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Phytosanitation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) logs to mitigate the risk of artificially disseminating Phytophthora ramorum within the global trade of timber

Creator:: Hulbert, Joseph M.
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum is a plant pathogen that was accidentally introduced to the United States. This invasive microorganism has killed over a million trees in California and Oregon, and continues to spread to new areas. Diseased areas have been nationally quarantined to prevent further spread and more than ninety countries include...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members: Peter Bottomley, and Seri Robinson. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. Jeffrey

Growth and replacement patterns occuring among selected dominant species associated with plant succession on Douglas fir clear-cuts

Creator:: Robinson, Myles Canby
Abstract:: Growth and replacement patterns of four successionally important species occurring on Douglas fir clear-cuts were investigated from September 1964 to June 1967. The study was carried out on the Marys Peak watershed located near Corvallis, Oregon. Species used in the study include Holcus lanatus, Senecio jacobaea, Lotus crassifolius var. subglaber,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ROBINSON (Narne of student) BOTANY THE THESIS OF for the PH. D. (Degree) 1n presented on (Major) TitIC

Distribution of understory species in relation to maximum and minimum tree influence in the montane forest of the Central Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Robinson, Andrew Frederick, Jr.
Abstract:: Twenty sites of uniform topography and soil were select ed in the montane forest found on the East flank of the Central Oregon Cascades. These sites were located along a vegetational gradient composed of five plant communities: Abies/Pachistima, Pinus/Ceanothus, Pinus Arctostaphylos-Purshia, Pinus/Purshia/Festuca, and Juniperus Festuca. An attempt was made to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ANDREW FREDERICK ROBINSON, JR

Diversity and Impact of Soft Rot Pathogens of Potato in the Columbia Basin

Creator:: Brazil, Jessie A.
Abstract:: Bacterial soft rot of potato (Solanum tuberosum), caused by Pectobacterium and Dickeya species, is among the most common and destructive potato diseases in the United States. These pathogens cause a variety of vascular wilts, and in potato cause a disease complex that includes tuber soft rot, blackleg, aerial stem rot,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank Dr. Ken Johnson, Dr. Christopher Mundt, and Dr. Seri Robinson for taking the time to serve on

Diseases of Rhododendron and Boxwood: Survey and Virulence of Phytophthora Root Rot and Management of Boxwood Blight with Systemic Fungicides

Creator:: Sacher, Gabriel
Abstract:: Diseases can be a substantial threat to woody plant production, a major industry in Oregon. Boxwood (Buxus spp.) and rhododendron (Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron and Hymenanthes) represent the top two broadleaf evergreen woody plants by farmgate value in Oregon. Historically, Phytophthora root rot has been considered the most destructive disease of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous et al. 2002; Henricot et al. 2012). In 2011, C. pseudonaviculata was

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with high folate content in wild potato species

Creator:: Bali, Sapinder, Robinson, Bruce R., Sathuvalli, Vidyasagar, Bamberg, John, and Goyer, Aymeric
Abstract:: Micronutrient deficiency, also known as the hidden hunger, affects over two billion people worldwide. Potato is the third most consumed food crops in the world, and is therefore a fundamental element of food security for millions of people. Increasing the amount of micronutrients in food crop could help alleviate worldwide...
Resource Type:: Article
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Exploring vitamin B9 diversity in wild and primitive potatoes for modern crop improvement

Creator:: Robinson, Bruce R., Sathuvalli, Vidyasagar, Bamberg, John, and Goyer, Aymeric
Abstract:: Malnutrition is one of the world’s largest health concerns. Folate (a.k.a. vitamin B9) is essential in the human diet and without adequate folate intake several serious health concerns such as congenital birth defects and an increased risk of stroke and heart disease can occur. Most people’s folate intake remains sub-optimal...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Potatoes for Modern Crop Improvement Bruce R. Robinson 1,2, Vidyasagar Sathuvalli 1,2, John Bamberg 3

Genomic Resources for Phylogenetics, Species Delimitation, and Geographic Localization of Neotropical Tree Species Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae)

Creator:: Finch, Kristen N.
Abstract:: Biodiversity loss is of global concern, and is due in part to deforestation and high consumer demand for wood and wood products. The neotropical tree species Cedrela odorata (“Spanish cedar” or “cedro”) is economically valuable for its wood and faces threats of overexploitation. Due to strong similarities in wood features...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for C. odorata in trade. This pressure is expected to make these species more vulnerable if current

Comparative gibberellin relationships in tall and dwarf peas (Pisum sativum L.)

Creator:: Anderson, James David
Abstract:: Experiments were performed to determine whether a direct correlation exists between the growth rates of tall and dwarf peas grown either in the light or in the dark and endogenous gibberellin (GA) content. Three separate but related experimental approaches were utilized: (1) the determination of possible qualitative and /or quantitative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Thomas C. Moore Experiments were performed to determine whether a direct

Physiology of senescence of the shoot apex in Pisum sativum L.

