Dissertations from 2024
Elucidating Mechanisms of Shoot-to-root Iron Deficiency Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana, Ahmet Bakirbas, Plant Biology
ESCAPING DOMESTICATION: HOW PARALLEL MODIFICATIONS OF SEED SHATTERING LED TO RECURRENT WEEDY RICE EVOLUTION, Xiang Li, Plant Biology
DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION, AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SECONDARY CELL WALL FORTIFIED TISSUES IN THE GRASS SHOOT-BORNE ROOT SYSTEM, Ian W. McCahill, Plant Biology
The Evolution and Development of Awns in the Grass Subfamily Pooideae, Erin L. Patterson, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2023
INVESTIGATING RHIZOBIA AND MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESSFUL SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION IN LEGUMES, Jedaidah Yombwe Chilufya, Plant Biology
UNCOVERING NEW ELEMENTS OF IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN MAIZE, Stavroula N. Fili, Plant Biology
MODULATION OF PLANT IMMUNITY DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NITROGEN-FIXING SYMBIOSIS, Miriam Hernandez-Romero, Plant Biology
UNCOVERING TRANSCRIPTOMICS RESPONSES AND REGULATIONS DURING FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM – PLANT INTERACTIONS, Houlin Yu, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2022
ROLE OF PLASMA MEMBRANE INTRINSIC PROTEINS (PIPS) SUBFAMILY AND SULFUR NANOPARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN METALLOIDS TRANSPORT AND TOLERANCE/SENSITIVITY IN RICE, Ahmed GM Ali, Plant Biology
INVESTIGATION OF BASIL DOWNY MILDEW PATHOGEN SURVIVAL, NEW PATHOTYPE DEVELOPMENT AND SOURCES OF QUANTITATIVE, Kelly S. Allen, Plant Biology
Root Growth Dynamics in Response to Moderate Temperatures, Maura J. Zimmermann, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2021
THE CHARACTERIZATION OF TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH FREEZING TOLERANCE IN PERENNIAL RYEGRASS, Rachael Preston Bernstein, Plant Biology
Dynamic evolution in the Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor-Like Kinase (LRR-RLK) family of receptors, Jarrett Man, Plant Biology
THE EFFECT OF DISTURBANCE AND INVASION ON FUNGAL AND PLANT COMMUNITIES OVER AN ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT, Adam N. Trautwig, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2020
Investigating the Transcriptional Regulation of Secondary Cell Wall Synthesis and Thigmomorphogenesis in the Model Grass Brachypodium distachyon, Joshua Coomey, Plant Biology
Developing alternative forage production strategies for enhanced environmental and economic resilience on New England dairy farms, Samantha Glaze-Corcoran, Plant Biology
A DORMANCY PROGRAM REGULATES CARPEL SUPPRESSION IN Zea mays (maize), Harry Ryan Klein, Plant Biology
TRACKING A LONG DISTANCE IRON DEFICIENCY SIGNAL, Rakesh Krishna Kumar, Plant Biology
Origin of Gene Specificity in the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis, Christina Marie Stonoha-Arther, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2019
Sec23 Gene Members Differentially Contribute to Polarized Growth in Physcomitrella patens, Mingqin Chang, Plant Biology
Brachypodium distachyon GNRF, SWAM1 and SWAM4 are transcriptional regulators of secondary cell wall biosynthesis, Sandra Romero-Gamboa, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2018
The Interplay Between Polarity Regulators, Calcium, and the Actin Cytoskeleton During Tip Growth, Carlisle Bascom Jr, Plant Biology
GRASS-SPECIFIC MECHANISMS OF IRON UPTAKE: INVESTIGATION OF PHYTOSIDEROPHORE TRANSPORTERS AND DISCOVERY OF NOVEL IRON DEFICIENCY LOCI, David Chan Rodriguez, Plant Biology
A Plant Pathology View of Signaling: a computational study of Fusarium oxysporum Kinomes and Downy Mildew Resistance in Sweet Basil, Gregory Deiulio, Plant Biology
