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Author:

Dere, Ashlee Laura

Title:

Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Mine Soils Reclaimed with Poultry Manure

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

compost
switchgrass
revegetation
C:N ratios
phosphorus

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Verbree, David

Title:

Sediment and Nutrient Losses in Reduced Tillage Systems on Dairy Farms

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

nitrogen
tillage
no-till
runoff
nutrient
sediment
rain simulation
phosphorus

File:

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Committee Members:

Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jaiswal, Deepak

Title:

SOIL PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN A SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR LAND APPLICATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER EFFLUENT

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

wastewater irrigation
water reuse
sustainability
phosphorus
land application system

File:

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Committee Members:

Herschel Adams Elliott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Albert R Jarrett, Committee Member
James Michael Hamlett, Committee Member
Peter J A Kleinman, Committee Member

Author:

Nord, Eric A

Title:

Patience is a virtue: Delayed phenology is an adaptive response for plants in soils with low phosphorus availability.

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

phosphorus
phenology
climate change
Arabidopsis

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katriona Shea, Committee Member
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Andrew George Stephenson, Committee Member

Author:

Lyons, Eric Michael

Title:

Root Distribution of Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass on Golf Course Putting Greens

Graduate Program:

Plant Physiology

Keywords:

creeping bentgrass
annual bluegrass
turfgrass
Root distribution
nitrogen
phosphorus

File:

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Committee Members:

David Robert Huff, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Paul Knievel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Eissenstat, Committee Member
Peter Landschoot, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Postma, Johannes Auke

Title:

PLANT RESOURCE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION: SIMULATION OF SUBTLE CHANGES WITH GREAT EFFECTS

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

bean
maize
SimRoot
plant nutrrition
root cortical aerenchyma
phosphorus
nitrogen
potassium
squash
intercropping

File:

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Committee Members:

J P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Hangsheng Lin, Committee Member
Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Tomscha, Jennifer L.

Title:

Phosphatase secretion mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana

Graduate Program:

Plant Physiology

Keywords:

Arabidopsis mutants
phosphorus
PHO regulon
pup
phosphate
cps
acid phosphatase
plant

File:

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Committee Members:

John Charles Schultz, Committee Member
Jill Deikman, Committee Member
Seogchan Kang, Committee Member
Mark Guiltinan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eva Joy Pell, Committee Member

Author:

Sharda, Jori Nerissa

Title:

ROOT ANATOMICAL MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN HOST PLANT CONTROL OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

hypodermal passage cells
arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization
root anatomy
hypodermal suberization
phosphorus
intercellular air space

File:

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Committee Members:

David M Sylvia, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Committee Member
Roger Tai Koide, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Winsten, Jonathan Richmond

Title:

OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS TO AVOID PHOSPHORUS LOADING ON A PASTURE-BASED PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARM

Graduate Program:

Agricultural Economics

Keywords:

phosphorus
dairy farming
dynamic programming
nutrient loading

File:

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Committee Members:

Gregory Dean Hanson, Committee Member
C Alan Rotz, Committee Member
Dr Peter R Tozer, Committee Member
Dr Jeffrey R Stokes, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

De la Riva, Laurie Morrow

Title:

ROOT ETIOLATION AS A STRATEGY FOR PHOSPHORUS ACQUISITION IN COMMON BEAN

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

phosphorus
root anatomy
root etiolation

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miguel, Magalhaes Amade

Title:

FUNCTIONAL ROLE AND SYNERGYSTIC EFFECT OF ROOT TRAITS FOR PHOSPHORUS ACQUISITION EFFICIENCY AND THEIR GENETIC BASIS IN COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.)

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

basal root whorls
phosphorus
common bean
root architecture
QTL analysis
synergism.

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Christ, Special Member

Author:

May, Melissa

Title:

Assessing stream biofilm nutrient status across natural and experimental nutrient gradients

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

biofilm
periphyton
nitrogen
phosphorus

File:

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Committee Members:

Hunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

St.Clair, Samuel Breck

Title:

Factors and mechanisms underlying sugar maple sensitivity to edaphic stresses on Pennsylvania's Allegheny Plateau

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Acer
aluminum
antioxidant
calcium
magnesium
manganese
oxidative stress
phosphorus
red maple

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Edward Carlson, Committee Member
William Edward Sharpe, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
John Charles Schultz, Committee Member

Author:

Walk, Tom Campbell

Title:

Variation in Root Architecture of Common Bean and Effects on Phosphorus Acquisition

Graduate Program:

Plant Physiology

Keywords:

computer simulation
gravitropism
phosphorus
nutrient acquisition
common bean
root architecture
fractal analysis
adventitious roots
basal roots

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Simon Gilroy, Committee Member
Wayne Roger Curtis, Committee Member
Virendra Puri, Committee Member

Author:

Raley, Robert Brandon

Title:

Influence of Phosphorus and Nitrogen on Annual Bluegrass Encroachment in a Creeping Bentgrass Putting Green

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

nitrogen
phosphorus
creeping bentgrass
annual bluegrass
putting green

File:

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Committee Members:

