Browsing Plant Sciences electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"
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Assessment of enhanced efficiency urea products on maize in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Urea is the most commonly used N fertilizer, but has been found to be easily lost to the environment through volatilization and leaching. Enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEF) have been developed to help prevent these ... -
Effects of magnetic field exposure on seed and vegetative cutting propagation of select woody species
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)A study was conducted to determine the effects of a 1.3 mT magnetic field on germination of pin and northern red oak acorns and on IBA-banded and etiolated vegetative cuttings of apple, Chinese chestnut, and black walnut. ... -
Identification of an interaction network of Arabidopsis transcription factors and MAP kinases involved in chitin signaling and pathogen defense
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Chitin, found in the fungal cell walls, is an established elicitor of plant defense responses. Our previous study, using the ATH1 Affymetrix microarrays ... -
Increasing soybean yields through management and the role for nitrogen fixation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)A high yield soybean experiment was conducted to compare the management intensive practices of recent soybean record holder, Kip Cullers, to conventional production practices in 2008 to 2010. Preplant fertilizer applications ... -
Influence of herbicide programs, weed height, and glufosinate and 2,4-D combinations on weed management in soybean resistant to 2,4-D
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The introduction of transgenic crops with resistance to 2,4-D will provide growers with new weed management options in soybean. To better understand the utility of this technology in soybean production systems, field and ... -
Influence of herbicides application on weed and tall fescue management and grazing distribution in Missouri pastures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)One weed that is of concern in Missouri pastures that can be detrimental is Northern dewberry (Rubus flagellaris Willd.). This weed can be detrimental due its production of spines which can injure grazing animals and also ... -
Role of oxalate oxidase and apoplastic reactive oxygen species in root growth regulation in water-stressed maize primary roots
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous work on maize primary roots under water stress showed that cell elongation is maintained in the apical region of the growth zone but progressively ... -
Soybean emergence, growth, and development following corn stover removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandates the use of 21 billion gallons of biofuel from cellulose or other advanced forms by the year 2022. Corn stover is an attractive choice for cellulosic ethanol production ...