Theses and dissertations 2018–2019

January 30, 2020

For more than 30 years, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA have published thesis and dissertation titles of graduates in the agronomic, crop, soil, and related environmental science disciplines. This year, we received more than 700 submissions from 50 universities.

Congratulations to all of our master's and Ph.D. graduates. We encourage you to take full advantage of membership in the Societies as you pursue your professional careers. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance has paid off, and an exciting career in our sciences now begins. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA are here for you every step of the way!

Doctorate Degrees in Agronomic Science Fields
ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
Name	Institution	Graduation	Advisors	Thesis/Dissertation Title
Bastos, Leonardo	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	R.B. Ferguson	Evaluation Of Stabilized Fertilizers And Crop Canopy Sensors As Next-generation Nitrogen Management Technologies In Irrigated Corn.
Bernhard, Brad J.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	P. J. Tranel	Agronomic Management To Improve Corn Productivity Under High-yielding Environments.
Blecha, Sarah M.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	P.S. Baenziger, S.E. Wortman, G. Adams	Alternative Thesis Title: Addressing the Challenges Facing Wheat Production: Nebraska and International Breeding Efforts.
Briese, Lee G.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	T. Jackson-Ziems, R. Wright, R. Elmore	Alternative Thesis Title: Science Communication in Agriculture: The Role of the Trusted Adviser.
Butts, Thomas	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	G.R. Kruger	Spray Characterization And Herbicide Efficacy As Influenced By Pulse-width Modulation Sprayers.
Foster, Matt R.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	J. Griffin	Soybean Response To Dicamba: Associated Injury Criteria And Development Of A Model To Predict Yield Loss.
Hempfling, James W.	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	B. Clarke, J. Murphy	Bentgrass Susceptibility, Disease Forecasting, And Fungicide Timing Effects On Dollar Spot.
Margarit, Sebastian X.	McGill Univ.	10/15/18	J.K. Whalen, P.R. Warman	Exploring The Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L. C.v. Russet Burbank) Petiole Ionome, In Atlantic Canada, As It Relates To Yield, And Specific Gravity.
Merchant, Rand M.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	P. Dotray	Management Of Glyphosate-resistant Palmer Amaranth In West Texas.
Pasley, Heather R.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	J. Camberato	Genotype By Nitrogen Management Investigations Into Mitigating Stress And Soil Nitrogen Depletion In African Continuous Maize Production.
Pennerman, Kayla	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	J. Bennett	Effects Of Volatile 1-octen-3-ol And Biocontrol Strain Genetics On Mycotoxin Accumulation.
Ramirez II, Salvador	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	T. Jackson-Ziems, R. Wright, R. Elmore	Alternative Thesis Title: Defining, Measuring, and Applying Soil Quality: An Unresolved Debate.
Stratton, Chase A.	Univ. of Vermont	11/02/18	Y. F. Chen, A.K. Brody	Repelling Swede Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) A Brassica Specilist, Using Non-host Essentail Oils.
Vogel, Alison M.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	P. J. Tranel	Managing The Continuous Corn Yield Penalty With Crop And Residue Management.
Wang, Jinyu	Rutgers Univ.	10/01/18	B. Huang	Biochemical Traits And Pathways Associated With Heat Tolerance In Fine Fescue.
Wynn, Christopher R.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	T. Jackson-Ziems, R. Wright, R. Elmore	Alternative Thesis Title: Drone Technology: Is it Worth the Investment in Agriculture.
Xu, Min	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	S. Armstrong	Using Digital Agriculture Methodolofies To Generate Spatial And Temporal Predictions Of N Conservation, Management And Maize Yield.
Zapata, Diana	Texas A&M Univ.	05/10/19	N. Rajan	Impact Of Cropping Practices And Tillage On Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Soil Properties Dynamics In South-central Texas.
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
Fosu, Boniface	Utah State Univ.	07/30/18	S.Y. Wang	Towards The Prediction Of Climate Extremes With Attribution Analysis Through Climate Diagnostics And Modeling.
Liben, Feyera M.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	C.S. Wortmann	Geospatial Modeling Of Maize Production Technology In Ethiopia.
Promchote, Parichart	Utah State Univ.	05/01/19	S.Y. Wang	Linkage Of Climate Diagnostics In Predictions For Crop Production: Cold Impacts In Taiwan And Thailand.