Peter Landschoot, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hoffman, Margaret C

Title:

Nutrient Removal in Natural Swimming Pools: a Mass Balance Analysis

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

natural swimming pools
phosphorus
nitrogen
substrate
vegetation and nutrient removal
mass balance

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Berghage Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dan Thomas Stearns, Committee Member
Ricky M Bates, Committee Member
Robert David Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Webber, Kathleen Ann

Title:

Soil-plant System Response to Lime and Phosphorus Amendments of an Andisol of the Andean Highlands of Ecuador

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

phosphorus
Andisol
Andic
volcanic
Ecuador
Andes
lime
amendment
soil
soil fertility
barley
P
sorption
adsorption

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carmen Enid Martinez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Weeks, Holley Lynn

Title:

Farm-level Evaluation of Implementing Feeding Best Management Practices on Pennsylvania Dairy Farms

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

dairy cattle
best management practices
crude protein
phosphorus
environment
milk urea nitrogen

File:

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Committee Members:

Alexander Nikolov Hristov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Holden, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clarence Alan Rotz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Locke, Nicholas Albert

Title:

Classification of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria in benthic biofilms

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

polyphosphate accumulating organisms
phosphorus
eutrophication
nonpoint source pollution

File:

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Committee Members:

John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Buda, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reichl, Kyle David

Title:

Synthetic Methods Based on Organophosphorus Redox Cycling

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

synthetic methods
redox cycling
phosphorus
pyramidal inversion
regioselective allylic reduction
enediyne

File:

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Committee Members:

Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof Kenneth Feldman, Committee Member
RAYMOND LEE FUNK, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Stockton, Miranda Marie

Title:

Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure Associated with Iron Reduction and Phosphate Release in Soil Microcosms

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

phosphorus
iron reduction
soil microbial community

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. John Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Chris Gorski, Committee Member
Dr. Anthony Buda, Committee Member

Author:

Hanlon, Meredith

Title:

New perspectives on conventional ideas about root system architecture and morphology

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

auxin
phosphorus
lateral roots
roots
rice
root hairs

File:

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Committee Members:

Kathleen Marie Brown, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member
Gabriele Brigitte Monshausen, Outside Member

Author:

Burridge, James David

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO EVALUATE THE UTILITY OF GRAIN LEGUME ROOT ARCHITECTURE

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

common bean
drought
phosphorus
co-optimization
cowpea
root architecture

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Mark Guiltinan, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Outside Member

Author:

Galindo-Castaneda, Tania

Title:

Microbial tradeoffs of root cortical aerenchyma in maize

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

RhizosphereArbuscular mycorrhiza
Fusarium verticillioides
root anatomy
root rot
Zea mays
Arbuscular mycorrhiza Fusarium verticillioides
arbuscular mycorrhiza
rhizobacteria
phosphorus
nitrogen
microbiome
root phenotype

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan P. Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P. Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen M. Brown, Committee Member
Gretchen A. Kuldau, Committee Member
Mary Ann Victoria Bruns, Outside Member
Gregory W. Roth, Committee Member

Author:

Clune, John

Title:

Toward the Development of Nutrient Criteria for Streams of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

water quality
streams
Pennsylvania
nitrogen
phosphorus
biota response

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Committee Member
Allyson Muth, Committee Member
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Outside Member
J. Kent Crawford, Special Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Biertempfel, Julia

Title:

Assessing Conservation Practice Effectiveness with Lorenz Inequality Results

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

water quality
Lorenz inequality
Gini coefficient
TMDL
Chesapeake Bay
nutrient loading
conservation practices
best management practices
BMPs
nutrients
phosphorus
nitrogen
agriculture
concentration-discharge
legacy nutrients

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cibin Raj, Committee Member
Tamie Veith, Committee Member

Author:

Sanders, Zachary

Title:

Using Field and Model Data to Improve Sustainable Management of Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur in Agroecosystems of Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

precision agriculture
variable rate fertilizer
soil carbon
soil organic matter
ecosystem modeling
soil nitrogen
sulfur
phosphorus
corn
soybeans

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Committee Members:

John Spargo, Major Field Member
Cibin Raj, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charlie White, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Armen Kemanian, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mcconnell, Curt

Title:

Phosphorus Dynamics in a Changing Agroecosystem Landscape

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

phosphorus
biogeochemistry
agroecosystems
modeling
isotope chemistry

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Committee Members:

Kate Freeman, Outside Unit Member
Charlie White, Outside Field Member
Jason Kaye, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Armen Kemanian, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Brown, Alexander

Title:

Impacts of Sodium Chloride on Nutrient, Heavy Metals, and Total Suspended Solids Removal by Bioretention Mesocosms with Varied Vegetation and Saturation

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

bioretention
deicing salt
stormwater
green infrastructure
bioinfiltration
heavy metals
nutrients
nitrogen
phosphorus
copper
zinc
stormwater control measure
best management practice
sediment
internal water storage
vegetation
removal efficiency
water quality
loading
urban
runoff
nonpoint pollution

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Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Lauren Mc Phillips, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member
Margaret Crowley Hoffman, Committee Member