Dissertations from 2024
CHARACTERIZATION OF RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL PANICLE BLIGHT IN RICE: GENETIC INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS, John Christian E. Ontoy
Harmonizing Soybean-Associated Beneficial Bacteria For Sustainable Cultivation, Jonas J. Padilla
Enhancement of soybean growth and disease resistance through seed-priming strategy, Francisco Javier Valle
Theses from 2023
Theses from 2022
DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING RICE HEALTH, Jobelle S. Bruno
Development of Bacterial Consortia That Promote Growth and Health of Soybean Plants, Rosalie B. Calderon
Development of Functional Markers for Resistance to Smut and Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed in Response to Brown Rust in Sugarcane, Jose David Cortes
Elucidating Factors Affecting Cercosporin Production In Cercospora Leaf Blight Of Soybean To Develop Better Tools For Disease Management, Maria Izabel Costa de Novaes
Effects of Pesticides on Red Rot of Sugarcane, Kezia Cristina da Silva Reis
Genetic Characterization of Resitance to Frogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean, Gabriel D. Munoz Herrera
SCREENING SOYBEAN CULTIVARS FOR RESISTANCE TO AERIAL BLIGHT CAUSED BY RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI AG1-IA, Kensy D. Rodriguez-Herrera
Marker-Trait Association Mapping of Sorghum Mosaic Virus Resistance in Sugarcane, Chenie Zamora
Dissertations from 2021
Endornaviruses of Pepper (Capsicum spp.) and Interactions of Bell Pepper Endornavirus with the Host and Plant Pathogens, Cesar Escalante Guardado
Isolation of Foliar Fungi From Roseau Cane (Phragmites Australis) In Coastal Louisiana, David M. Galo Espinal
The Use of RNA Interference to Investigate the Role of ZmPR10 in Salt Stress Response and MTL/NLD/ZmPLA1 in the Improvement of Haploid Induction in Maize, Max Carl Miller
Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize Mediated by Host-Induced Gene Silencing of Aspergillus flavus Alkaline Protease and O-methyltransferase-A Genes, Olanike Omotola Omolehin
Understanding the Etiology of Taproot Decline of Soybean Caused by Xylaria necrophora, José E. Ortiz Solórzano
Theses from 2020
Dissertations from 2019
Characterization of the Integrated Signaling Network of Burkholderia Glumae for the Regulation of Virulence-Related function in the Bacterial Pathogenesis of Rice Plants, Tiago De Paula Lelis
Development of Biological Tools to Promote Rice Health and Growth, Ateet Maharjan
Developing Management Strategies for Taproot Decline, Xylaria sp., in Soybean, Myra Purvis
Investigations into Aspergillus flavus Infection of Corn and Regulation of Aflatoxin Production by Volatiles and Biocontrol Strains, Rebecca R. Sweany
Theses from 2018
Distribution and Incidence of Mosaic and Evaluation of Susceptibility in Louisiana's Current Sugarcane Germplasm, Jancee Rice
Theses from 2017
A Comparison of Soils and their Associated Microbial Communities as Affected by Sugarcane Cultivation, Adam Francis Bigott
Cercospora Leaf Blight of Soybeans: Symptomatology and Biochemical Responses, Eduardo Chagas Ferreira da Silva
Comparison of two Near-Isogenic Lines of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum): One Endornavirus-Infected and the Other Endornavirus-Free, Cesar Escalante Guardado
Sweetpotato Virus C and Its Contribution to the Potyvirus Complex in Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas), Favio E. Herrera Eguez
Occurrence Of Putative Endornaviruses In Non-Cultivated Plant Species And Characterization Of A Novel Endornavirus In Geranium Carolinianum, Rachel Herschlag
Characterization and Management of Ralstonia Solanacearum in Louisiana, Alejandra Maria Jimenez Madrid
Virulence Phenotypes of Rotylenchulus reniformis: Evaluation of Host Status of Cotton and Utility of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) for Identification, Churamani Khanal
