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Cytokinin antagonists and antibiotics related to nalidixic acid : effects on Phaseolus and Nicotiana callus tissues

Creator:: Marsden, Katherine E.
Abstract:: The effects of five cytokinin antagonists on the growth of cytokinin-autonomous lines of Phaseolus lunatus cv. Kingston, Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Great Northern, and Nicotiana tabacum cv. Wisconsin 38 callus tissues have been compared. The antagonists tested included four N⁴-substituted 4-amino-2-methylthiopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines bearing the following N⁴ side chains, 4-n-pentyl- (ms²pnN⁴Prp), 4-n-hexyl- (ms²HxN⁴Prp),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nicotiana Callus Tissue Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Donald J. 7 The effects of five cytokinin

Inferring Patterns and Processes of Emergence in Clonal Phytophthora Epidemics using Population Genomic Approaches

Creator:: Cauldron, Nicholas C.
Abstract:: Oomycete and fungal pathogens threaten food, fiber, and forests around the world. With climate change, these pathogens are expected to emerge more frequently. Evolution can facilitate their emergence through mechanisms such as mutations that change or expand host range. Characterizing evolutionary mechanisms in plant pathogens will contribute to our ability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Niklaus J. Grünwald

Comparative epidemiology of Phytophthora diseases of Rhododendron

Creator:: Taylor, Clare Rebecca
Abstract:: Rhododendron species are host to many Phytophthora species and are an important crop in the nursery industry. The foliar epidemiology of twelve Phytophthora diseases on Rhododendron was studied in field and growth chamber experiments on two Rhododendron cultivars. The relative aggressiveness of Phytophthora spp. was assessed using disease incidence, severity,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________ Niklaus J Grünwald Rhododendron species are host to many Phytophthora species and are

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

Isolation and identification of dahlia viruses

Creator:: Lawson, Roger Harold
Abstract:: Three viruses were isolated from dahlias using a modification of Yarwood's leaf-disc method of inoculation. Two of these isolates have been reported previously in dahlias. In addition, a fourth virus was isolated using a liquid-nitrogen transmission technique. Dahlia virus isolate 1 possessed host range and thermal inactivation properties similar to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: " ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to thank Dr. J. A. Milbrath and Dr. T. C. Allen, Jr., for their assistance

Phylogeography and Evolution of Effector Genes in Phytophthora Species

Creator:: Shakya, Shankar K.
Abstract:: Plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora are known to cause disease on field crops, nursery plants, and forest trees. The best known example probably is Phytophthora infestans, which triggered the infamous Irish potato famine. Other important Phytophthora species include: P. ramorum (sudden oak death pathogen), P. sojae (soybean root rot...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Niklaus J. Grünwald

Development and Application of Tools for Genetic Analysis of Clonal Populations

Creator:: Kamvar, Zhian N.
Abstract:: Research on the population genetics of microbial organisms requires the use of specialized analyses designed for clonal organisms to avoid violating the assumptions of traditional population genetic models. The tools necessary for performing these analyses existed as a set of unrelated software with non-overlapping capabilities and did not cover all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Niklaus J. Grünwald Research on the population genetics of microbial organisms requires the use

Relationship of Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917) population density and yield of peppermint, Mentha piperita L.

Creator:: Pinkerton, John Nelson
Abstract:: A root-lesion nematode, Pratvlenchus penetrans, was determined to be a major component of peppermint stand decline in Western Oregon. Regression analysis showed that P. penetrans root densities in August were negatively correlated (P=0.01) with yield, while soil densities in August and root and soil densities in April were poorly correlated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Pinkerton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special graditude is extended to my major professor Dr. Harold J. Jensen for

Copper and streptomycin resistance in Pseudomonas syringae isolated from Pacific Northwest nurseries

Creator:: Scheck, Heather J.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: isolated from Pacific Northwest nurseries AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Heather J. Scheck of the

A fistful of Astragalus : phenotypic and genotypic basis of the most taxon rich species in the North American flora

Creator:: Knaus, Brian J.
Abstract:: The study of the infra-specific ranks (i.e., subspecies and variety) can be considered the study of the process of speciation. Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hooker (Fabaceae) is the most taxon rich species in the U.S. flora currently including 40 taxonomic varieties. These varieties were described using traditional taxonomic methods primarily...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brian J. Knaus for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on

