Browsing Plant Sciences Masters Theses by Title
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Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Timing in Oats and Final Oat Quality
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Pre-harvest glyphosate is often applied to cereal crops, such as oats, to insure uniform grain ripeness at harvest. However, some buyers have claimed that this practice negatively affects oat end product quality. Oat samples ... -
Predicting and Enhancing Spring Wheat Grain Protein Content through Sensing and In-Season Nitrogen Fertilization
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Grain protein content is an essential component to producing a profitable Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) (Triticum aestivum L.) crop in the northern Great Plains. Growers can increase grain protein content through in-season ... -
Predicting Potato Yield Loss Due to Metribuzin Sensitivity in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)A linear-log model to predict yield loss due to metribuzin injury was established by Love et. al. in 1993. Two experiments were conducted in 2016 and 2017 to evaluate and improve this model for application in North Dakota ... -
Productive and Economic Analysis of Silage Maize and Alfalfa Intercropping
(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 ... -
Propagation of American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch.)
(North Dakota State University, 2014)American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch) is an underutilized ornamental landscape tree with limited species improvement partially as a result of a lack of a clonal propagation protocol and its slower growth ... -
Protein-ligand Docking Application and Comparison using Discovery Studio and AutoDock
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Protein-ligand docking is a structure-based computational method, which is used to predict the small molecule binding modes and binding affinities with protein receptors. The goals of this study are to compare the docking ... -
Pyroxasulfone Tolerance of Navy and Pinto Beans (Phaseolis vulgaris L.), Dry Pea (Pisum sativum L.), and Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Field experiments were conducted to determine the tolerance of navy and pinto bean, dry pea, and lentil to pyroxasulfone. Additional field studies were conducted to evaluate the weed control efficacy of pyroxasulfone in ... -
Quantification of Disease Expression Conferred by Three Host Gene-Necrotrophic Effector Interactions in the Wheat-Parastagonospora Nodorum Pathosystem
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Septoria nodorum blotch is a wheat foliar and glume disease caused by Parastagonospora nodorum, a necrotrophic fungal pathogen. Snn1-SnTox1, Snn3-B1-SnTox3, and Tsn1-SnToxA are three important interactions between wheat ... -
Quinclorac and Aminocyclopyrachlor Movement in Sandy Soils of the Sheyenne National Grassland, and Control of Yellow Toadflax with Aminocyclopyrachlor
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Quinclorac and aminocyclopyrachlor leaching potential was evaluated in replicated field conditions in soil from five ecological sites of the Sheyenne National Grassland (SNG). Herbicide concentration was estimated using ... -
Raised Beds, Tile Drainage, and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management on Corn Yield in Eastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Surface drainage, tillage, and different nitrogen fertilizer rates and management practices can influence corn (Zea mays L.) grain yield. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of subsurface drainage, ... -
Relative Maturity and Row Spacing Effect on Establishment of Interseeded Cover Crops into Soybean
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Low adoption to cover crops in the northern Plains is due to limited soil water for stand establishment, short growing season, and few adapted winter-hardy species. Studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of interseeded ... -
Relay-Sowing Soybean Into Established Winter Annual Cover Crops
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Cover crop acreage continues to increase as soil, grazing, and ecosystem benefits become better known. The profit aspect of sustainability could be improved by producing intersown cover crops with an added commodity value. ... -
Response of Russet Burbank Seed Tubers Containing Glyphosate and Dicamba Residues
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The introduction of dicamba-tolerant soybean will increase the risk of potato injury to dicamba. The objective was to determine the effects of ‘Russet Burbank’ potato seed tuber emergence and yield that were exposed to ... -
Roles of the TSN1 and TSC2 Genes in Conferring Susceptibility of Durum Wheat to Tan Spot and Septoria Nodorum Blotch
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Tan spot is an important disease caused by the necrotrophic fungus Pyrenophora triticirepentis. Two common necrotrophic effectors produced by this fungus are Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB, which recognize host sensitivity genes ... -
Rotating Cross-Arm and Winter Row Covers for Floricane Blackberry (Rubus Subgenus Rubus Watson) Production in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson) production has potential to expand into North Dakota, but this will only occur with the evaluation of new cultivars and overwintering protection methods. Ten cultivars under four ... -
Rust Resistance in the Guatemalan Climbing Bean Germplasm Collection
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Common bean is the main source of protein, fiber, and iron for Guatemalan's poorest households; however, bean rust can cause up to 100% yield losses. There is limited information about bean rust in Guatemala, especially ... -
Salinity Tolerance of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is one of the commonly used cool-season turfgrass species. Despite the many advantages of tall fescue, there are some properties that restrict its use as turf grass. Recent efforts ... -
Screening for Forage Sorghum Genotypes with Chilling Tolerance
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Forage sorghum (FS) [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a warm-season biomass crop with the potential to become a bioenergy feedstock. The objective of this study was to screen potential FS genotypes for increased chilling ... -
Season Extension Using Supplemental Soil Heat in a North Dakota High Tunnel for Warm Season Vegetable Production
(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 ... -
Seeding Date and Genotype Maturity Interactions on Grain Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor –(L.) Moench] Performance In North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] varieties fail to reach maturity in North Dakota’s short and cool growing season. The study objective was to evaluate seeding date and white grain sorghum genotypes. A randomized ...