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3. The influence of farming practices on slugs and their predators in reduced-tillage field crops in Pennsylvania

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Author:
Douglas, Margaret Rose
Title:
The influence of farming practices on slugs and their predators in reduced-tillage field crops in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
slugs
Deroceras reticulatum
conservation tillage
no-till
biological control
Carabidae
sustainable agriculture
File:
Download Margaret_Douglas_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather D Karsten, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Evaluating Strategies for Reducing Herbicide Use in a No-till Dairy Cropping System

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Elina Miriam
Title:
Evaluating Strategies for Reducing Herbicide Use in a No-till Dairy Cropping System
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
no-till
herbicide banding
high-residue cultivation
corn
soybean
cover crops
cereal rye
red clover
hairy vetch
cropping systems
File:
Download Snyder_MSThesis_Agron_Aug2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Heather D Karsten, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Curran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Hyde, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Life history of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and its importance for biological control in field crops

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Open Access
Author:
Busch, Anna Katherine
Title:
Life history of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and its importance for biological control in field crops
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Carabidae
Pterostichus melanarius
slugs
Deroceras reticulatum
conservation tillage
no-till
non-consumptive effects
biological control
File:
Download Busch_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather D Karsten, Committee Member
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member

6. Sustainable Intensification and Climate Resilience: Cover Crops, Soil Improvement, and Drought

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Open Access
Author:
Hunter, Mitchell Clayton
Title:
Sustainable Intensification and Climate Resilience: Cover Crops, Soil Improvement, and Drought
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
sustainable intensification
cover crops
drought
climate change
food demand
soil health
reduced tillage
climate resilience
cover crop mixtures
agriculture
agronomy
greenhouse gas emissions
Mississippi River Phosphorus
maize
soybean
wheat
cereal rye
red clover
no-till
soil improvement
plant-available water
infiltration rate
available water capacity
File:
Download Hunter_-_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. David Mortensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. David Mortensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. David Eissenstat, Committee Member
Dr. Armen Kemanian, Committee Member
Dr. Jason Kaye, Outside Member
Dr. Meagan Schipanski, Special Member

7. Cover Crop Management Effects on Weed Communities in a Planting Green System

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Open Access
Author:
Ficks, Teala
Title:
Cover Crop Management Effects on Weed Communities in a Planting Green System
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
Cover crop
no-till
resource partitioning
seedling ecology
weed ecology
cover crop
no-till
resource partitioning
seedling ecology
weed ecology
File:
Download Ficks_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carolyn Lowry, Committee Member
Heather D Karsten, Committee Member
Allyson Muth, Committee Member

8. Evaluating Agroecosystem Quality through Arthropod Interactions in Pennsylvanian Cash Crop Production Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Adam, Jared
Title:
Evaluating Agroecosystem Quality through Arthropod Interactions in Pennsylvanian Cash Crop Production Systems
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Cover crop
no-till
QBS-ar
spiders
pest control
conservation biological control
slugs
agroecosystem
File:
Download _Jared_Adam__Thesis_in_Entomology_Final_deposit.pdf
Committee Members:
John Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sara Hermann, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Committee Member