Candidate Genes Associated with Blister Rust Resistance in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Revealed through de novo Transcriptome Assembly and Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Creator:: Bair, Zolton J.
Abstract:: Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is an iconic North American high-elevation tree species currently threatened by climate change, mountain pine beetle, and white pine blister rust (WPBR), a lethal disease caused by the non-native fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola. In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center, germplasm was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Zolton J. Bair for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

The epidemiology of sudden oak death in Oregon forests

Creator:: Peterson, Ebba K.
Abstract:: The phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Werres, DeCock & Man in't Veld), causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) of oaks (Quercus spp.) and tanoaks (Notholithocarpus densiflorus syn. Lithocarpus densiflorus), is established in coastal forests of the western United States. Since the discovery of SOD in the Douglas-fir / tanoak forests of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dept. would work as smoothly as it does without the oversight of Dianne Simpson, Katie Remiyack and

Drivers of Soil Fungal Communities Across Three Tropical Rainforests in Panama

Creator:: Schappe, Tyler
Abstract:: Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes and interact with plant communities in mutualistic, pathogenic, and commensal ways. Fungal communities are thought to be influenced by both associated tree communities and soil properties. However, the relative importance of the biotic and abiotic drivers of soil fungal community structure and diversity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: supportive of graduate students; special thanks are due to Dianne Simpson, Blaine Baker, Carlene Nutt, and

Characterization of fungal and bacterial communities associated with mat-forming ectomycorrhizal fungi from old-growth stands in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Creator:: Hesse, Cedar N.
Abstract:: Mat-forming ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi represent a prevalent constituent of many temperate forest ecosystems and create dramatic changes in soil structure and chemistry. EcM mat soil have been shown to have increased microbial respiration rates and have been hypothesized to harbor unique assemblages of fungi and bacteria. The objectives of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members J. Luna and T. Mockler. This study was funded through the H.J. Andrews Microbial

Epidemic Dynamics of Sudden Oak Death in the Forests of Oregon

Creator:: Carson, Adam
Abstract:: Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a forest disease caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and infects trees in the Western United States and Europe. This generalist pathogen can infect over 130 species of plants, and causes rapid mortality in tree species in the Fagaceae. Sexual reproduction is thought to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Spatafora throughout my time at OSU. Additionally, thanks to Dianne Simpson, Kimberly Callahan, and Blaine

Genome Organization in the Ectomycorrhizal Truffle Rhizopogon vesiculosus

Creator:: Lu, Dabao Sun
Abstract:: Rhizopogon vesiculosus is a common ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbiont of Pseudotusga menziesii (Douglas-fir) in the coast range of the Pacific Northwest. The species has been studied for its systematics, genet size, population structure, and competitive ability in several field and experimental studies. This thesis seeks to provide a more thorough characterization...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would not have been as streamlined without Dianne Simpson, Carleen Nutt, and Blaine Baker in the BPP

Host and Pathogen Genetics in the Sharp Eyespot Disease of Wheat

Creator:: Liu, Jiang
Abstract:: Wheat sharp eyespot (SES), caused by the soil-borne fungus Rhizoctonia cerealis is a common stem disease of wheat globally. The disease caused a severe and extensive epidemic throughout the Willamette Valley of Oregon in 2014 and has remained one of the most important wheat diseases in this region. However, litte...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Chen J, Li GH, Du ZY et al., 2013. Mapping of QTL conferring resistance to sharp eyespot (Rhizoctonia

Responses of forest understory plants to burial by volcanic tephra from Mount St. Helens, Washington

Creator:: Antos, Joseph A.
Abstract:: The effects of burial by tephra (volcanic aerial ejecta) on forest understory plants were examined northeast of Mount St. Helens, Washington, in the area where the 18 May 1980 eruption deposited tephra but did not destroy canopy trees. At six sites along a tephra depth gradient from 2-15 cm, understory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: graduate committee: Drs. Peter S. Dawson, Jerry F. Franklin, Robert E. Frenkel, J. Herbert Huddleston

Characterization of the transition to the progamic phase in Zea mays pollen

Creator:: Smyth, Johanna C.
Abstract:: The transition of mature pollen to the progamic phase represents an important step in the regulation of plant sexual reproduction. The progamic phase encompasses the initiation of pollen tube germination, growth of the pollen tube through the stigma (the silk in maize) and concludes with fertilization of the female gametophyte....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: eternal optimist. A special thanks to Zuzana Vejlupkova and Dianne Simpson, I am not sure how I could

