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  • Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Honey Bee Health : Impacts of Pesticide Interactions and Exposure Through Multiple Routes

    Creator:
    Parreira, Stephanie
    Abstract:
    Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are responsible for approximately $17 billion in crop production per year in the United States, and are arguably the most important pollinators in the nation. The future of crop pollination and production is threatened by widespread national honey bee colony losses, which have averaged approximately 30%...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    to get here in the first place: my undergraduate advisors, Dr. Caroline Christian and Dr. J. Hall

  • Development and use of molecular tools in Fragaria

    Creator:
    Njuguna, Wambui
    Abstract:
    This dissertation describes the application and development of molecular tools that have great potential for use in studying variation in strawberry germplasm. The first study evaluated 91 microsatellite (simple sequence repeat, SSR) markers for transferability in 22 Fragaria species and their utility in fingerprinting octoploid strawberries. Out of the transferable...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    .................................. 340 J UPGMA Cluster Analysis of 26 Accessions of F. × ananassa, F. chiloensis, F. virginiana and F

  • Nutrient Profile and Nursery Feeding Damage of Halyomorpha halys (Hempitera: Pentatomidae)

    Creator:
    Skillman, Victoria P.
    Abstract:
    Halyomorpha halys Stål, brown marmorated stink bug or BMSB, is now present in 43 US states. A native of eastern Asia, this pest can feed on ~200 different plant species damaging bark, leaves, buds, stems, and fruits. Many of these plant species include wild plants, ornamentals, and agricultural crops. BMSB...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    possible due to the funding by the J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation, USDA NIFA SCRI grant

  • Breeding and genetics of lilacs and hardy hibiscus

    Creator:
    Lattier, Jason D.
    Abstract:
    Lilacs are a group of ornamental trees and shrubs in the Oleaceae family consisting of 22 to 30 species. There are six series within genus Syringa: Pubescentes, Villosae, Ligustrae, Ligustrina, Pinnatifoliae, and Syringa. Fertility and cross-compatibility among cultivars, species, and series have yet to be formally investigated. Over three years,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Phylogenetic Estimation and Ancestral State Reconstruction of Rubus (Rosaceae) using Target Capture Sequencing

    Creator:
    Carter, Katherine A.
    Abstract:
    Hybridization, polyploidy, and apomixis have made phylogenetic estimation in Rubus challenging. I used target capture to sequence approximately 1000 low copy nuclear loci and the chloroplast genome for 94 accessions representing the genus Rubus and distributed worldwide. Species phylogenies were estimated using two coalescent based methods, ASTRAL-II and SVDQuartets, and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ...............................................................189 3.3. Ancestral range estimation using the DEC+j model for all taxa