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Author:

Chimungu, Joseph Gregory

Title:

Root anatomical traits for efficient water acquisition under drought in Maize (zea mays L.)

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

Cortical cell file number
root costs
Zea mays L.
(Maize)
drought

File:

Download Joseph_Chimungu_PhD_Thesis_Final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Gabriele Brigitte Monshausen, Committee Member
Howard Skinner, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Jennifer Tu

Title:

Integrating root and leaf phenotypes to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in maize (Zea mays L.)

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Root anatomy
Maize
Zea mays L.
Nitrogen uptake
Node
Phenotyping
Root plasticity
Root diameter
Root number
IBM
Recombinant Inbred Lines
Leaf anatomy
Leaf thickness
Nitrogen use efficiency
Root anatomy
Maize
Zea mays L.
Nitrogen
Recombinant inbred lines
IBM
Phenotyping
Leaf anatomy
Root architecture
Leaf thickness
Root diameter
Nitrogen use efficiency
Nitrogen uptake efficiency

File:

Download Formatted_Dissertation_JTY_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Brown, Committee Member
Gabriele Monshausen, Committee Member
Timothy Ryan, Outside Member

Author:

Chatterjee, Debamalya

Title:

Functional Characterization of Rice MPK6 and Maize ufo1 Genes During Gametophyte and Seed Development

Graduate Program:

Agronomy (PHD)

Keywords:

Maize
Rice
Gametophyte
Seed development
Carbohydrate
Gene regulation
Endosperm development
Basal endosperm transfer layer
Kinase
Oryza sativa L.
Zea mays L.

File:

Download Thesis_Chatterjee_Debamalya_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Majid Foolad, Major Field Member
Marvin Hall, Major Field Member
Charles Anderson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Surinder Chopra, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yinong Yang, Dissertation Co-Advisor