Evaluation of the Microbial Quality of Cantaloupe Fruit Produced on Raised or Flat Beds Following a Flooding Event, Isaack Kikway
Pathogenicity and Reproduction of Isolates of Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus Reniformis, From Louisiana on Soybean and Utility of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Evaluate Genetic Variability, Herath Mudiyanselage Kularathna
Incidence of Aphelenchoides besseyi in Rice in Louisiana and Host Status of the Most Widely Planted Cultivars, Felipe Mendes Carvalho Godoy
Characterization of Aspergillus Flavus Soil and Corn Kernel Populations From Eight Mississippi River States, Jorge A. Reyes Pineda
The roles of AVR4 in fungal virulence,cercosporin biosynthesis and its potential use in host induced gene silencing for controlling cercospora leaf blight disease of soybeans, Josielle Santos Rezende
Documentation of Siderophore Activity, Metal Binding, and its Effect on Symptomatology of Cercospora Leaf Blight Caused in Soybean by Cercosporin from Cercospora cf. flagellaris, Brian Michael Ward
Dissertations from 2016
Identification of Genes Associated with Resistance to Brown Rust in Sugarcane and Prevalence of One Major Gene, Mavir Carolina Avellaneda Barbosa
Characterization of Xylella fastidiosa in rabbiteye blueberry, Mary Helen Ferguson
Effects of Glyphosate on Soybean Nutrition, Endophytic Colonization by Cercospora cf. flagellaris and Development of Cercospora Leaf Blight, Teddy Garcia Aroca
Persistent RNA Viruses of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): Distribution and Interaction with the Host and Acute Plant Viruses, Surasak Khankhum
Geographic Distribution and Severity of Strobilurin Fungicide Resistance among Rhizoctonia solani on Rice in Southwestern Louisiana, Allysson Gayle Lunos
Influence of Silicon on the Development of Anthracnose of Grain Sorghum, Sanjay Pokhrel
Dissertations from 2015
Evolutionary Relationships among Fungal Soybean Pathogens and Molecular Marker Development in the Genus Cercospora, Sebastian Albu
Study of Factors Affecting Growth and Development of Narrow Brown Leaf Spot of Rice Caused by Cercospora janseana (Racib.) O. Const., kirandeep Kaur Mani
Effects of Minor Elements on Cercospora kikuchii, Cercospora Leaf Blight and Rust on Soybeans, Brian Michael Ward
Theses from 2014
Screening for Resistance to Sugarcane Brown Rust with Controlled Conditions Inoculation, Mavir Carolina Avellaneda Barbosa
Development of a Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification for the Detection of Burkholderia glumae, Maria Alejandra Caldera
Detection and quantification of Xanthomonas albilineans in sugarcane tissues with quantitative polymerase chain reaction and evaluation as methodology for monitoring resistance, Andres Felipe Gutierrez Viveros
Is the foliar yellow vein of some ornamental plants caused by plant viruses?, Favio Eduardo Herrera
Characterization of a Novel Negative Regulator of Toxoflavin Production, ntpR, in the Plant Pathogen Burkholderia glumae that Causes Bacterial Panicle Blight of Rice, Rebecca Ann Melanson
Species abundance and influence of nematodes in urban turfgrass ecosystems in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Addison Ray Plaisance
Genetics and genomics studies of rice disease resistance and development of alternative disease management methods for bacterial panicle blight and sheath blight, Bishnu Kumar Shrestha
Effects of Iron on Cercospora Leaf Blight of Soybean, Eduardo Chagas Ferreira da Silva
Dissertations from 2013
Integrated functional anlaysis of quorum-sensing in the rice pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia glumae, Ruoxi Chen
Sweetpotato storage root rots: flooding-associated bacterial soft rot caused by Clostridium spp. and infection by fungal end rot pathogens prior to harvest, Washington Luis da Silva
Potential Roles of WRKY Transcription Factors in Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Colonization of Immature Maize Kernels, Jake Clayton Fountain
