• Soil Moisture Prediction Using Meteorological Data, Satellite Imagery, and Machine Learning in the Red River Valley of the North 

  Acharya, Umesh (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Weather stations provide key information related to soil moisture and have been used by farmers to decide various field operations. We first evaluated the discrepancies in soil moisture between a weather stations and nearby ...

• The Biogeochemistry of Soil at Depth Within the Wetland Landscape of the Prairie Pothole Region 

  Werkmeister, Carrie Elaine (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The impact of agricultural practices on wetland ecosystems in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) has long been recognized but little is understood about impacts on the biogeochemistry of the wetlands at depth. Understanding ...

• Understanding the Relationship Between Weather Variables, Dry Matter Intake, and Average Daily Gain of Beef Cattle 

  Yusuf, Mustapha (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The current National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) dry matter intake (DMI) prediction models are inadequate for DMI prediction of beef cattle in the Northern Great Plains. Four studies were conducted ...

• Fitness and Management of Site-specific Fungicide Resistant Cercospora beticola Isolates from Sugar Beet 

  Liu, Yangxi (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by the fungal pathogen Cercospora beticola, is one of the most destructive foliar diseases on sugar beet. It severely affects productivity and profitability of the sugar beet industry. ...

• The Effects of Agricultural Factors on Foodborne Bacterial Pathogen Isolation, Attachment, and Survival 

  Kraft, Autumn Lea (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  The pathogens enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Salmonella enterica, and Listeria monocytogenes are prominent causes of foodborne illness. If they reach the pre- or post-harvest environment of produce, they can ...

• Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Corn (Zea mays L.) and Soybean (Glycine max L.) in North Dakota 

  Chowdhury, Intiaz Amin (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Four studies were conducted to investigate plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) of corn and soybean in ND. The first study investigated the incidence and abundance of vermiform PPN in ND corn fields in 2015 and 2016. Samples ...

• Strategies for Improving Wheat and Soybean Production Systems in North Dakota 

  Schmitz, Peder E. Kenneth (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Planting date (PD), seeding rate (SR), genotype, and row spacing (RS) influence hard red spring wheat (HRSW, Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield. Evaluating HRSW economic optimum ...

• Characterization of Genetic Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Epidemiology of the Disease in Brassica napus L. 

  Shahoveisi, Fereshteh (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  This dissertation contains three research chapters conducted on Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) of canola (Brassica napus L.). This disease is caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and is considered endemic in ...

• The Molecular Basis of Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora beticola and the Role of Seed Inoculum in Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease of Sugar Beet 

  Spanner, Rebecca Ellen (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) is the most destructive foliar disease of sugar beet worldwide. CLS is caused by the filamentous fungus Cercospora beticola. Disease management currently relies upon timely application of fungicides, ...

• Altering Grapevine Crop-load and Canopy Architecture Through Cultural and Genetic Methods 

  Svyantek, Andrej William (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  North Dakota's extremely short growing season leads to premature harvest of unripe, high acid grapes with atypical fruit chemistry. To combat the short growing season, grape growers utilize labor intensive grapevine canopy ...

• Functional Bioactive Compounds from Sweet Potatoes for Human Health Benefits 

  Chintha, Pradeepika (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Global food and nutritional insecurities, public health challenges of diet-linked non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs), and rapid climate change-linked agricultural production challenges are interconnected and require ...

• Optimization of Methane Yield in Solid-State Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Dairy Manure and Corn Stover 

  Ajayi-banji, Ademola (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Sole dependence on fossil fuel and the concomitant environmental concerns could be minimized through the optimization of green energy generation from the growing volume of onfarm organic wastes. In this mesophilic study, ...

• Transmission and Pathogenesis of Swine Torque-Teno Virus 1 (TTSuV1) 

  Ssemadaali, Marvin Apollo (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Torque-teno viruses (TTVs) are small ubiquitous non-enveloped single-stranded circular DNA viruses. Since their discovery in a post-transfusion hepatitis patient, they have been isolated in several vertebrate hosts with ...

• Holocene Postglacial Fluvial Processes and Landforms in Low Relief Landscapes 

  Phillips, Zachary Rockford (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Postglacial rivers are part of the relatively young low-relief landscape system left behind by glaciers. Over time, postglacial rivers are susceptible to both minor and major channel planform changes as the Earth and its ...

• Soybean Leaf Chlorophyll Estimation and Iron Deficiency Field Rating Determination at Plot and Field Scales Through Image Processing and Machine Learning 

  Hassanijalilian, Oveis (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is the most common reason for chlorosis in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) and causes an average yield loss of 120 million dollars per year across 1.8 million ha in the North Central US ...

• Advanced Evapotranspiration Measurement for Crop Water Management in the Red River Valley 

  Niaghi, Ali Rashid (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  As the main component of terrestrial energy and water balance, evapotranspiration (ET) moves a large amount of water and energy in the form of latent heat flux from bare soil and vegetated surfaces into the atmosphere. ...

• Chironomids Then and Now: Climate Change Effects on a Tundra Food Web in the Alaskan Arctic 

  Lackmann, Alec Ray (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Although climate change is a global phenomenon, the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on earth. These climatic changes have driven rapid regional changes over the past half-century in both the physical landscape ...

• The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Plants, and on Host-Pathogen Interactions 

  Deka, Priyanka (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are a type of engineered nanomaterial that is currently being explored for use in different aspects of agriculture. So far, research on this area is limited to evaluating the phenotypical ...

• Evaluating Mechanisms of Metastasis of Prostate Cancer to Bone Using 3D Bone-Mimetic Tissue Engineered Scaffolds 

  Molla, MD Shahjahan (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  The complex nature of cancer metastasis necessitates the development of a cancer model based on specific metastatic stages. In this dissertation, we report a polymer-nanoclay based in vitro tumor model which recapitulates ...

• Multi-Element Composition of Triglochin Maritima L. from Contrasting Habitats including Hot Springs and Metal Enriched Areas 

  Sunwar, Sharmila (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  The aim of this PhD research was to study multi-element composition in wetland plants from contrasting habitats, including hot springs, temporary wetlands, and metal-rich areas. Triglochin maritima L. (seaside arrowgrass) ...

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