Creator:: Ecklund, Paul Richard, 1941-
Abstract:: Shoot apex senescence is defined as the collective progressive and deteriorative processes which ultimately terminate the functional life of the shoot apex. Senescence of shoot apices of Pisum sativum L. 'Alaska' as measured by cessation of stem elongation was delayed by removal of flowers and by treatment with gibberellin A₃...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE SHOOT APEX IN PISUM SATIVUM L. Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Thomas C. Moore

Factors influencing the effects of host diversity on plant disease epidemics for wheat stripe rust and potato late blight

Creator:: Garrett, Karen A.
Abstract:: Most studies of plant disease epidemiology have focused on epidemics in host populations composed of a single genotype. But crop plant diversity can be a useful means of improving the deployment of resistance genes. In a series of experiments with wheat stripe rust and potato late blight, we studied factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Wheat Stripe Rust and Potato Late Blight. Abstract approved: Christopher C. Mundt Most studies of

Effects of grazing and nitrogen enrichment on the taxonomic structure of periphyton assemblages in lotic ecosystems

Creator:: Lundberg, Chris H.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Lotic Ecosystems. Abstract approved: C. David McIntire The taxonomic composition of benthic

Potato virus X : detection and inter-relationship with Verticillium dahliae and Colletotrichum atramentarium

Creator:: Goodell, Jody Jellison
Abstract:: Preliminary studies were run to determine the sensitivity and reliability of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of potato virus X (PVX). ELISA was found to be capable of detecting PVX in tobacco at a 1:3333 sample dilution. The reliability of ELISA for the detection of PVX in potato...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Thomas C. Allen Preliminary studies were run to determine the

Effects of current velocity, irradiance, and herbivory on algal assemblages in laboratory streams

Creator:: Steinman, Alan D.
Abstract:: Effects of current velocity, irradiance, and grazing on the biomass, taxonomic structure, physiognomy, and chemical composition of lotic algal assemblages were investigated. Four experiments, lasting 32 to 75 days, were conducted in laboratory streams to determine how these factors affect algal assemblages singly, and in concert with each other. Regardless...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for Privacy C.4vid McIntire Effects of current velocity, irradiance, and grazing on

Effects of single and multiple stressors on communities of wheat and wild oats

Creator:: Pfleeger, Thomas G.
Abstract:: Most plant toxicology tests developed in support of environmental laws use a single stress applied to an individual plant. While tests using individual species or stresses require fewer resources and are easier to interpret, they are under increasing criticism for being unrealistic and missing important ecological interactions. The objective of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Stressors on Communities of Wheat and Wild Oats. Abstract approved: Christopher C. Mundt Most plant

Understanding sporulation and dissemination of Podosphaera macularis, hop powdery mildew

Creator:: Peetz, Amy B.
Abstract:: Podosphaera macularis causes one of the most important diseases, powdery mildew, of Humulus lupulus (hop). If left unmanaged, hop powdery mildew can cause total crop loss due to disease or browning of hop cones rendering the cones unmarketable to buyers. The Hop Powdery Mildew Infection Risk Index (HOPS) is heavily...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: disease pressure. The effects of constant exposure (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35°C) and 6 hr

Regional to global assessments of phytoplankton dynamics from the SeaWiFS mission

Creator:: Siegel, D. A., Behrenfeld, Michael J., Maritorena, S., McClain, C. R., Antoine, D., Bailey, S. W., Bontempi, P. S., Boss, E. S., Dierssen, H. M., Doney, S. C., Eplee, R. E. Jr., Evans, R. H., Feldman, G. C., Fields, E., Franz, B. A., Kuring, N. A., Mengelt, C., Nelson, N. B., Patt, F. S., Robinson, W. D., Sarmiento, J. L., Swan, C. M., Werdell, P. J., Westberry, T. K., Wilding, J. G., and Yoder, J. A.
Abstract:: Photosynthetic production of organic matter by microscopic oceanic phytoplankton fuels ocean ecosystems and contributes roughly half of the Earth's net primary production. For 13 years, the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) mission provided the first consistent, synoptic observations of global ocean ecosystems. Changes in the surface chlorophyll concentration, the primary...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Kuring c, C. Mengelt j, N.B. Nelson a, F.S. Patt c, W.D. Robinson c, J.L. Sarmiento k, C.M. Swan a,1, P.J

Permineralized Mesozoic Moss Gametophytes and their Implications for Bryophyte Evolution

Creator:: Bippus, Alexander C.
Abstract:: Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta) are widely considered to be among the most ancient groups of land plants (embryophytes) and they are the second most speciose embryophyte phylum with ~13,000 extant species. Despite their diversity and antiquity, mosses have a limited fossil record, which primarily consists of gametophytes entombed in Cenozoic amber....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Alexander C. Bippus for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on

Characterization of the transition to the progamic phase in Zea mays pollen

Creator:: Smyth, Johanna C.
Abstract:: The transition of mature pollen to the progamic phase represents an important step in the regulation of plant sexual reproduction. The progamic phase encompasses the initiation of pollen tube germination, growth of the pollen tube through the stigma (the silk in maize) and concludes with fertilization of the female gametophyte....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Johanna C. Smyth for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on

Evolutionary relationships and an investigation of sympatric speciation within Limnanthaceae

Creator:: Meyers, Stephen C.
Abstract:: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa and L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora are two of five subspecies of Limnanthes floccosa endemic to vernal pools in southern Oregon and northern California. Three seasons of monitoring natural populations have quantified that L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora is always found growing sympatrically with L. floccosa ssp. floccosa...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Stephen C. Meyers for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology

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