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Filtering by: Creator Gleason, Kelly E Location Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States, (Hypsographic) Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Landscape Genomics and Climatic Responses of Willamette Valley Alders

Creator:

Kral, George L.

Abstract:

The climate of the Pacific Northwest is in flux, and existing forest ecosystems are stressed and poised to shift in fundamental ways, with or without human intervention. This dissertation probes the nature of forest responses to environmental change through investigations of morphology and genetics of three species of alder co-occurring...

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Dissertation
Diagnosis and Etiology of a Soilborne Disease Complex of Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima) in the Willamette Valley, OR

Creator:

Rivedal, Hannah M.

Abstract:

Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) grown in Oregon’s Willamette Valley for edible seed, frozen foods, and fresh markets is susceptible to an undiagnosed soilborne disease. Diseased squash fields exhibit symptoms of stunting, root and crown rot, vascular discoloration, and late-season wilt, which in extreme cases can lead to total crop failure....

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Dissertation

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the farm managers and staff at the Botany Research farm, Steve Cluskey and Kelly O’Neil, and the