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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
Full Text:: Jepson, Dr. Jeff Jenkins, Dr. Jennifer Parke, and Dr. Louisa Hooven; and the professors who provided

Creator:: Flores, Salvador M.
Abstract:: The azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides Scott) is a recently detected invasive pest to the Pacific Northwest and has become a major concern in Oregon. It feeds on azaleas as well as rhododendrons causing stippling on the top side of leaves. The damage is aesthetically displeasing and affects plant vigor...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: observations at Jenkins Estate...... 54 3.2 Average S. pyrioides mortality rate for each cultivar

Creator:: Howland, Amanda D.
Abstract:: A major constraint to the production of self-rooted wine grapes (Vitis vinifera) in eastern Washington is plant-parasitic nematodes. Plant-parasitic nematodes can impact grape productivity by limiting water and nutrient uptake, educing physiological changes, and extracting plant nutrients from roots, thereby reducing root biomass, plant vigor, and yield. The most commonly...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Park, Hayley E.
Abstract:: Improving crop cultivars for use on organic farms is pertinent, as current elite germplasm is less resilient within the more variable context of organic farm environments. Although a growing number of studies have focused on organic plant breeding in cereal crops, very few have focused on vegetable crops, especially those...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Lastly, I would like to express my deep gratitude for my partner, Jack Richardson. His steady support

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