1. ENLARGED CORTICAL CELLS AND REDUCED CORTICAL CELL FILE NUMBER IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER SUBOPTIMAL NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM AVAILABILITY Open Access Author: Yang, Xiyu Title: ENLARGED CORTICAL CELLS AND REDUCED CORTICAL CELL FILE NUMBER IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER SUBOPTIMAL NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM AVAILABILITY Graduate Program: Horticulture Keywords: Zea maysRoot cortical cell sizeRoot cortical cell file numberRoot cortical aerenchymaNutrient acquisition efficiencySimRootFunctional-structuralplant model File: Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Xiyu_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jonathan Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatheleen Brown, Committee MemberArmen Kemanian, Committee MemberTom Richard, Committee Member
2. SUBCELLULAR ROOT PHENES REGULATE ROOT METABOLIC COST Open Access Author: Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh Title: SUBCELLULAR ROOT PHENES REGULATE ROOT METABOLIC COST Graduate Program: Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (PhD) Keywords: Abiotic stress toleranceRoot anatomySubcellular phenesCell sizeCell wallPolyploidyRoot domestication syndromeDroughtClimate changeRoot metabolic costIn silico biology File: Download Thesis_FINAL_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Erin Connolly, Major Field MemberJonathan Lynch, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorScott Roths, Outside Unit, Field & Minor MemberArmen Kemanian, Major Field MemberErin Connolly, Program Head/Chair