Villarreal, Samuel	Univ. of Delaware	06/01/19	R. Vargas	Novel Approach To Assess The Representativeness And Methodologies To Design An Environmental Observatory Network.
ASA Environmental Quality Section
Jeke, Nicholson	Univ. of Manitoba	02/06/19	F. Zvomuya	Wetland And Terrestrial Phytoremediation Of An End-of-life Municipal Lagoon Using Cattail (Typha Spp.).
Prajapati, Prajaya	Kansas State Univ.	12/07/18	E.A. Santos	Using The Eddy Covariance Technique To Measure Gas Exchanges In A Beef Cattle Feedlot.
ASA Global Agronomy Section
Figueiredo, Bruno	Oklahoma State Univ.	05/10/19	B. Raun	I. Applied Use Of Climatological Data To Refine Optimum Times For Nitrogen Stress Sensing In Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L). Ii. Value Of Composite Ndvi And Growing Degree Day Data In Oklahoma, 1992 To 2017.
Laborde, John P.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	J.L. Lindquist	Optimizing Conservation Agriculture Production And Identifying Its Drivers In The Midhills Of Nepal And Beyond.
Liu, Rui	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	M. V. Bagavathiannan	Distribution, Ecology, And Management Of Problematic Weeds In Rice Production In Texas.
Park, Alexander G.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	A. S. Davis	Closing Yield Gaps In South Asian Wheat Production (Bihar, India And Terai Of Nepal).
Roberts, Caleb	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	D. Twidwell	Managing For Ecosystem Resilience In A Non-stationary World.
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
Gaffke, Alexander	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	D. Weaver, S. Sing, R. Peterson	Overcoming The Challenges Of Tamarix Control With Diorhabda Carinulata Through The Identification And Application Of Semiochemicals.
Govindasamy, Prabhu	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	M. V. Bagavathiannan	Effect Of Long-term Tillage Practices On Soil Physico-chemical Properties And Weed Population Dynamics In A 36-year Old Experiment.
Doctorate Degrees in Crop Science Fields
CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
Alawadi, Hussam	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	A. M. H. Ibrahim	Morphogenetic Analysis Of Iraqi Aromatic Rice (Amber) Germplasm.
Al-Bayati, Ammar S.	Univ. of Kentucky	05/18/19	J. Snyder	Breeding For Tomato Resistance To Spider Mite.
Alwan, Esra A.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	M.O. Pumphrey	Precise Mapping On Hessian Fly And Stripe Rust Resistance Loci In Pacific Northwest Wheat Germplasm (Triticum Aestivum L.).
Alzohairy, Safa	Michigan State Univ.	08/20/18	M. Hausbeck	Characterization Of Winter Squash Age-related Resistance To Phytophthora Capsici Through Fruit Peel Transcriptome Profiling And Investigation Of Cell Wall Properties.
Amin, Md Nurul	Washington State Univ.	12/20/18	R. McGee	Molecular Analysis Of Lentil Adaptation To Abiotic Stress.
Arifuzzaman, Muhammad	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	M. Rahman	Delineating Root System Architecture In Rapeseed/canola (Brassica Napus L.) Through Molecular And Transcriptomic Approaches.
Ashtari Mahini, Rahil	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	K.E. McPhee	Analysis And Identification Of Qtl For Resistance To Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum In Pea (Pisum Sativum L.).
Bernau, Vivian	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	K. Mercer, L. McHale	Exploring Local Adaptation And Drought Tolerance In Chile Peppers (Capsicum Spp.) Of Southern Mexico.
Bhattarai, Uttam	Louisiana State Univ.	08/03/18	P. Subudhi	Genetic Analysis Of Drought Tolerance In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.).
Billman, Eric D.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/08/18	B. S. Baldwin	Breeding Of Cool-season Forage Grasses For Abiotic And Biotic Stress Tolerance For Use In The Southern United States.
Brasier, Kyle	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	C.A. Griffey	Physiological Traits And Quantitative Trait Loci Associated With Nitrogen Use Efficiency In Soft Red Winter Wheat.
Brum, Itaraju B.	Cornell Univ.	06/29/18	M.E. Sorrells	Performance Of Genomic Prediction For A Sugarcane Commercial Breeding Program.
