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An Exploration of the Ecological and Geographical Variability of Rhizopus microsporus Clinical and Environmental Isolates

Creator:: Stairs, Brandon S.
Abstract:: Rhizopus microsporus is a globally ubiquitous opportunistic human and plant pathogen that is known to harbor endosymbiotic bacteria. Differences between populations of clinical and environmental R. microsporus isolates have yet to be assessed on a global scale. Whole-genome sequence data were used to explore fungal biology and to assess potential...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jessie Uehling Rhizopus microsporus is a globally ubiquitous opportunistic human and plant

Scratching the Surface of the Potato Geocaulosphere: Characterizing the Microbiome of Seed Tuber Tare Soil and its Impact on the Rhizosphere Microbiome

Creator:: Delventhal, Kayla D.
Abstract:: For tuberizing crops like potato (Solanum tuberosum), the geocaulosphere, or the zone of soil in contact with and influenced by the tuber, is a distinct sphere of microbial life and represents an important interface between the potato crop and the soil environment. Upon potato harvest, specific geocaulosphere soil called tare...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: geocaulosphere, or the zone of soil in contact with and influenced by the tuber, is a distinct sphere of

Tackifier Type and Concentration have Varying Impacts on Growth of Dryland Mosses

Creator:: Blankenship, Wyatt D.
Abstract:: There is growing interest in using biocrusts (assemblages of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, and other taxa in various proportions covering the upper few millimeters of the soil surface) to assist in restoring ecosystem function and native plant communities in dryland ecosystems. Biocrusts can be transplanted and established using jute or thatch,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ David A. Pyke Bruce

Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms : the role of plant humics

Creator:: Theis, Susan A. F.
Abstract:: Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a growing concern worldwide due to damage of ecosystems and threats to human health. Previous research indicates that plant humics from aquatic and wetland vascular plants are effective inhibitors of cyanobacterial metabolism and growth and may be useful as control agents for mitigating cyanoHABs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________ Allen J Milligan Abstract: Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a

Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations

Creator:: Pfingsten, Ian A.
Abstract:: Increased temperatures due to anthropogenic-induced climate change may raise the threat of extinction for taxa with sessile life histories (e.g., plants) in the near future. Linking climate change models to demographic models may provide useful insights into the potential effects of environmental changes on rare plants, and therefore aid in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nicolè et al. (2011) utilized stage-less, integral projection models (Easterling et al. 2000), a

Pyrenophora tritici-repentis : investigation of factors that contribute to pathogenicity

Creator:: Holman, Thomas W.
Abstract:: Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr) is the necrotrophic fungus responsible for tan spot of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Ptr causes disease on susceptible wheat cultivars through the production and secretion of host-selective toxins (HSTs). HSTs are compounds that are only known to be produced by fungi and considered to be primary determinants of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) system. Four genes were identified that potentially could play a role in ToxA-induced cell death: a

The effects of Phytophthora ramorum stem inoculation on aspects of tanoak physiology and xylem function in saplings and seedlings

Creator:: Stamm, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum, an oomycete plant pathogen, is the causal agent of sudden oak death, a serious disease of Fagaceous trees in California and Oregon over the last decade. Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) is one of the most susceptible host species, but the cause of host mortality is poorly understood. Previous research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text::  THESIS OF    Elizabeth A. Stamm for the degree of Master of Science in Botany and Plant  Pathology

The effects of Phytophthora ramorum infection on hydraulic conductivity and tylosis formation in tanoak sapwood

Creator:: Collins, Bradley R.
Abstract:: Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus), along with some other members of Fagaceae, are susceptible to sudden oak death caused by the oomycete Phytophthora ramorum. Symptoms of the disease include dying crowns, bleeding cankers, and eventually death of infected trees. The cause of mortality is not well understood, but recent research indicates that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -infected sapwood. A log inoculation experiment and a field inoculation experiment using live tanoak trees

Yield responses of invasive grasses to carbon doses

Creator:: Brunson, Jessi L.
Abstract:: The sagebrush steppe ecosystem of the northern Great Basin is severely degraded and continues to decline due in large part to the invasive, non-native annual grasses Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass) and Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (medusahead). Restoration of invasive-dominated areas is difficult, but can be enhanced by adding a carbon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : David A. Pyke Patricia S. Muir The sagebrush steppe ecosystem of the northern Great Basin is

Establishment tolerance of six native sagebrush steppe species to imazapic (PLATEAU®) herbicide implications for restoration and recovery

Creator:: Bekedam, Steven
Abstract:: Scientists and land managers realize that integrated weed management (IWM) strategies are needed to attain successful and lasting improvements of weed infested landscapes. At this time no broadly reliable and environmentally safe IWM strategy has been developed to control exotic annual grasses that dominate many ecosystems of the northern Great...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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An Exploration of the Ecological and Geographical Variability of Rhizopus microsporus Clinical and Environmental Isolates

Scratching the Surface of the Potato Geocaulosphere: Characterizing the Microbiome of Seed Tuber Tare Soil and its Impact on the Rhizosphere Microbiome

Tackifier Type and Concentration have Varying Impacts on Growth of Dryland Mosses

Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms : the role of plant humics

Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations

Pyrenophora tritici-repentis : investigation of factors that contribute to pathogenicity

The effects of Phytophthora ramorum stem inoculation on aspects of tanoak physiology and xylem function in saplings and seedlings

The effects of Phytophthora ramorum infection on hydraulic conductivity and tylosis formation in tanoak sapwood

Yield responses of invasive grasses to carbon doses

Establishment tolerance of six native sagebrush steppe species to imazapic (PLATEAU®) herbicide implications for restoration and recovery

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