Insights into the pathology and epidemiology of Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of sudden oak death

Creator:: Daniels, Hazel A.
Abstract:: Sudden oak death is caused by the clonally reproducing generalist oomycete Phytophthora ramorum. The pathogen can infect more than 130 different plant hosts including Quercus spp., Larix kaempferi, and Notholithocarpus densiflorus, as well as common nursery genera such as Rhododendron and Camelia, where it causes symptoms ranging from bleeding cankers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Plant Pathology, and I especially wish to thank Dianne Simpson, Kimberly Callahan, and Blaine

Distribution of Acremonium coenophialum in developing seedlings and inflorescences of Festuca arundinacea

Creator:: Cook, Kathy L.
Abstract:: Acremonium coenophialum is an endophytic fungus which infects the reproductive and vegetative tissue of tall fescue. Interest in this fungus was sparked by research which linked its presence in tall fescue with reduced weight gains and alkaloid-like poisoning in cattle. Incomplete information was available on the endophyte's life or disease...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Date thesis is presented December 16, 1987 Typed by Dianne Simpson for Kathy L. Cook ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Factors determining species composition of post-disturbance vegetation following logging and burning of an old growth Douglas-fir forest

Creator:: Clark, Deborah Louise, 1950-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank Cheryl for accompanying me on many trips to the H. J. Andrews to assist with the field work

Shrub epiphyte communities in relation to stand management in forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Rosso, Abbey L.
Abstract:: This dissertation describes the epiphyte communities on tall shrubs in forests of western Oregon, with a focus on potential effects of management practices on these communities. Shrubs and other hardwoods have recently gained recognition as hotspots of diversity for epiphytes in young conifer forests of the region. Yet little is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Stockdale, Charly Pivert, Dr. Ellen Taylor, Jeff Burch, Dr. John Green, Dr. Barbara Jolley, Dr. Signy

Examination of necrotic fleck-diseased Lilium longiflorum

Creator:: Lyons, Alan Robert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: technical assis- tance in electron microscopy. Special acknowledgment is due to my wife, Ellen, for her

Transposon-induced nutritional and virulence mutants in two pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae

Creator:: Anderson, Dirk M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pSUP1011 (37). 11 LITERATURE CITED 1. Arthur, A. and Sherratt, D. J. 1979. Dissection of the transpos

Landscape Genomics and Climatic Responses of Willamette Valley Alders

Creator:: Kral, George L.
Abstract:: The climate of the Pacific Northwest is in flux, and existing forest ecosystems are stressed and poised to shift in fundamental ways, with or without human intervention. This dissertation probes the nature of forest responses to environmental change through investigations of morphology and genetics of three species of alder co-occurring...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: covid hadn’t interrupted the good times. To Kim Callahan, Blaine Baker and Dianne Simpson, many

Comparative gibberellin relationships in tall and dwarf peas (Pisum sativum L.)

Creator:: Anderson, James David
Abstract:: Experiments were performed to determine whether a direct correlation exists between the growth rates of tall and dwarf peas grown either in the light or in the dark and endogenous gibberellin (GA) content. Three separate but related experimental approaches were utilized: (1) the determination of possible qualitative and /or quantitative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would also like to thank Dr. D. J. Reed for his helpful discussions and suggestions and for the use of

Effects of fire on seedling establishment in upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Maret, Mary P.
Abstract:: Prior to European settlement, native prairie dominated the landscape of the Willamette Valley. Today, due to urbanization, agriculture, and the cessation of burning, only isolated remnants of these grasslands still exist. In response to conservation concerns, there has been a move to restore the remaining prairies in the Willamette Valley,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Community Ecology of Foliar Fungi and Oomycetes of Pseudotsuga menziesii on the Pacific Northwest Coast

Creator:: Gonen, Lilah
Abstract:: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir) is a tree of ecological, economic, and cultural value in its native North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) distribution. P. menziesii is host to a variety of well-documented endophytic foliar microorganisms, including the fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss needle cast (SNC), and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthony, R. G., R. L. Knight, G. T. Allen, B. R. McClelland, and J. I. Hodges. 1982. Habitat use by

Susceptibility of golden chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) to Phytophthora cambivora

Creator:: Saavedra, Angel Luis
Abstract:: In early 2000, unusual mortality of a native North American tree, golden chinquapin, was reported by the USDA-Forest Service. Dying trees exhibited girdling cankers in the inner bark of the lower bole, branch flagging and defoliation. Isolations from necrotic tissues and soil associated with diseased or killed trees yielded Phytophthora...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Grove and the Forest Health Plant Protection group in Central Point, especially Don and Ellen Goheen

