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Creator:: McCarthy, Christy A.
Abstract:: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a highly valuable crop that makes up a large portion of the world’s food. However, breeding for improved varieties with desirable characteristics can be a challenge. This research examined two different issues wheat breeders deal with throughout the selection process all the way to production of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: appreciation also goes out to Hilary Gunn and Adam Heesacker for also helping count germinating seeds as well

Creator:: Richter, Colette M.
Abstract:: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important crops in the world supplying about 18.8 percent of the world's caloric energy supply and 20 percent of the world's protein. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), over one million hectares of wheat are grown every year. Wheat production is typically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Larson, Adam Heesacker, Tyler Haran, and all of the undergraduate student workers who also were a part

Creator:: Cobertera, David
Abstract:: Stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) and Septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) are a constant and significant threat to wheat production, significantly reducing wheat quality and yield. Wheat is responsible for 20% of the world’s human calorie intake, and wheat production must increase to supply the demand of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Tyler Harran, Adam Heesacker, Nathalia Moretti, Hilary Gunn, Susi Trittinger, Colette Richter, Kali

Creator:: Brandt, Kali M.
Abstract:: Wheat (Tritium aestivum) is an extremely important crop worldwide. It accounts for almost one quarter of the calories consumed each day by more than one third of the world’s population, and is grown over more land area than any other crop. Wheat breeding programs constantly strive to increase or maintain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with the writing of this dissertation. Adam Heesacker assisted in the design of Chapters 3 and 4

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