Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Approaches to sustainable management of sudden death syndrome of soybean, Joshua Winaya Budi
Decoding the translation initiation mechanism of maize chlorotic mottle virus, Elizabeth Jacqueline Carino
Metabolomic characterization and quantitative genetic dissection of cuticular surface lipid accumulation on the stigmatic surfaces of maize, Tesia Dennison
Nanoparticle encapsulation to enhance seed treatment efficacy against Fusarium graminearum, Fernando Mauri Marcos
Comparison of fungicide application technology: Relationship between coverage and disease severity and the physiological impact of fungicides on grainfill, Andrew James Penney
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Studies on the impact of cover crops on soybean productivity and root diseases, Grazieli Da Araldi Da Silva
Development of an aptamer-based nanosensor for SA detection and exploration of the role of SA in stress granules formation, Changtian Chen
Investigating the interactions between cover crops and the soybean cyst nematode through lab, greenhouse, and field studies, Chelsea Jean Harbach
Biocontrol potential of Bradyrhizobium japonicum against soybean sudden death syndrome, Tra Thi Thanh Huynh
Interactions between Aspergillus flavus and stored-grain insects in conventional and transgenic maize, Julie Aiza L. Mandap
Disease and insect pest management in organic cucurbit production, Hayley Nelson
Modeling yield loss due to soybean sudden death syndrome at different spatial scales, Muhammad Mohsin Raza
The impact of fungicide application method on soybean canopy coverage, disease, yield, seed quality, and seed fill duration., Joshua Viggers
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Molecular mechanisms governing plant parasitic nematode signaling and host parasitism, Stacey Nicola Barnes
Biological roles of small RNAs expressed during infection of barley by the obligate fungal biotroph, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei, Matthew Robert Hunt
Genomic analysis of quantitative disease resistance during maize-hemibiotrophic leaf blight pathogen interaction, Mercy Kasuzi Kabahuma
Biosurveillance utilizing engorged ticks as phlebotomists for xenodiagnosis, Charles Elliott Lewis
Co-adaptations between Ceratocystidaceae ambrosia fungi and the mycangia of their associated ambrosia beetles, Chase Gabriel Mayers
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Development of methods to study plant-parasitic nematode chemotaxis and the effect of ILeVO and VOTiVO seed treatments on the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, Augustine Quirarte Beeman
Soybean root rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium graminearum: interactions with biotic and abiotic factors, David Ricardo Cruz Jimenez
Effects of nematicidal seed treatments on the biology of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, Jared Paul Jensen
Soybean-Pythium pathosystem: Search for host resistance and interaction with Fusarium species, Elizabeth Rose Lerch
Sooty blotch and flyspeck: Taxonomy, ecology, and management, Hafizi Rosli
Efficacy of soybean seed treatments in Iowa and the effect of cold stress on damping-off caused by Pythium sylvaticum, Mauricio Serrano
Effect of seed treatments and soybean cultivars on root rot caused by Fusarium virguliforme, Daniel Allan Sjarpe
Membrane trafficking in resistance gene-mediated defense against the barley powdery mildew fungus, Priyanka Surana
Utilization of polyanhydride nanoparticle encapsulated fungicide seed treatments against seedborne and soilborne Fusarium graminearum on maize, Lauren Alicia Washington
The root-associated microbiome and agricultural nitrogen use efficiency, Cassandra Wattenburger
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Factors affecting expression of soybean sudden death syndrome: Flooding, oxygen level, and ethylene hormone, Noor Abdelsamad
Soybean vein necrosis virus: impacts of infection on yield loss and seed quality and expansion of plant host range, Melissa Irizarry
Studies on cover crops and sudden death syndrome of soybean, Renan Kobayashi-Leonel
On the molecular biology and evolution of plant parasitism by nematodes, Jason Brett Noon
The effect of fungicides and pod removal alone or in combination on green stem disorder of soybean and further investigation of genetic components, Xavier Phillips
Genetic variation in native populations of the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, in Taiwan and Japan and the introduced population in the USA, Caroline Elizabeth Wuest
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The role of Fusarium mycotoxins in seedling infection of soybeans, wheat and maize, Tracy L. Bruns
Use of NGS for discovery of viruses in the soybean aphid, Ying Feng
Raffaelea spp. from five ambrosia beetles in the genera Xyleborinus and Cyclorhipidion (Coleoptera: Curcurlionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini), Yeganeh Gharabigloozare
Ribosomal frameshifting directed by a potyvirid sequence motif in diverse translation systems, Alice Y. Hui
Elucidation of a bacteriophytochrome-regulated signal transduction pathway in Pseudomonas syringae that contributes to leaf colonization, virulence, and swarming motility, Regina S. McGrane
Emerging issues in the U.S. Corn Belt: infection of corn by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis and use of foliar fungicides to protect yield, Salome Mallowa Obura
Seedborne black Aspergillus species as maize seedling pathogens: role of fumonisin production and interaction with soilborne Pythium species, Laura Kaelia Weieneth
Ecological specialization of Tubakia iowensis, and searching for variation in resistance to bur oak blight, Ashley Marie West
Detection and management of Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato on strawberry, Xiaoyu Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Real-time PCR analysis of maize seedlings for assessment of seed treatment efficacy and genetic resistance to infection by Sphacelotheca reiliana, Samuel James Anderson
