Browsing Plant Sciences electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2009 Fall"
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Characterization of resistance to tombusvirus in nicotiana species
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Our lab studies resistance to tombusviruses such as Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV), Cymbidium ringspot virus (CymRSV), and Cucumber necrosis virus (CNV) in Nicotiana species, according to the ''gene for gene'' model, which ... -
Development and validation of a DNA microarray for analysis of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum transcriptome
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Bradyrhizobium japonicum, forms a nitrogen fixing symbiosis with soybean. The ability to survive in soil environments, colonize the rhizosphere and ... -
Genetic engineering of soybean using candidate genes to improve drought tolerance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses which affect productivity in soybean. Plants respond and adapt to drought stress through various biochemical ... -
High throughput profiling of transcription factors involved in soybean root growth under water deficit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Drought is the major abiotic stress factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. Plant root and shoot systems respond to environmental changes by altering the expression of complex gene networks through sensing environmental ... -
Influence of herbicide applications and common pasture weeds on total forage yield and nutritive values in tall fescue pastures and hayfields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The addition of several new herbicides labeled for pastures or hayfields has led many growers to question their options for weed management in these environments. In addition, little is known about the influence of common ... -
Innate immunity in Arabidopsis : molecular mechanisms of HOPA1 and AVRRS4 - specific disease resistance signaling pathways
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Plants have evolved several layers of predetermined defenses, collectively called the innate immune system. Because of its effectiveness effector-triggered immunity (ETI) is a highly valuable agronomic trait. However, ETI ... -
Molecular characterization of soybean resistance to soybean cyst nematode
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, is a devastating pathogen to soybean worldwide. This obligate parasite establishes specialized feeding cells within host roots that are required for completion of the nematode ...