Bubert, Jessica M.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	S. P. Moose	Genomic Improvement Of Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency In Maize.
Burdo, Brett	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	S.M. Kaeppler, N. de Leon	Comparison Of Full-sib Hybrids And Testcross Progeny Tests For Genomic Prediction And Line X Tester Analysis Of Hybrids Of Two Multiparental Maize Populations.
Cason, John M.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	C. E. Simpson, W. L. Rooney	Introgression Pathway For Drought Tolerance In Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.).
Dhakal, Smit	Texas A&M Univ.	05/10/19	S. Liu, A. M. Ibrahim	Genetic Dissection Of Grain Yield, Agronomic Traits And End-use Quality In Texas Wheat Using Linkage And Association Study.
Dzievit, Matthew	Iowa State Univ.	04/05/19	J. Yu	Genetic Dissection And Prediction Of Leaf Angle Across The Maize Canopy.
Falk, Kevin	Iowa State Univ.	04/11/19	A. Singh	Phenotypic And Molecular Characterization Of Root System Architecture Traits In Soybean [glycine Max (L.) Merr.].
Fong, Stephanie	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	N. Vorsa	The Genetic Basis Of Organic Acid Variation In Cranberry Fruit.
Galam, Dominique C.	Louisiana State Univ.	05/10/19	J. Oard	Development Of Disease Resistant Rice Germplasm For U.s. Southern Environments And Morphological And Genetic Survey Of Giant Salvinia Populations In Louisiana And Texas.
Gao, Lei	Utah State Univ.	07/17/18	J.G. Carman	Pharmacologically Induced Meiosis Apomeiosis Interconversions In Boechera, Arabidopsis And Vigna.
Giri, Anju	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	A.K. Fritz	Wheat Improvement For Heat And Drought Stress Tolerance.
Grimshaw, Austin	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	S. Bonos	Evaluation And Breeding Of Fine Fescues For Low Maintenance applications.
Heller, Nicholas J.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	S. P. Moose	Phenotypic Response To Selection For Protein In Maize Kernel.
Khan, Muhammad A.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K.S. Gill	Promoter Characterization And Protein Identification Of The Ph1 Gene That Regulates Chromosome Pairing In Wheat (Triticum Aestivum).
Konda, Kotilingam	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	A. M. H. Ibrahim, Y. Raj	Genetic Analysis Of Indica Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genotypes For Hybrid Seed Production Traits And Brown Plant Hopper (Bph) Resistance To Identify Parental Lines.
Lin, Hung-Ying	Iowa State Univ.	11/02/18	P. Schnable	Dissecting Complex Phenotypes Via Multiple Transcriptome-based Gwas.
Mantilla Perez, Maria	Iowa State Univ.	09/19/18	M. Salas-Fernandez	Genetic And Brassinosteriod Control Underlying Leaf Angle Variation Across The Canopy In Sorghum.
Marino, Thiago P.	North Carolina State Univ.	10/19/18	J. Holland	Genomic Prediction And Qtl Validation For Resistance To Fusarium Ear Rot And Fumonisin In Maize.
Mhora, Terence	Univ. of Delaware	12/14/18	N. Donofrio	A Genomics Based Approach To Managing Downy Mildew Of Lima Bean.
Mohammed, Abdullah H.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/08/18	B. S. Baldwin	Polyploidy Hybrids From Wide Crosses Between Hordeum Vulgare And H. Bulbosum For Improving Salinity Tolerance Using Embryo Rescue.
Moore, Virginia M.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	W.F. Tracy	Corn Earworm Resistance Mechanisms In Sweet Corn: Husk Length, Maysin Content, And Applications In Organic Systems.
Neyhart, Jeffrey	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	07/31/19	K. Smith	Applications Of Genomewide Selection In A New Plant Breeding Program.
Parmley, Kyle	Iowa State Univ.	03/11/19	A. Singh	Phenomic-assisted Breeding Methodologies To Bridge The ‘omics Gap.
Poudel, Hari P.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	05/12/19	S.M. Kaeppler, M.D. Casler	Molecular Breeding For Winter Survivorship In Lowland Switchgrass.
Pugh, Nicholas A.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	W. L. Rooney	Evaluation And Implementation Of Proximal And Remote Sensing Techniques In A Sorghum Breeding Program.