Deciphering the genetic architecture of native resistance and tolerance to western corn rootworm larval feeding, David Alan Hessel
Hydrating the Pseudomonas aeruginosa periplasm under desiccating conditions, Seth James Wenner
Effects of ILeVO® on soybean sudden death syndrome and soybean cyst nematode, Edward R. Zaworski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Studies on extraction and control of plant-parasitic nematodes on corn, Mychele Batista da Silva
Fumonisin content in conventional versus Bt maize and implications of fumonisin contamination on fuel ethanol yield and DDGS quality, Erin Louise Bowers
The Turnip mosaic virus and its effects on Arabidopsis thaliana gene expression, Brian Anthony Campbell
Computational and experimental analysis of TAL effector-DNA binding, Erin Lynn Doyle
Natural and engineered resistance triggered by TAL effectors of Xanthomonas oryzae, Aaron Hummel
Sooty blotch and flyspeck disease of apple: expansion of the fungal complex in Turkey and evaluation of a warning system for the Upper Midwest, Derrick Anthony Mayfield
Determination and quantification of surface lipid metabolites in maize silks: A pathway model for surface lipid biosynthesis based on simultaneous profiling of polar and non-polar metabolites, Layton Andrew Peddicord
Identification and characterization of effectors secreted from sedentary endoparasitic phytonematodes, William Brock Rutter
Bacterial wilt of cucurbits: Ecology, genetics, and management, Erika Saalau Rojas
Characterization of a cell death suppressing effector broadly conserved across the fungal kingdom, Ehren Lee Whigham
Effect of infection site and glyphosate application on the foliar symptoms expression of soybean sudden death syndrome, Marcio Leizer Zaccaron
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Fusarium species infecting soybean roots: Frequency, aggressiveness, yield impact and interaction with the soybean cyst nematode, Maria Mercedes Diaz Arias
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
An epidemiological comparison of the US and Canadian Plum pox virus eradication programs, Andrew Gougherty
Characterization and management of genetic diversity in Phytophthora sojae populations, Silvina Maria Stewart
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Interactions between lesion nematodes and corn pathogens, Marcos Paulo Da Silva
Epidemiological studies on the infection process and symptom expression of soybean sudden death syndrome, Carlos Cecilio Gongora-canul
Improved seed health tests for Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli in common bean, Yiqing He
Quantifying the aggressiveness, temporal and spatial spread of Pantoea stewartii in sweet corn, Lu Liu
Genetic characterization of the partial restorer of fertility gene, Rf8, in T cytoplasm maize, Julie Marie Meyer
The regulation of host translation initiation in plant-pathogen interactions, Jackson Russell Moeller
Deciphering the transcriptional regulation and response of barley to obligate fungal biotroph invasion, Matthew James Moscou
Novel components of Pseudomonas putida biofilm exopolymeric matrix and a transcriptome analysis of the effects of osmotic and matric stress, Lindsey Nielsen
Interactions among viruses, insect vectors and the Phomopsis complex in soybean, and effects of integrated management strategies, Jose Pablo Soto-arias
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The role of water stress in plant disease resistance and the impact of water stress on the global transcriptome and survival mechanisms of the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae, Brian Carl Freeman
Evaluation of the expression of water stress-responsive Pseudomonas syringae genes during plant infection and in the presence of low osmotic versus low matric potential in culture, Kelly Crowley Peterson
Sooty blotch and flyspeck: Evaluation of remotely estimated weather inputs to disease-warning systems and delineation of fungal taxa closely grouping with Mycosphaerella madeirae, Nenad -. Tatalovic
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Bean pod mottle virus: Spatial and temporal dynamics at different spatial scales and the impact of time of infection on soybean yield and quality, Emmanuel Byamukama
Epidemiological studies of shading effects on Asian soybean rust, Ana Paula da Silva Dias
Soybean mosaic and stem canker in Iowa soybean fields, Xin Lu
Biotic and abiotic factors associated with Fusarium ear rot of maize caused by Fusarium verticillioides, Michael Wayne Parsons
Interaction of fungicide seed treatments and the Fusarium-maize (Zea mays L.) pathosystem, Carlos Rodriguez-Brljevich
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Sooty blotch and flyspeck of apple: assessment of an RFLP-based identification technique and adaptation of a warning system for the Upper Midwest, Katrina Beth Duttweiler
Alternative hosts of Phakopsora pachyrhizi in the Americas: an analysis of their role in the epidemiology of Asian soybean rust in the continental U.S., Oscar Pérez-Hernández
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Genomics and molecular biology approaches to plant-parasitic nematode biology and parasitism , Axel Armin Elling
Identification of StBEL5 RNA as a long-distance mobile signal in short-day facilitated tuber formation , Yueyue Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Sooty blotch and flyspeck on apple: expansion of the fungal complex, post-harvest removal and heterogeneity of apple canopy wetness and its impact on the outcome of a disease-warning system , Jean Carlson Batzer
Epidemiology and disease management of Stewart's disease of corn in Iowa , Paul David Esker
Systemic infection of maize by Fusarium verticillioides under three temperature regimes, Adriana Murillo-Williams