A Genetic Study on the Virulence Mechanism of Burkholderia glumae and, Rice Resistance to Bacterial Panicle Blight and Sheath Blight, Hari Sharan Karki
Influence of soil nutrients on reproduction and pathogenicity of Rotylenchulus reniformis on cotton, Herath Mudiyanselage Manjula Thaminda Kularathna
A Phylogenetic Analysis of Species Diversity, Specificity, and Distribution of Mycodiplosis on Rust Fungi, Donald Jay Nelsen
Sensitivity and resistance of Cercospora kikuchii, causal agent of Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain of soybean, to selected fungicides, Paul Patrick Price, III
The influence of Commerce silt loam soil texture on reproduction and pathogenicity of Rotylenchulus reniformis on cotton, Déborah Magalhães Xavier
Theses from 2012
A survey of ballistosporic phylloplane yeasts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sebastian Albu
Molecular Approaches to Detect and Control Cercospora kikuchii in Soybeans, Ashok Kumar Chanda
Comparative genomics, transcriptome analysis and characterization of selected regulatory genes of Burkholderia glumae, Felix Francis
Dynamics of the sweetpotato potyvirus aphid pathosystem in Louisiana, Everlyne Nafula Wosula
Theses from 2011
Comparative proteome and qPCR analysis of the sugarcane reaction to leaf scald caused by Xanthomonas albilineans, Freddy Fernando Garces-Obando
A systematic study of Xylella fastidiosa strains isolated from pecan, grapevine, oleander, and sycamore in Louisiana, Rebecca Ann Melanson
Characterization and Utilization of Rice Defense Associated with Partial Resistance to Bacterial Panicle Blight: An Emerging Rice Disease Problem in the Southeastern United States, Bishnu Kumar Shrestha
Optimization of heat-stable protein extraction in recalcitrant Spartina alterniflora, YI WANG
Simplicillium lanosoniveum, a mycoparasite of Phakopsora pachyrhizi and its use as a biological control agent, Nicole A. Ward
Theses from 2010
Effects of environmental variables and crop growth on development of brown rust epidemics in sugarcane, Wilmer Anibal Barrera
Physiological, biochemical and molecular characteristics associated with virulence of Burkholderia glumae: the major causative agent of bacterial panicle blight of rice, Hari Sharan Karki
New Binary Ti Vectors with Co-directional Replicons for Agrobacterium Tumefaciens-mediated Transformation of Higher Plants, Seokhyun Lee
Study of Host-Fungus Interactions between Soybean and Phakopsora Pachyrhizi Using Proteomics, Sunjung Park
A comparison of soil and corn kernel Aspergillus flavus populations: evidence for niche specialization, Rebecca Ruth Sweany
Dissertations from 2008
Is oxidative stress the cause of death when recalcitrant Spartina alterniflora seeds are dried?, James Hammond Chappell
Molecular diversity and coat protein expression of Sweet potato leaf curl virus, Dina Lida Gutierrez Reynoso
Theses from 2007
Mechanism of intraspecific toxin inhibition in Aspergillus flavus, Changwei Huang
An assessment of the risk mapping system for the use of managing loblolly pine decline sites within red-cockaded woodpecker habitat, Roger Dale Menard
Pathology and seedling nutrition of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass), Clark Lane Robertson
Dissertations from 2006
Assessment of interactions amoung viruses infecting sweetpotato, Charalambos D. Kokkinos
Dissertations from 2004
Identification of bacterial pathogens causing panicle blight of rice in Louisiana, Xianglong Yuan
Tissue culture and transformation of introducing genes useful for pest management in rice, Shuli Zhang
Dissertations from 2003
Biology and ecology of Leptographium species and their vectos as components of loblolly pine decline, Lori G. Eckhardt
A comparison of microbial communities in soil with and without a sugarcane cropping, Carolyn Faye Savario
Studies on rice transformation and the use of transformed plants [electronic resource], Qiming Shao