• Corn Hybrid Response to Skip-Row Planting Configurations and Plant Population in Western North Dakota 

  Lungren, Nathaniel James David (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  Management practices are needed for stable com (Zea mays L.) production in drought prone regions of western North Dakota. Analysis of weather data suggests areas like those near Mandan and Hettinger suffer severe drought ...

• Cold Hardiness and Survival of Interspecific Vitis Hybrids 

  Bogenrief, Sarah Marie (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Cold hardiness and survival of wine grapes in two locations in North Dakota was determined using differential thermal analysis for five cultivars in 2020 and six cultivars from 2020-2021. Phenological data was collected ...

• Biomass Yield and Nutritive Value of Annual Forage Mixes Compared With Monocrops 

  Mozea, Kenneth (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Forage mixes could serve as a cover crop mix to protect the soil during the winter, for prevented planting areas or as a high nutritious feed for grazing livestock. The objective of this study was to determine the nutritive ...

• Herbicide Screening in Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Production 

  Mettler, Joseph Eric (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Lack of labeled herbicides for industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) production in the U.S. accentuates urgency to identify herbicides for weed control. Weed competition reduced seed yield by 25 to 32%. Pre- and post-emergence ...

• Productive and Economic Analysis of Silage Maize and Alfalfa Intercropping 

  Lukaschewsky, Johanna Verushka (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Intercropping of maize (Zea mays L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is not a commonpractice because alfalfa generally reduces maize grain and biomass yield. The objective of thisresearch was to evaluate the productivity ...

• Cover Crops Benefits, Nitrogen Credits, and Yield Effects in Maize and Sugarbeet in the Northern Great Plains 

  Cabello Leiva, Sergio (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Fall-seeded cover crops (CC) provide soil coverage that prevents soil erosion and reduces NO3-N leaching. It is believed N accumulated in CC biomass is available to the next crop. The main objective of this research is to ...

• Nitrogen and Spacing Requirments for Advanced Chipping Selections ND7799C-1 and ND7519-1 

  Grow, Jed Donald (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  To understand the best agronomic practices, including nitrogen fertilization rate and within-row spacing for two potential cultivar releases of NDSU, a study was carried out in 2018 and 2019 for the advanced chipping ...

• Potassium Fertilization and Its Impact on Yield, Nutritive Value, Root Reserves, and Winter Hardiness of Alfalfa 

  Greenberg, Amy Elizabeth (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Potassium (K) is an important nutrient for winter hardiness in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). This study determined the effect of K rate and application timing, fall dormancy, and harvest stress on forage yield, nutritive ...

• Improved Viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG During Storage and Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion by Encapsulation 

  Qi, Xiaoxi (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Probiotics are “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host”. However, the current techniques are still struggling with delivering enough live probiotics into the ...

• Dual Role of Phenolic Bioactives in Improving Functional Health Benefits and Abiotic Stress Resilience in Barley 

  Ramakrishna, Ramnarain (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Food insecurity, climate change, and public health challenges are interconnected and pressing issues facing humanity in the 21st century. Therefore, it is imperative to address key obstacles underlying food and nutritional ...

• Mapping the Ur-5 Gene Conferring Resistance to Common Bean Rust 

  Cabrera, Eddy Rodolfo Ixcotoyac (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus (Pers) Unger), is a highly virulent pathogen that negatively affects bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seed yield. Over time, bean rust has the capacity to generate new races that overcome the ...

• Season Extension Using Supplemental Soil Heat in a North Dakota High Tunnel for Warm Season Vegetable Production 

  Rana, Binu (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Vegetable production options in North Dakota are limited by environmental challenges. Combining soil heating cables and row covers within a high tunnel could protect crops from frost, extending the growing season. Three ...

• Nitrogen Uptake Effects on Potato Yield and Quality 

  Ayyildiz, Enise (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Nitrogen (N) is one of the vital elements for potato production. As well as common synthetic fertilizers, turkey manure compost (TMC) is more commonly used as a source of N for potato production in Minnesota. The aim of ...

• Influence of High Surfactant Oil Concentrate Adjuvants and Oil Rate Response to Spray Volume on Herbicide Efficacy 

  Wirth, Devin Allen (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  There is limited research on High Surfactant Oil Concentrates (HSOC), so studies were conducted for their evaluation. Multiple MSO-based (HSMOC) and POC-based (HSPOC) HSOCs were tested with glyphosate plus dicamba or ...

• Genotype and Environmental Effects on Quality Traits of Durum Wheat Grown in North Dakota 

  Moayedi, Sara (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Variation in grain, semolina, dough strength, and pasta quality traits were evaluated using the effect of genotype and weather factors (air temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity). In addition, size exclusion high ...

• 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 ...

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