Plastome phylogenomics in the genus Pinus using massively parallel sequencing technology

Creator:: Parks, Matthew Benjamin
Abstract:: This thesis summarizes work completed over the previous four years primarily focusing on chloroplast phylogenomic inquiry into the genus Pinus and related Pinaceae outgroups using next-generation sequencing on Illumina platforms. During the time of our work, Illumina sequence read lengths have essentially been limited to 25 to 100 base pairs,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , assembly programs such as Velvet (Zerbino and Birney 2008), EDENA (Hernandez et al. 2008), ABySS (Simpson

Systematics, phylogeny, and biogeography of the hysterangiales and related taxa (Phallomycetidae, Homobasidiomycetes)

Creator:: Hosaka, Kentaro
Abstract:: Monophyly of the gomphoid-phalloid clade was confirmed based on multigene phylogenetic analyses. Four major subclades (Hysterangiales, Geastrales, Gomphales and Phallales) were also demonstrated to be monophyletic. The interrelationships among the subclades were, however, not resolved, and alternative topologies could not be rejected statistically. Nonetheless, most analyses showed that the Hysterangiales...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colgan, Ray Kenny and Nich Simpson for sharing some data from the Mesophelliaceae and stinkhoms

Mediation of conifer root growth by mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth regulators

Creator:: Scagel, Carolyn F.
Abstract:: Many mycorrhizosphere microorganisms can produce plant growth regulating compounds in vitro. Plant growth regulating compounds are known to mediate root growth and development. In reforestation practices, conifer tree seedling growth and survival are linked to rapid root growth and development after outplanting. Multifactorial experiments were conducted to document variations in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ingersol, Cindy Lipp, Tom Hsiang, Blaine Baker, Leona Nicholson, Dianne Simpson, Marian Thompson

Genomic Resources for Phylogenetics, Species Delimitation, and Geographic Localization of Neotropical Tree Species Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae)

Creator:: Finch, Kristen N.
Abstract:: Biodiversity loss is of global concern, and is due in part to deforestation and high consumer demand for wood and wood products. The neotropical tree species Cedrela odorata (“Spanish cedar” or “cedro”) is economically valuable for its wood and faces threats of overexploitation. Due to strong similarities in wood features...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of two novel gums from Cedrela odorata and Enterolobium cyclocarpum. J Pharm Investig 48:487–496

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:: -Smith, Denise Giles, Geoff Gardner, Dianne Simpson, Katie Remiyac, Joey Spatafora, Lynda Ciuffetti

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Creator:: Esterson, Andrew
Abstract:: Invasive plants have the capacity to transform landscapes and alter ecosystem function, causing significant economic and ecological damage. These effects include displacement and reduction of native flora and fauna, altered fire regimes, modification of biotic and abiotic soil properties, as well as local, regional, and global economic impacts. With such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: M. Richardson, James B. Grace, Jon E. Keeley, Joseph M. DiTOMASO, Richard J. Hobbs, Mike Pellant

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:: you to Dianne Simpson for being someone I could count on. And of course, a big thank you to all of

Isolation of putative pAgK84 transconjugants from commerical cherry and raspberry plants treated with Agrobacterium radiobacter strain K84

Creator:: Lu, Shu-Fen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Science thesis of Shu-Fen Lu presented on August 25. 1994 APPROVED: Major profess J, Professor of Botany

Community Ecology and Population Genomics of Rhizopogon in the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago

Creator:: Piña Páez, Carolina G.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic induced climate change is predicted to alter distribution of existing plant populations. As plants migrate over space and time, populations often fragment and contract, affecting basic elements of population dynamics (e.g., population size, gene flow, genetic diversity, etc.). Little is known, however, how these impacts on plant species will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: aspects of this group. Many thanks to the BPP community and specially to Dianne Simpson, Blaine Baker

Responses of Pacific Northwest prairies to soil nutrient manipulations : implications for restoration of Castilleja levisecta and control of invasive species

Creator:: Lawrence, Caitlin E.
Abstract:: Pacific Northwest prairies have become significantly reduced in extent, and in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, less than one percent of native upland prairies remain. Many species have been impacted by this extreme loss of habitat, including Castilleja levisecta (golden paintbrush), a threatened hemiparasitic forb species endemic to the Pacific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Dunwiddie, J. Gamon, A. Kruckeberg, and D. Salstrom, editors. Proceedings from a Conference of the Rare

