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Author:

Smith, Jason Daniel

Title:

The role of host plant chemistry and light-spectral traits in host-finding and self-defense by parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae)

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

chemical ecology
parasitic plant
plant defense
Cuscuta
aphid
glucosinolate
Myzus persicae
epilinum
gronovii
Arabidopsis

File:

Download Dissertation_Smith_2014_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Consuelo M De Moraes, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark C Mescher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Committee Member

Author:

Walls, Joseph Thaddeus

Title:

A cyber-age approach for global management of barley yellow dwarf virus in winter wheat

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

Barley yellow dwarf virus
decision support systems
winter wheat
aphid
iPIPE
dependency network
integrated pest management

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Format.pdf

Committee Members:

Cristina Rosa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edwin George Rajotte, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Russo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grettenberger, Ian Mahaffy

Title:

The influence of increased crop genotypic diversity on arthropods in agroecosystems

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

variety mixture
diversity
aphid
pest management
genotypic diversity

File:

Download Dissertation_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

John Frazier Tooker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Matthew Brian Thomas, Special Member