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Author:

Cook, Justine Cecilia

Title:

Improving the synchrony of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) nitrogen release for corn (Zea mays) growth

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

fertility management
nitrogen loss
cover crop
green manure
sustainable agriculture
no till

File:

Download JCC_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Paul Gallagher Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roach, Erika Danielle

Title:

An Integrated Approach to a Growing Issue: The Effect of Sustainable Soil Management Systems on Maize Gene Expression

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

gene expression
cover crop
no-tillage
hairy vetch
abiotic stress
biotic stress
carbon metabolism
nitrogen metabolism

File:

Download ErikaRoachThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Surinder Chopra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fleishman, Suzanne

Title:

CONTROLS ON GRAPEVINE VIGOR: DECOUPLING GROUNDCOVER COMPETITION AND ROOTSTOCK VIGOR

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

grapevine
wine
groundcover
cover crop
fescue
Vitis
competition
growth
root
nutrient
water

File:

Download SuzanneMFleishman_MSHorticulture_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michela Centinari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Eissenstat, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member

Author:

Binder, Jonathan Michael

Title:

CEREAL RYE AND MANURE MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARMS

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

double crop
cereal rye
dairy
manure injection
cover crop

File:

Download Binder_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Heather Karsten, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Doug Beegle, Committee Member
Curt Dell, Committee Member

Author:

Barnes, Ryan

Title:

Using the Integrated Farm System Model to Compare Cover Cropping and Interseeding on Nutrient and Sediment Losses from Dairy Farms in Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

cover crop
interseeding
integrated farm system model
erosion
nutrient management
dairy farms

File:

Download Barnes_MS_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Earl Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Al Rotz, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ficks, Teala

Title:

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

Graduate Program:

Agronomy (MS)

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

Author:

Koehle, Allison

Title:

Smart Tillage and the Regulation of Nitrous Oxide Emission in Organic Agriculture

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

nitrous oxide
cover crop
manure
organic agriculture
denitrification
tillage

File:

Download AlliKoehle_AEPSMastersThesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Liana T Burghardt, Committee Member

Author:

Pant, Divya

Title:

Management intensive grazing of cover crops for soil health and profitability

Graduate Program:

Agronomy (MS)

Keywords:

Management intensive grazing
soil health
cover crop
corn silage
wheat

File:

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ray B. Bryant, Committee Member
Charles M. White, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Lily

Title:

The impact of cover crop inclusion on the belowground microbiome and root physiology of a perennial woody crop under different nutrient conditions

Graduate Program:

Ecology (MS)

Keywords:

microbiome
root interactions
metabolomics
cover crop
rhizosphere
agroecology
vineyard
nutrient
competition
metatranscriptomics
amplicon sequencing

File:

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Committee Members:

Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Terrence Bell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua J Kellogg, Committee Member
Michela Centinari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Spelman, Ryan

Title:

Determining the Effect of Cover Cropping Legacy on Mycotoxin Accumulation and Fusarium Disease in Maize

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology (MS)

Keywords:

mycology
plant pathology
Fusarium
F. verticillioides
F. graminearum
ear rot
cover crop
mycorrhizae
AMF
corn
maize
mycotoxin
fumonisin
deoxynivalenol
DON

File:

Download Spelman_MS_Thesis_2023_finalsubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
Gretchen Anna Kuldau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sharifa G Crandall, Committee Member
Paul David Esker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jared Gregory Ali, Committee Member

Author:

Colin, Anthony

Title:

Advancing A Tool For Cover Crop And Soil Organic Matter Adjusted Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations In Agronomic And Horticultural Production Systems

Graduate Program:

Agronomy (MS)

Keywords:

cover crop
nitrogen
adaptive N management
corn
maize
cabbage
winter cover crop
fertilizer
mineralization
immobilization
manure

File:

Download ASC_Final_Thesis_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Charlie White, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Curtis Dell, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Heather D Karsten, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor