pay you if I sent one to you for ID. > >Brad >lathropb@pilot.msu.edu No Junk-Mail! Replace 'Vera_Besse' with 'a8705125'..... From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Mon Feb 02 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!agate!newsfeed.kornet.nm.kr!nntp.kreonet.re.kr!xfer.kren.nm.kr!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nntp.texas.net!news.io.com!news.io.com!not-for-mail From: Jon B Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Re: grass burrs Date: 3 Feb 1998 14:47:01 GMT Organization: Illuminati Online Lines: 23 Message-ID: <6b7al5$5uq$1@nntp-2.io.com> References: <6athk5$d0p$1@gte2.gte.net> <19980131143600.JAA15079@ladder03.news.aol.com> <6b4ilg$9lc$1@gte2.gte.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: bermuda.io.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 970127] You may want to give one of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service forage specialists a call. David Bade might be able to help you. His office is in Bryan -- 409-845-6800. tccher wrote: > On 31 Jan 1998 14:36:13 GMT, rgulley104@aol.com (RGulley104) wrote: > >What state? Describe area, how close to water, etc. > > > > > >RGulley, lawnguy, Elmira, NY > South Texas, 35 miles southeast of San Antonio towards Corpus Christi. > The soil is a loamy sand. There are no tanks/open water on the > property. One water well about 200yards uphill from the area and a > dry creek bordering the downhill side. There are approximently 25 well > established oak trees also on the property (over 100 yrs.old). If > needed I could keep livestock off the area for as long as needed. The > property is outside the city limits and the closest residents are over > a mile away. > P.T. Villarreal, Pleasanton, TX From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Tue Feb 03 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!agate!newsfeed.kornet.nm.kr!nntp.kreonet.re.kr!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!152.163.199.19!portc03.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: matt525@aol.com (Matt525) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: saltwater grasses Date: 4 Feb 1998 23:05:42 GMT Lines: 5 Message-ID: <19980204230500.SAA10538@ladder03.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder03.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com hi all who read this i just wanted 2 know if any1 knows any grass that lives in shallow(1-3feet)saltwater i am going to use this in a tank for saltwater fish thanx From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Thu Feb 05 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!NIORD.SHSU.EDU!BIO_HDK From: BIO_HDK@NIORD.SHSU.EDU ("Harry Kurtz") Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Chair Position Date: 6 Feb 1998 08:02:56 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 41 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199802061602.IAA25504@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Chair of Biological Sciences Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University invites applications and nominations for the senior position of chair of the Department of Biological Sciences (and Environmental Science Program). Candidates must have a quality record of graduate and undergraduate educational skills, scientific accomplishments, research funding, curriculum development and evaluation, and evidence of administrative and leadership ability. The successful candidate will lead a department whose strengths reside in basic and environmental biology, ecology, and fundamental cell/molecular biology. Located in Huntsville, 70 miles north of Houston, SHSU is a regional university in the Texas State University System. The Department of Biological Sciences offers a broad range of biology courses from freshman general education to upper-level speciality and graduate courses, serving a population of 12,500 students. The department occupies modern teaching and research facilities with large-scale computing capabilities, a small-animal rearing facility and a 270-acre Center for Environmental Field Studies. The University is a collaborative institution with the Houston Advanced Research Center located nearby in The Woodlands, Texas, and a founding member of the Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies. Additional information about SHSU and the Department of Biological Sciences may be obtained at the website http://www.shsu.edu/~bio_www. Applicants should submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and administrative expertise along with the name and contact information for four references to: Dr. Joan E. N. Hudson, Chair Biology Chair Search Committee Department of Biological Sciences Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas 77341 BIO_JXN@niord.shsu.edu The anticipated starting date is 1 August 1998; committee review will commence 16 March 1998 and continue until the position is filled. Sam Houston State University is a member of The Texas State University System and is committed to equal opportunity. From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Thu Feb 05 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!daresbury!uninett.no!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-backup-west.sprintlink.net!news-in-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.171.20.9!news.nkn.net!news.cybernews.net!news From: brians@eramp.net (Brian) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: What to do with a BS in Biology? Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 04:33:06 GMT Organization: CyberNews Network Lines: 6 Message-ID: <34dd9273.56423065@news.eramp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup26.eramp.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.01/32.396 What can a person do for a career with a BS in Biology? My girlfriend says she enjoys biology and wants to get her BS. I asked her what she would do for a career later with that degree other than teach. Even finding a job teaching would be difficult with only a BS. She said that she'd worry about that later. So I ask, what other careers can a person with a BS in Biology look? From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Mon Feb 09 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!OBZOR.BIO21.ACAD.BG!ttsonev From: ttsonev@OBZOR.BIO21.ACAD.BG Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: 11th Congress of the FESPP. Second Announcement Date: 10 Feb 1998 11:38:59 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <34E0A57F.E0876966@obzor.bio21.acad.bg> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear Colleagues, The second announcement of the 11th Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology to be held in Varna, Bulgaria, 7th - 11th September, 1998 is now available through the updated FESPP'98 web pages at http://www.bio21.acad.bg/fespp98/ or at mirror site: http://www.bulgaria.com/fespp98/ E-mail contacts: Organizing committee: fespp98@obzor.bio21.acad.bg Congress Sectretariat - Company for International Meetings - CIM Ltd.: CIM@EINET.BG From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Mon Feb 16 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!internet!biosci!not-for-mail From: biohelp (BIOSCI Administrator) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 17 Feb 1998 02:00:05 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 233 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199802171000.CAA11765@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. You can post or reply to messages via your Web browser as described in item #1 below. Your usage helps attract sponsors. If you contact any of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for supporting BIOSCI. It is critical for them to get this feedback if they are to continue their sponsorship for the long term. Second, if you work for a company or organization that provides products or services of interest to the biology community, please pass this message on to your marketing or marketing communications department or other appropriate group. Please ask them to help support BIOSCI by sponsoring our Web site and explain the uses and benefits of the system to the biology community. If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. The main BIOSCI home page also has access to the BIO-JOURNALS Table of Contents database WAIS index and the BIOSCI user address database described in another item further below. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI is a set of parallel USENET newsgroups (the "bionet" groups), mailing lists, and a hypermail archive at URL http://www.bio.net/. The same postings are distributed on all media (except for a small number of mailing-list-only groups at net.bio.net). Unfortunately it is becoming a despicable practice on the Internet (by a few people out to make a fast buck) to do automated mass postings to thousands of newsgroups and mailing lists. These attempts to grab free advertising are refered to as "spams" in the usual, somewhat boneheaded, net terminology. USENET is more susceptible to this practice, and many spams originate on the USENET groups and then are passed on to the mailing lists. However, spammers also get lists of mailing addresses and hit these too, so neither medium is immune. What should you do personally if you get junk mail? --------------------------------------------------- Just delete it and move on without reading it further. Filing a protest is becoming increasingly useless because spammers are often disguising the addresses where the messages are sent from. Unless you really understand Internet mail systems, your attempt at protest by sending replies to the message will often end up being sent to the address of an innocent person that the spammer is victimizing. What can BIOSCI/bionet do to protect its newsgroups? ---------------------------------------------------- The only solution currently available is to moderate the newsgroup. If this newsgroup is already moderated, then you are in good shape. Moderation protects the USENET distribution from about 95% of the spams that are being sent to date and protects the mailing lists completely. Moderation means, however, that someone has to take the time to review each message before it goes out. We have set up software here that simply allows the moderator to forward to an address at net.bio.net messages that (s)he wishes to have distributed. This takes no more time than that needed to read the message and pass it on, say about 1 min. per message. Most newsgroups currently have a discussion leader who is responsible for their newsgroup. The discussions leaders and their e-mail addresses are listed in the BIOSCI Information Sheet which is available on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. If a newsgroup is being hit with too many junk postings, please contact the discussion leader for that group and see if there is interest in moderating the group. Please do not assume that by simply posting a complaint to the newsgroup itself, anyone on the BIOSCI staff will act on your complaint. With close to 100 newsgroups to run, the BIOSCI staff has to rely on the discussion leaders of each newsgroup to report problems directly to us at biosci-help@net.bio.net. We will moderate any of our newsgroups if the discussion leader tells us that the readership of the group wishes to do so and if a moderator is willing to do the work. For most BIOSCI/bionet groups, this entails only a few minutes of work each day. Moderating a newsgroup will resolve probably 95% of the junk postings on the USENET distribution. Unfortunately there are easy ways for determined spammers to override the moderation mechanism on USENET, but we can protect our e-mail subscribers from unwanted postings if the newsgroup is moderated. You can also access our newsgroups over the WWW at URL http://www.bio.net. While this Web interface will not stop spammers from trying to post to the groups, this will give you yet another way, besides using USENET news, to keep the junk out of your personal mail files. For those of you with local USENET news systems, the Web interface will also give you faster access to new newsgroups and recent postings. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE NOTE: The BIOSCI management does NOT act on subscription/unsubscription requests that are posted improperly to the newsgroups and mailing lists. People who do this only bother everyone on the lists to no avail. 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If you have problems, please mail biosci@daresbury.ac.uk. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. ----------------------------------------------------------- Please take this opportunity to add your name, address, and research interest information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. You can fill out the address form directly through our Web page at URL http://www.bio.net/adrform.html. The address database is reindexed nightly for WWW access (the URL is http://www.bio.net/). If you are not directly on the Internet but can reach it by e-mail, please use our waismail server to access the user directory. waismail use is described above. You can also request a user address form by e-mail from biosci-help@net.bio.net. Please check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Because of our limited personnel resources, we ask that you resubmit a *complete* form to revise your entry; we only replace complete entries and do not have resources to edit old forms. From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Mon Feb 16 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!TTACS.TTU.EDU!bwhtn From: bwhtn@TTACS.TTU.EDU (Henry Nguyen) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Post-doc positions/Sorghum mapping Date: 17 Feb 1998 10:40:10 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Post-doctoral Positions in Sorghum Mapping and Molecular Breeding Two post-doctoral research associate positions are available in June 1998 or when suitable candidates are identified. Research projects include (1) development of marker-assisted selection to combine drought and insect resistance in sorghum, and (2) testing methods for detection and introgression of novel QTLs from exotic germplasm to enhance yield and stress adaptation in sorghum. Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree with experience in RFLP and PCR-based marker technology. Successful candidates will join a research team working on QTLs and candidate genes for drought resistance, molecular breeding and comparative mapping in cereal crops. Send a statement of research experience and interest, copies of published articles, and a curriculum vitae including name, telephone number and e-mail address of three references to: Prof. Henry T. Nguyen, Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2122. Telephone (806) 742-1622. Fax (806) 742-0775. E-mail "BWHTN@TTACS.TTU.EDU" ========================================== Henry T. Nguyen Paul W. Horn Professor of Genetics Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory Department of Plant and Soil Science Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 79409-2122 Telephone: (806) 742-1622 Fax: (806) 742-2888 or (806) 742-0775 E-mail: bwhtn@ttacs.ttu.edu ========================================== From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Thu Feb 19 22:00:00 1998 From: Bryan Ness Newsgroups: bionet.agroforestry,bionet.biology.grasses,bionet.plants,sci.bio.botany Subject: New Weekly "Name That Plant" Contest Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 22:00:31 -0800 Organization: The Mining Company Lines: 14 Message-ID: <34ED1BFF.4D37E3F8@miningco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm2-176.puc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) Path: biosci!news.ic.sunysb.edu!news-pen-15.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.nysernet.net!news.nysernet.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!128.122.253.90!newsfeed.nyu.edu!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!howland.erols.net!nntp1.crl.com!nnrp2.crl.com!not-for-mail Xref: biosci bionet.agroforestry:9350 bionet.biology.grasses:1406 bionet.plants:17961 Beginning Thursday, February 19, The Botany Site will be running a weekly "Name That Plant" Contest. A single clue will be given the first day, and another clue will be added every 1-2 days until someone is able to identify the plant. There are no prizes for winning except the pride of being the first person to recognize the plant from the clues. The contest is simply all in good fun for anyone who enjoys plants. To try the premier "Name That Plant" Contest, go to http://botany.miningco.com/blcontst.htm Good Luck! -- ______________________________________________________________ Bryan Ness, Botany Guide http://botany.miningco.com/ botany.guide@miningco.com From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Mon Feb 23 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!fastnet!Lehigh.EDU!usenet From: tid2@lehigh.edu (Timur Declapiers) Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: ZcZC Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 01:09:21 GMT Lines: 1 Message-ID: <34f21dbf.62788434@news.cc.lehigh.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: res1262531026.res.lehigh.edu X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Tue Feb 24 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!agate!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gip.net!news-lond.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!server1.netnews.ja.net!cpca3.uea.ac.uk!cpca7.uea.ac.uk!b380 From: "D.Garcia" Newsgroups: sci.bio.botany,bionet.plants,bionet.biology.grasses Subject: Spartina patens Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 19:50:22 +0000 Organization: University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR47TJ, UK Lines: 49 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: cpca7.uea.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: b380@cpca7.uea.ac.uk Xref: biosci bionet.plants:18001 bionet.biology.grasses:1409 Hello. I'm a postgrad student in the UK and I want to get information about a species of Spartina that grows along the East Coast of North America, from Canada to Texas as well as in some parts of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea islands. As far as I know, the name for this species is Spartina patens (Aiton) Muhl., but I have some old bibliographic references saying this is a very variable species, so that there are big differences between northern populations (Canada and northern East Coasts of the USA) and those from the south, where there is a much stronger life form (Caribbean and S-SE coasts of the USA, as well as some places on the atlantic coast of Mexico and Mesoamerica). Some taxonomists used to consider them as different varieties, but some others didn't. I would be very interested in contacting people working (or having worked in the past) in any aspects of the ecology of the "SOUTHERN FORM" of this plant, as well as in its ecological and/or genetical variability. I am also interested in getting information about other places in which this species has been recorded as an introduced, outside those cited above. Please, if you have any addresses of people (USA, Mexico, Caribbean or wherever) or research centers that could be useful for me, I should be so grateful if you send them to my email address (as well as to the newsgroup if you want), since I'm not subscribed to this newsgroup. Thank you very much in advance D.Garcia School of Biological Sciences Population Biology Sector University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ Norfolk, England Tel. +44 (0)1603 592056 FAX +44 (0)1603 592250 http://www.bio.uea.ac.uk From owner-grasses@net.bio.net Thu Feb 26 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov!cpk-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!Supernews73!supernews.com!Supernews69!not-for-mail From: "Michelle" Newsgroups: bionet.biology.grasses Subject: new living thing Date: 27 Feb 1998 00:05:02 GMT Organization: Tsao Lines: 4 Message-ID: <01bd4312$813d6a40$7ac0e0d0@michelle> NNTP-Posting-Host: 7546@208.224.192.122 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 My teacher said there was a new living thing called "twit" (I don't know what is it's real spelling) and I was wondering if you have some information, can you please tell me about it. Thank you.