Variation and Evolution of Fruit Ripening Traits in Tomato Species, Ian M. Gillis, Plant Biology
SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: SOURCE, TRANSFORMATION, AND DETECTION, Huiyuan Guo, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2017
The Effect of Management Practices on Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Communities on Cool Season Turfgrass, Elisha Allan-Perkins, Plant Biology
ALL ROADS LEAD TO WEEDINESS: STORIES ABOUT WEEDY RICE ORIGINS, WEEDY GENES AND WEED COMPETITIVENESS, Zhongyun Huang, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2016
Uncovering the Genetic Basis for Biofuel-Related Traits in Brachypodium Distachyon, Scott J. Lee, Plant Biology
Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Hosts, Parasitic Plants and Insect Herbivores, Muvari C. Tjiurutue, Plant Biology
The Role of the Formin Protein Family in Membrane Dynamics, Petrus Adrianus Cornelis van Gisbergen, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2015
Evaluation of Spring Frost Control Methods and an Assessment of Cold Hardiness in Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarporn Ait.), Faith Ndlovu, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2014
The Roles of Myosin XI and ROP in Moss Tip Growth, Graham M. Burkart, Plant Biology
Understanding the transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon, Pubudu Handakumbura, Plant Biology
Functional Analysis of Moss Class VIII Myosin and Its Role in Plant Cell Division, Shu-Zon Wu, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2013
Interactions between floral mutualists and antagonists, and consequences for plant reproduction, Nicole Leland Soper Gorden, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2012
The Evolutionary Genetics of Seed Shattering and Flowering Time, Two Weed Adaptive Traits in US Weedy Rice, Carrie S. Thurber, Plant Biology
Establishing Brachypodium distachyon As A New Model System For Understanding Iron Homeostasis In Grasses, Burcu (Kokturk) Yordem, Plant Biology
Establishing Brachypodium distachyon as a new model system for understanding iron homeostasis in grasses, Burcu Kokturk Yordem
Dissertations from 2011
The role of actin depolymerizing factor and its regulatory mechanisms in moss tip growth, Robert Charles Augustine
The Role Of Actin Depolymerizing Factor And Its Regulatory Mechanisms In Moss Tip Growth, Robert Charles Augustine, Plant Biology
Functional Characterization Of Stress Associated Proteins (SAPs) From Arabidopsis, Anirudha R Dixit, Plant Biology
Novel Systems for the Functional Characterization of Genes Related to Paclitaxel Metabolism in Taxus Cell Cultures, Khamkeo Vongpaseuth, Plant Biology
Novel systems for the functional characterization of genes related to paclitaxel metabolism in Taxus cell cultures, Khamkeo Vongpaseuth
Dissertations from 2010
Analyses of Arabidopsis Yellow Stripe-like (YSL) family of metal transporters, Heng-Hsuan Chu
Analyses of Arabidopsis Yellow Stripe-Like (YSL) Family of Metal Transporters, Heng-Hsuan Chu, Plant Biology
Conservation While Under Invasion: Insights from a rare Hemiparasitic Plant, Swamp Lousewort (Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.), Sydne Record, Plant Biology
Separase: Linking cell division and root morphology in Arabidopsis, Shuang Wu
Separase: Linking Cell Division And Root Morphology In Arabidopsis, Shuang Wu, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2009
The role of Toc receptor interactions in controlling protein import into chloroplasts, Jeonghwa Lee
The Role Of Toc Receptor Interactions In Controlling Protein Import Into Chloroplasts, Jeonghwa Lee, Plant Biology
Dissertations from 2008
The regulation of Taxol production in Taxus suspension cell culture, Nathan Ezekiel Nims
Dissertations from 2007
Assembly of structurally and functionally distinct protein import translocons in chloroplasts, Caleb McOsker Rounds