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Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-3985
AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Year Degree Awarded
2022
Month Degree Awarded
February
First Advisor
Samuel P. Hazen
Second Advisor
Courtney C. Babbitt
Third Advisor
Madelaine E. Bartlett
Fourth Advisor
Todd P. Michael
Subject Categories
Computational Biology | Genomics | Plant Biology
Abstract
Field grown crops are continually exposed to a variety of external stimuli that influence plant responses. Light, temperature, and water availability interact to affect many economically important traits including growth rate, size, and lifespan. My research is focused on the intersection of genetic and environmental factors influencing plant growth. Specifically, I am interested in elucidating the regulation of rhythmic genes in response to photo- and thermocycles and identifying novel candidate genes associated with growth and drought traits. Understanding the gene regulatory networks that mediate time-of-day signaling is vital to identifying candidate genes across the pan-genome associated with traits of interest.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/27245869
Recommended Citation
MacKinnon, Kirk J-M, "Genetic and Environmental Regulation of Plant Growth" (2022). Doctoral Dissertations. 2456.
https://doi.org/10.7275/27245869
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/2456
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