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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:: , Data curation, Formal analysis. Melodie L Putnam: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Creator:: Bienapfl, John C.
Abstract:: A necrosis at the tip of cones was observed on hop (Humulus lupulus), cultivar "Nugget", grown in Oregon in the early 1990's. Fusarium sambucinum and F. avenaceum were recovered from symptomatic cones in 1998 and preliminary inoculation experiments suggested both Fusarium species could cause hop cone necrosis. Studies were carried...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Blight: A New Disease in the Pacific Northwest Abstract approved: Cynthia M. Ocamb A necrosis at the

Creator:: Sacher, Gabriel
Abstract:: Diseases can be a substantial threat to woody plant production, a major industry in Oregon. Boxwood (Buxus spp.) and rhododendron (Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron and Hymenanthes) represent the top two broadleaf evergreen woody plants by farmgate value in Oregon. Historically, Phytophthora root rot has been considered the most destructive disease of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Melodie Putnam, Dr. Jo Anne Crouch, and Dr. Vanina Castroagudin assisted with laboratory work and

Creator:: Bennett, Patrick I.
Abstract:: The fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii is the causative agent of Swiss needle cast (SNC), a foliar disease of Douglas-fir. Disease is characterized by premature loss of foliage and reduced growth resulting from the inhibition of photosynthesis due to the occlusion of stomata by the ascocarps of N. gaeumannii. Although the disease...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the graduate students in BPP. Thank you to Melodie Putnam, who not only provided me with a

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