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Genetics of tocopherol composition in sunflower seed

Creator:

Hass, Catherine G.

Abstract:

Tocopherols are plant secondary metabolites that are known collectively as vitamin E. Tocopherol compounds act as potent antioxidants by quenching free radicals and protecting fatty acids from oxidative damage. In humans (in vivo) tocopherols protect membrane lipids from breaking down, while in oils (in vitro) tocopherols protect fatty acids from...

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Masters Thesis
Responses and relationships among Fusarium species, sweet corn, and western spotted cucumber beetles

Creator:

Miller, Nathan L. (Nathan Louis)

Abstract:

Sweet corn (Zea mays L.) yields in the Willamette Valley of Oregon have been declining since the early 1990’s. Studies were done to determine if there is a relationship between ear weight and several disease parameters including necrotic crowns or stalk nodes, nodal root rot, radicle root rot, and sub-crown...

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Dissertation

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