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  • Silencing the Agrobacterium tumefaciens oncogenes

    Creator:
    Pitrak, Jennifer
    Abstract:
    Crown gall disease is an agricultural problem caused by the soil-borne bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens. A. tumefaciens oncogenes cause transformed plant cells to overproduce the hormones, auxin and cytokinin. High hormone levels cause unorganized plant cell growth resulting in a gall. Control of crown gall disease is difficult because after plant...
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    Dissertation
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    , Dr. Lyle Brown, and Dr. Carol Rivin, for their guidance and support and advice. I am also especially