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Author:

Jambunathan, Niranjani

Title:

Genetic and molecular analysis of the Arabidopsis Copine I gene in plant defense responses

Graduate Program:

Plant Physiology

Keywords:

plant abiotic response
HR
plant defense
Arabidopsis
cpn1-1
copine
Plant-pathogen

File:

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Committee Members:

Timothy W Mcnellis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew George Stephenson, Committee Member
Sarah Mary Assmann, Committee Member
Richard Cyr, Committee Member
Dr Ramesh Raina, Committee Member

Author:

Shi, Zi

Title:

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NON EXPRESSOR OF PR1 (NPR1) AND ITS PARALOG NPR3 IN THEOBROMA CACAO AND ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Cacao
Arabidopsis
plant defense
NPR3

File:

Download Thesis_Zi_Shi.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Guiltinan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Guiltinan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Siela Maximova, Committee Member
Sarah Mary Assmann, Committee Member
Hong Ma, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member

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:

Li, Ningxiao

Title:

FUNGAL VOLATILE COMPOUNDS: SMALL MOLECULES WITH BIG ROLES IN PLANT-FUNGAL AND FUNGAL-FUNGAL INTERACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Fungal volatile compounds
Chemical ecology
auxin
salt tolerance
plant defense
Biocontrol

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Ningxiao_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Seogchan Kang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seogchan Kang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen M. Brown, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member
James H. Tumlinson, Outside Member

Author:

Serpi, Alex Alexandra

Title:

OF HORSENETTLE & HORNWORMS: THE MECHANISMS OF NON-GLANDULAR TRICHOMES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HERBIVORES

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Trichomes
Tobacco hornworms
Manduca sexta
Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
maternal effects
transgenerational
plant defense
peritrophic membrane
herbivore
Lepidoptera

File:

Download Serpi_Doctoral_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Tracy Langkilde, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Committee Member
Tanya Renner, Committee Member
Tanya Renner, Outside Member

Author:

Tan, Ching Wen

Title:

Indirect Manipulation Of Plant Induced Defenses By Parasitoids Of Caterpillars

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

herbivore
parasitoid
tritrophic interaction
host immunigy
plant defense
phytobiome
fitness
saliva
oral secretions

File:

Download Ching-Wen-Tan-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary W. Felton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary W. Felton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dawn Luthe, Committee Member
Jared Gregory Ali, Committee Member
Cristina Rosa, Outside Member
Kelli Hoover, Committee Member

Author:

Davidson-Lowe, Elizabeth

Title:

Cascading Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Direct and Indirect Plant Defenses - Trends and Applications

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

mycorrhizal fungi
plant resistance
chemical ecology
insect behavior
cover crops
tri-trophic interactions
plant defense

File:

Download DavidsonLowe2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Jared Ali, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Barbercheck, Major Field Member
John Tooker, Major Field Member
Jason Kaye, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Jared Ali, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zainuddin, Nursyafiqi

Title:

Getting to the root of nematode chemotaxis: Manipulation of belowground plant-nematode interactions

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

nematode
kinesis
taxis
volatile
exudate
chemotaxis
non-volatile
olfactometer
behavior
ecological niche
environmental context
phytochemical
plant-nematode
evolution
parasitism
plant defense
carbon dioxide

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Committee Members:

Jared Ali, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Barbercheck, Major Field Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Edwin Rajotte, Major Field Member
Jared Ali, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lesko, Tyler

Title:

Effectiveness of Sorghum and Maize Flavonoids Against Pests

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science

Keywords:

fall armyworm
maize
sorghum
flavonoids
plant defense
secondary metabolites
mushrooms

File:

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Committee Members:

Surinder Chopra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Felton, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Ruairidh James Hay Sawers, Committee Member
Michael S. Wolfin, Committee Member