Quiatchon-Baeza, Lenie A.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	S. P. Moose	Identification Of Causal Mutations Of Grain Chalkiness In Rice Ems Populations Via Mapping-by-sequencing.
Racette, Kelly A.	Univ. of Florida	05/08/19	B. Tillman, D.L. Rowland, J.E. Erickson	Assessing Transgenerational Stress Memory Induced By Water-saving Irrigation Management In Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.).
Rauf, Yahya	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	05/31/19	J.A. Anderson	Genetic Relationship Of Adult Plant Resistance To Wheat Rusts And Validation Of Stem Rust Qtl.
Reichert, William	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	J. Simon	The Phytochemical Investigation, Breeding And Arthropod Repellent Efficacy Of Nepeta Cataria.
Ren, Longhui	Iowa State Univ.	11/02/18	S. Cannon, M. Hufford	Evolutionary Histories Of Legume Genomes And Mechanisms Of Genome Remodeling.
Schumann, Mitchell J.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	C. W. Smith	Evaluation Of The Feasibility Of Using Modern Molecular And Genomic Tools In Tapping Into Potentially Overlooked Genetic Variation For Fiber Quality In Obsolete Us Cotton Cultivars.
Sherwood, David A.	Utah State Univ.	12/14/18	J.G. Carman	A Simple Metabolic Switch May Activate Apomixis In Arabidopsis Thaliana.
Singh, Kanwardeep	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K.S. Gill	Understanding Mechanism And Evolution Of Chromosomal Pairing Control In Polyploid Plants.
Tan, Ruijuan	Michigan State Univ.	08/08/18	D. Wang	Genetic Dissection Of Field Resistance To Sudden Death Syndrome (Sds) In Soybeans.
Tate, Trent	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	W. Meyer	Breeding Fine Fescues For Low Maintenance; Understanding Dollar Spot Resistance And Increasing Tolerance To Mesotrione.
Tessman, Elisane W.	Univ. of Kentucky	05/03/19	D. Van Sanford	Impact Of A Warmed Environment, Spike Morphology And Genotype On Fhb Levels In A Soft Red Winter Wheat Mapping Population.
Thompson, Yvonne A.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K. Campbell	Identification Of Quantitative Trait Loci (Qtl) For Resistance To Soil-borne Pathogens Fusarium Culmorium And Heterodera Filipjevi In Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.).
Trampe, Benjamin	Iowa State Univ.	12/19/18	T. Lubberstedt	Assessment Of Spontaneous Haploid Genome Doubling And Inducibility In Maize (Zea Mays L.).
Veenstra, Lynn	Cornell Univ.	06/29/18	M.E. Sorrells	Breeding For Wheat Grain Fructans.
Vines, Phillip L.	Rutgers Univ.	05/01/19	S. Bonos	Molecular Breeding Tools For Improving Morphological Traits And Biotic And Abiotic Stress Responses In Perennial Ryegrass.
Yang, Yan	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	S. Liu, A. M. Ibrahim	Characterization Of Yield And Yield Components Using Bi-parental And Association Mapping Of Texas Popular Cultivars And Synthetic Wheat.
Zhu, Linglong	North Carolina State Univ.	11/06/18	V. Kuraparthy	Genetic Diversity Analysis And Mapping Of Fiber Quality And Flowering Time Traits In Tetraploid Cotton.
CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
Allen, Sara L.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	S. Scofield	The Role Of Ethylene In Pamp-triggered Immunity In Fusarium Crown Rot (Frc) Resistance In Wheat.
Almaghamsi, Afaf	Univ. of Kentucky	08/18/19	D. Archbold	Effects Of Abiotic Stresses On Sorbitol And Ribitol Accumulation And Sorbitol Biosynthesis And Metabolism In Tomato [solanum Lycopersicum L.].
Bhupendra, Acharya	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	H. L. Mehl	Characterization And Management Of Major Fungal Diseases And Mycotoxin Contamination Of Grain Sorghum In The Mid-atlantic U.S.
Chiluwal, Anuj	Kansas State Univ.	12/07/18	S.V.K. Jagadish	Physiological And Genetic Characterization Of Sorghum Exposed To Early Season Chilling And Terminal Heat And Drought Stress.
