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Author:

Koehle, Allison

Title:

Smart Tillage and the Regulation of Nitrous Oxide Emission in Organic Agriculture

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

nitrous oxide
cover crop
manure
organic agriculture
denitrification
tillage

File:

Download AlliKoehle_AEPSMastersThesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Liana T Burghardt, Committee Member

Author:

Lesko, Tyler

Title:

Effectiveness of Sorghum and Maize Flavonoids Against Pests

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

fall armyworm
maize
sorghum
flavonoids
plant defense
secondary metabolites
mushrooms

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Committee Members:

Surinder Chopra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Felton, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Ruairidh James Hay Sawers, Committee Member
Michael S. Wolfin, Committee Member

Author:

Shah, Kabita

Title:

Efficacy of demethylation inhibitors fungicide, biocontrol strategies, and cultural practices on managing Clarireedia spp., in turfgrass

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Dollar spot
Clarireedia jacksonii
Chemical control
Demethylation-inhibiting fungicides
Plant growth regulators (PGR)
invitrosensitivity assay
biological control
cultural control
management practices
turfgrass
Disease severity

File:

Download Shah_Kabita_Thesis_2023_F1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
John Edward Kaminski, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Landschoot, Committee Member
Fereshteh Shahoveisi, Committee Member

Author:

Mazzone, Tosh

Title:

QUANTIFYING RELATIVE SENSITIVITIES OF COVER CROPS TO CORN HERBICIDES TO REFINE COVER CROP INTERSEEDING PRACTICES

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

cover crops
interseeding
herbicide

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
John Wallace, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Heather D Karsten, Committee Member

Author:

Lefever, Andrew

Title:

Production and Conservation Tradeoffs of Vertical Tillage in No-till Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Vertical tillage
No-till

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Committee Member
Paul David Esker, Committee Member
Charlie White, Committee Member
Peter Landschoot, Committee Member

Author:

Blunk, Andrew

Title:

Optimizing Nitrogen Management for Grafted and Non-Grafted Fresh Market Tomatoes Grown in High Tunnels in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Fresh Market Tomato
Nitrogen
Soil Monitoring
handheld Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE)
High Tunnel
Mid-Atlantic Region
soil fertility management

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Francesco Di Gioia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Claudia Schmidt, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member
John Thomas Spargo, Committee Member

Author:

Campbell, Thiago

Title:

Influence Of Hedging And Root Pruning On Growth And Fruiting Of Tall Spindle ‘Brak Fuji’ Apple Trees

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

pruning
hedging
root pruning
apple
yield
fruit quality
mechanical pruning

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Richard P Marini, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long He, Committee Member
James Rawlinson Schupp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Balaguer Barbosa, Raymond

Title:

Upcycling By-products of the Agri-food Industry as Carbon Sources for the Application of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Pennsylvania Vegetable Production Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Anaerobic soil disinfestation
Vegetable Production
Soil health
Lettuce
Tomatoes

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Francesco Di Gioia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Claudia Schmidt, Committee Member
Francisco Dini Andreote, Committee Member
Erin Rosskopf, Committee Member

Author:

Isaacson, Ashley

Title:

Warmer and more variable temperatures influence both crop yield and weed seedbank longevity in a perennial forage system

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

open-top chambers
climate change
perennial forage
forage production
weed seedbank
seedbank longevity
increased temperatures
weed seed mortality
alfalfa productivity
temperature fluctuations
winter injury

File:

Download Isaacson_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Carolyn Lowry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M Wallace, Committee Member
Richard Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Nsengiyumva, Gloriose

Title:

Nitrogen Fluxes and Yield Production from Corn – Ryelage Systems Amended with Digestate or Manure

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Digestate
Nitrogen Balance
Corn silage
Winter Rye
Raw manure

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Committee Members:

Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charlie White, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lizabeth Weld, Committee Member