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Author:: Ryan, Matthew Robert
Title:: Energy Usage, Greenhouse Gases, and Multi-Tactical Weed Management in Organic Rotational No-Till Cropping Systems
Graduate Program:: Ecology
Keywords:: Agroecology
Organic Agriculture
Weeds
Cover Crops
Synergism
Tillage
File:: Download Ryan_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: David A Mortensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David A Mortensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member
Richard G Smith, Committee Member
John R Teasdale, Committee Member
William Curran, Committee Member

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Author:: Grantham, Alison Mills
Title:: Improving Nitrogen Management in Agriculture: Opportunities Gleaned from Organic Systems
Graduate Program:: Ecology
Keywords:: Nitrogen
Agriculture
Organic Agriculture
Sustainable Instensification
Ecology
Agroecology
File:: Download Grantham_A_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Jason Philip Kaye, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marvin H Hall, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Committee Member
Elsa Selina Sanchez, Special Member

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Author:: Hedberg, Russell Carl
Title:: LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, PHOSPHORUS, AND RESILIENCE IN A REGIONAL FARMERS’ MARKET NETWORK, NEW YORK CITY, USA
Graduate Program:: Geography
Keywords:: Resilience
Agroecology
Phosphorus
Sustainable food systems
Local food systems
File:: Download Hedberg_Revised_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Brian Hastings King, Committee Member
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Outside Member

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Author:: Zhu, Stephanie
Title:: Examining U.S. Agriculture Policy: An Agroecology Lens on the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Graduate Program:: Rural Sociology
Keywords:: Agroecology
United States Agriculture Policy
Ecological Agriculture
Social Justice
Farm Bill
Agriculture Policy
File:: Download Zhu_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Brian Thiede, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Justine F Lindemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clare Hinrichs, Committee Member
Brian Clemens Thiede, Committee Member

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Author:: Isbell, Sarah Abigail
Title:: Ecological management for enhancing nitrogen ecosystem services on agriculture land through crop, soil, and microbiome interactions
Graduate Program:: Ecology
Keywords:: Ecological intensification
Agroecology
Nitrogen Management
Soil Ecology
Cover crops
Interseeding
Reduced-tillage
Corn
Nitrogen
Soil microbes
Cover crop mixtures
Soil Microbiome
Organic Agriculture
Next-generation sequencing
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Committee Members:: Terrence Bell, Major Field Member
Charlie White, Outside Unit Member
Gregory Roth, Outside Field Member
Jason Kaye, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair

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