Reevaluation of systematic relationships in Triticum L. and Aegilops L. based on comparative morphological and anatomical investigations of dispersal mechanisms

Creator:: Morrison, Laura A.
Abstract:: Comparative morphological and anatomical studies of the dispersal mechanisms characterizing the wheat complex (Triticum L. and Aegilops L.) have documented patterns of adaptive radiation which may have significance for evolutionary relationships. These patterns, which form an array of diverse types of diaspores among the diploid taxa, appear conceptually to have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: evolution; to Robert J. Metzger (Oregon State University), for his sharing of an encyclopedic knowledge of

Nursery, cold storage, and field studies on western conifers inoculated with spores of Pisolithus tinctorius

Creator:: Alvarez, Isabel Fernandez
Abstract:: Inoculations of white fir, Shasta red fir, Douglas fir and ponderosa pine with Pisolithus tinctorius spores when outplanted failed to produce P. tinctorius mycorrhizae at the end of the first growing season. In the third year a few P. tinctorius mycorrhizae were formed on white fir. Inoculations reduced seedling survival...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Alvarez ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank Dr. J. M. Trappe for his guidance and support over the years

Identification and characterization of seven ROP GTPases in Zea mays

Creator:: Christensen, Todd M.
Abstract:: Regulation of cell division and expansion are critical for plant development. The mechanisms that control these processes are not clearly understood in higher plants. In other eukaryotic models it has been shown that the highly conserved Rho family GTPases play a crucial role in these mechanisms. One distinct subset of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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:: Dianne Simpson and Katie Remiyac in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology (BPP). Finally

Post-dispersal seed fates in a Western Oregon native prairie

Creator:: Clark, Deborah L.
Abstract:: Knowledge of post-dispersal seed fates and other regeneration characteristics is crucial for predicting abundances and distributions of populations and, ultimately, community species composition and diversity. Seed fate studies, however, are rare primarily due to the difficulty of determining seed fates and causes of mortality. This thesis investigated post-dispersal seed fates...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Variation in plant response to inoculation with different isolates of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Creator:: Ianson, David C.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Interactions between nitrogen, phosphorus, and molybdenum in forest soils and cyanobacterial lichen in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Marks, Jade A.
Abstract:: Molybdenum is an essential component of biogeochemical cycling, most notably as a component of the nitrogenase enzyme used in biological nitrogen (N) fixation. While the important role of phosphorus (P) in limiting N fixation in ecosystems has been well documented, occurrence and prevalence of molybdenum (Mo) limitation is largely unknown....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: growth and maintenance (Simpson and Burris, 1984). It is widely accepted that nitrogen fixers can

Lichen Functional Trait Variation Along an East-West Climatic Gradient in Oregon and Among Habitats in Katmai National Park, Alaska

Creator:: Spickerman, Kaleigh
Abstract:: Functional traits of vascular plants have been an important component of ecological studies for a number of years; however, in more recent times vascular plant ecologists have begun to formalize a set of key traits and universal system of trait measurement. Many recent studies hypothesize global generality of trait patterns,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: air pollution assessment - a review. Environmental Pollution 114: 471–492. Cornelissen, J. H. C

The effects of abscisic acid on gene expression during wheat germination

Creator:: Ballo, Barbara
Abstract:: Germination of immature (Stage III) and mature (Stage V) wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. Chinese Spring and Yamhill) embryos is prevented by the inclusion of 10⁻⁴ M abscisic acid (ABA) in culture medium. In addition, Stage III embryos develop into mature embryos in culture medium containing ABA. In the absence...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Simpson for Barbara Ballo TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Dormancy and Germination 1 Molecular Events

Phylogenetics and genomic patterns of speciation in Pinus with an empahsis on subgenus Strobus

Creator:: Syring, John V.
Abstract:: Data from nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (nrITS) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) have failed to resolve phylogenetic relationships in Pinus. To provide greater interspecific resolution, five low-copy nuclear genes were developed from mapped conifer anchor loci. Four genes were sequenced from species representing all Pinus subsections. Individual loci do...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: role of my findings in pine phylogenetics. REFERENCES Alvarez, I. and J. F. Wendel. 2003. Ribosomal

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