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Creator:: Villanueva, Brenda
Abstract:: Succinate dehydrogenase (Sdh) inhibitor fungicides, such as boscalid, are effective for the management of gray mold caused by the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Unfortunately, resistance to boscalid was common among isolates of the pathogen from small fruits grown in Oregon. Boscalid-resistance is commonly associated with mutations in Sdh, especially in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ). Acknowledgements Sincere thanks to Gayle McGhee and Virginia Stockwell of the USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Creator:: Wallace, Patricia K.
Abstract:: The leaf surface is a stark environment for bacterial colonists with limited availability of nutrients, water and protected niches. Despite these limitations, a plethora of bacteria appear to have adapted ways to survive and flourish on leaf surfaces. One mechanism of survival is the formation of biofilms. Biofilms are a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: has been my go-to gal since the beginning. Amy Peetz, Brenda Schaffer, Virginia Stockwell and

Creator:: Webber, John B., III
Abstract:: Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina) (Xac) of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) was described first in Oregon in 1915 and is now recognized as a damaging disease of young hazelnut trees worldwide. Stressed hazelnut trees in conditions such as planting on marginal sites, and trees between 1 and 4-years-old are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: from my committee chair Nik Wiman and my graduate committee members Virginia Stockwell, Jay

Creator:: Hand, Charles R.
Abstract:: Corylus avellana L. is a global commodity and a valuable crop for the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A tremendous amount of work has been put into the development of healthy disease free, high yielding and tasty hazelnuts for the in-shell and confectionary markets. Clonal propagation is required to provide nursery trees...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my committee including Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher, Dr. Virginia Stockwell, and Professor Mike Gamroth

Creator:: Hartney, Sierra L.
Abstract:: Pseudomonas is a diverse genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes pathogens of plants, insects, and humans as well as environmental strains with no known pathogenicity. Pseudomonas fluorescens itself encompasses a heterologous group of bacteria that are prevalent in soil and on foliar and root surfaces of plants. Some strains of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: goes out to my committee, Dr. Jeff Chang, Dr. Martin Schuster, Dr. Virginia O. Stockwell, and Dr

Creator:: Neill, Kristin E.
Abstract:: Landscape plants are highly diverse and nursery producers often grow thousands of taxa to satisfy the varied needs and aesthetic tastes of consumers. Related to this diversity, ornamental plant breeders must be nimble and diverse in their approach. Two seemingly disparate studies were conducted to investigate improving ornamental shrubs –...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members is also sincerely appreciated, including Dr. Virginia Stockwell, Dr. Chad Finn, and Dr

Creator:: Rothleutner, Joseph J.
Abstract:: Cotoneaster is an ornamental shrub valued for showy flowers, berries and architecture as well as the ability tolerate adverse conditions under which other taxa fail. Cotoneaster is a highly diverse genus of over 400 species, of which few are available in the US nursery trade. Some species commercially available have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the rest of my committee: Drs. Shawn Mehlenbacher, Virginia Stockwell, and Jim Owen. Shawn, you ask

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