RSS 1.0Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Molecular Plant Sciences
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This collection contains theses and dissertations by students in the Molecular Plant Sciences program at Washington State University.
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MOLD & COLD: THE SOLUTION IS SWEET IN WINTER WHEAT
(2019)Winter conditions necessitate tolerance of snow mold and freezing cold among winter wheat plants. These traits involve numerous quantitative trait loci (QTL), environmental interactions, and mechanisms such as carbohydrate ... -
NETWORK AND MULTI-OMICS ANAYSES OF ARABIDOPSIS AROGENATE DEHYDRATASE KNOCK-OUT AND OVER-EXPRESSION MUTANTS
(2018)Arogenate dehydratases (ADTs) are enzymes found within the aromatic amino acid pathway. They are responsible for catalyzing the final step in phenylalanine (Phe) biosynthesis in vascular plants. While being essential for ... -
IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES REQUIRED FOR CHILLING TOLERANCE IN ARABIDOPSIS
(2018)Chilling tolerance describes the ability of a plant to grow and reproduce in low, but non-freezing, temperatures between 2°C to 12°C. Many important agricultural crops that evolved in warm climates lack the mechanisms to ... -
Reinforcing the hexaploid wheat breeding pipeline with genomic prediction of quantitative traits
(2018)Natural, artificial, and genomic selection are the driving forces of quantitative trait improvement in plants. Since the domestication of wheat over 10,000 years ago, steady gains in yield potential have resulted in a crop ... -
ELUCIDATING THE RATE LIMITING COMPONENTS OF STARCH BIOSYNTHESIS
(2016)Starch is used as main carbohydrate and energy reserve where it accumulates and stored in plastids. In cereal grains, there are three potential rate limiting steps of starch biosynthesis: production, transport and utilization ... -
Rheology and Conductivity of Phloem
(2016)The Pressure Flow Hypothesis, presented in 1930 by Ernst Münch, is the most accepted model for photoassimilate translocation by the phloem of plants. Net photosynthetic sugar production occurs in source tissues, often ... -
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Essential Enzymes in Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Arabidopsis
(2015)Plant oils are used in food, fuel, and feedstocks for many consumer products, and so understanding the process by which they are made and modified will help us to make plant oils more healthy, useful, and sustainable. While ... -
Understanding Structural Flexibility of Photosynthetic Membranes
(2014)The survival and fitness of photosynthetic organisms is critically dependent on the flexible response of the thylakoid membrane, harboring the photosynthetic machinery, and environmental changes. The first part of this ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING TUBER ASCORBATE CONTENT, PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE, TUBER SET AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.)
(2013)Thesis (Ph.D.), Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University -
BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF RUBBER PRODUCTION IN PRICKLY LETTUCE (Lactuca serriola L.)
(2013)Thesis (Ph.D.), Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University