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  • Societal Responses to Using Genetic Engineering for Mitigating Chestnut Blight and Restoring American Chestnut Trees

    Creator:
    Petit, Joshua D.
    Abstract:
    Forests face health threats from pests and diseases (e.g., mountain pine beetle, emerald ash borer, chestnut blight [CB], Swiss needle cast), and other issues such as climate change. Interventions such as genetic engineering (GE) have shown promise for mitigating some of these threats. CB, for example, has impacted most American...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    his unending support, and truly consider him my mentor and friend for life. Dr. Glenn Howe, the Co

  • Light-frame versus timber frame : a study in quantifying the differences

    Creator:
    Malone, Brian P.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this study was to compare light wood framing and traditional timber framing quantitatively through environmental impact assessment and load path analysis. This research was inspired by a traditional timber frame structure constructed in Vermont in 2011, and the design of structures considered within reflect the general characteristics...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brian P. Malone for the degree of Master of Science in Wood Science

  • Growth, morphology, and in vitro development of transgenic poplars with RNAi-inhibited PtDDM1-1/2 gene expression

    Creator:
    Zhu, Ruoqing
    Abstract:
    Epigenetic mechanisms are important for control of plant development, and may play a particularly important role in trees given their long life cycles and distinctive and stable tissue types. To help understand the role of epigenetics in tree development, we produced transgenic poplars with reduced activity of the DDM1 genes,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Multi-scale Investigation of Adhesive Bond Durability

    Creator:
    McKinley, Paige Elizabeth
    Abstract:
    Moisture durability is essential for wood composites, especially those used in building construction, where products are prone to weathering. The primary focus of this research was to determine if adhesive penetration into the cell wall has a positive influence on adhesive bond durability. To fully understand the measureable effects of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . .....................................................................................................................71 Table 11. Three-way ANOVA for the failure load statistics; ** denotes p-values that are

  • Assisted Migration in the Colorado Subalpine Forest

    Creator:
    Najim, Tara
    Abstract:
    This capstone study reports on global warming-induced changes to the Colorado subalpine zone climate and disturbance regimes. It assesses the impacts of these changes upon the dominant subalpine tree species and summarizes future species distribution modeling for these and other nearby species potentially suitable for the future subalpine zone in...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    % loss of suitable habitat for Douglas-fir (P. m. var. glauca) at its trailing edge by 2060, only

  • Hybridization between yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and meadow knapweed (Centaurea x moncktonii)

    Creator:
    Miskella, John
    Abstract:
    Centaurea solstitialis L. (yellow starthistle) and C. × moncktonii Britt. (meadow knapweed) are members of the genus Centaurea in the Asteraceae family. Both species have become serious management concerns as invasive species in North America, often displacing native vegetation and costing land managers millions of dollars to eradicate. Seven plants...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Glenn Howe helped to improve the research in his role as Graduate Council Representative. I would

  • Determining the Impacts of Dormant Pruning Methods and Nitrogen Fertilization on Vitis vinifera 'Pinot noir' Bud Fruitfulness and Yield

    Creator:
    Ulmer, Miranda R.
    Abstract:
    The majority of grapes grown in Oregon are produced in Western Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where two-thirds of the acreage is planted to Pinot noir. The production of Pinot noir in the Willamette Valley comes at a high cost, and growers are seeking ways to increase profits while maintaining quality fruit...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    provided in part by my graduate committee members: Dr. R. Paul Schreiner, Dr. Nik Wiman, and Dr. Glenn

  • Pressure sensitive adhesives based on oleic acid

    Creator:
    Wu, Yili
    Abstract:
    Existing pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are mostly based on petrochemicals. In this study, a novel PSA based on a renewable material, methyl oleate, was prepared and characterized. Methyl oleate was first epoxidized to form epoxidized methyl oleate that was subsequently hydrolyzed and acidified to form epoxidized oleic acid (EOA) which...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . John Nairn, Dr. Chih-hung Chang, and Dr. Glenn Howe, for their time in reviewing my thesis and

  • Microsatellite marker development and molecular characterization in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and Vaccinium species

    Creator:
    Boches, Peter
    Abstract:
    Pre-existing Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) libraries (1,305 sequences) and a newly constructed microsatellite-enriched genomic library (136 clones) from the V. corymbosum cultivar 'Bluecrop' were screened for unique Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR)-containing sequences. Our goal was to develop a set of robust SSR markers for use in managing the National Clonal...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    project possible. The committee overseeing the production of this thesis included Chad Finn, Glenn Howe

  • Predicting urban tree attributes for major species in urbanized areas of the western Pacific states

    Creator:
    Jeroue, Lacey M.
    Abstract:
    Urban forests are an essential green infrastructure of our cities. Due to the proximity of urban trees to more than 250 million people and the grey infrastructure within United States cities, urban forests are uniquely positioned to provide a host of social, environmental and economic benefits. Careful management that maximizes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Charlotte Wickham and Dr. Bianca Eskelson for analytical advice on this work. Thank you to Glenn Howe