1. ROOT BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF APPLE TREES AS AFFECTED BY FRUIT REMOVAL Open Access Author: Lavely, Emily Kay Title: ROOT BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF APPLE TREES AS AFFECTED BY FRUIT REMOVAL Graduate Program: Horticulture Keywords: Malus x domesticachemical thinningcarbohydrate reservesstarchfine rootsarbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)non-mycorrhizal fungi (NMF)nutrient foragingroot diameter File: Download Lavely_PhD_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Richard P Marini, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Eissenstat, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRobert Michael Crassweller, Committee MemberDavid Eissenstat, Committee MemberMaria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Outside Member