Dissanayake Ralalage, Niwanthi	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	N. Abidi	Cellulose Dissolution In Ionic Liquids.
Dube, Nothabo	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	G. Ritchie	3-d High-throughput Phenotyping And Modeling Of Cotton Growth And Development.
Enninful, Regina	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	P.V.V. Prasad, S.V.K. Jagadish	Physiological Characterization Of Parents Of Sorghum Mapping Populations Exposed To Water-deficit Stress.
Fulcher, Michael R.	Cornell Univ.	05/26/19	G. C. Bergstrom	Fusarium Graminearum At The Intersection Of Wheat And Wild Grass Communities.
Gibson, Ryan P.	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	M. Tuinstra	Plastidic Membrane Lipid Response To Abiotic Temperature Stress In Cereals.
Hinojosa Sanchez, Leonard	Washington State Univ.	12/20/18	K. Murphy	Effect Of Heat And Drought Stress In Quionoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd.).
Lehman, Thiel	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K. Sanguinet	Deciphering Factors That Drive Root Morphogenesis: Cell Wall-phytohormone Crosstalk And A Kinase Involved In Root Hair Development.
Martinez-Feria, Rafael	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Archontoulis	Drivers Of Yield And Nitrogen-loss Tradeoffs: Cropping System Evaluations With Process-based Modeling.
Mueller, Sarah M.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	T. Vyn	Genotype By Management Investigations Into The Physiology Of Maize Response To Late Season Nitrogen Applications.
Pace, Brian	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	K. Mercer	Physiology, Photochemistry, And Fitness Of Mexican Maize Landraces In The Field.
CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
Adams, Jason	North Dakota State Univ.	08/16/18	R.K. Zollinger	Characterization Of Surfactant Quality And Validation Of Standard Water Conditioning Testing.
Alt, Doug	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	L. Lindsey	Managing Risks Of Soft Red Winter Wheat Production: Evaluation Of Spring Freeze Damage And Harvest Date To Improve Grain Quality.
Anders, Erin O.	Michigan State Univ.	08/08/18	S. Kravchenko	Smallholder Farmer Grain-legume Integration In Central Malawi.
Battaglia, Martin L.	Virginia Tech	12/14/18	W.E. Thomason
Bolanos Carriel, Carlos	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	S.N. Wegulo	Epidemiology And Management Of Fusarium Head Blight And Foliar Fungal Diseases Of Wheat.
Copeland, Joseph D.	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	12/15/18	L. Steckel	Characterization And Management Of Ppo And Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Amaranth.
Drake, Arly	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	D. Gardner	Effect Of Plant Growth Regulators On Creeping Bentgrass Growth And Health During Heat, Salt, And, Combined Heat And Salt Stress.
Etemadi, Fatemeh	Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst	02/15/19	M. Hashemi	Introducing Faba Bean As A New Multi-purpose Crop For Northeast USA.
Hay, Marshall	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	D.E. Peterson	Integrated Pigweed Management In Soybean And Grain Sorghum.
Hayford, Princess	Michigan State Univ.	10/25/18	S. Snapp	Evaluating Water-use Efficiency In Sorghum-pigeonpea (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench-cajanus Cajan (L) Millsp.) Diversified Cropping Systems In Marginal Areas Of Ghana And Mali.
Kasamsetty, Adarsha Gupta	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	G.L. Hein, S. Tatineni	Host-virus-vector Interactions Of Wheat Viruses.
Moye, Hayden H.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	J.C. Koebernick	Fungal Diseases, Susceptibility Of Nematodes, Efficacy Of Herbicides, And Drought/heat Tolerance Of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus) Varieties In Alabama.
Sidiqi, Javed	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	P.S. Baenziger	Determining The Frequency Of Stem Rust Resistance In Afghan Wheat Cultivars.
Tejera, Mauricio	Iowa State Univ.	03/25/19	E. Heaton	Age And Nitrogen Effects On Miscanthus × Giganteus Growth And Development.
Varela, Sebastian	Kansas State Univ.	12/07/18	I.A. Ciampitti	Applications Of Remote Sensing In Agriculture Via Unmanned Aerial Systems And Satellites.
Zhou, Tian	Virginia Tech	07/05/19	H. L. Mehl	Integrated Management Of Soybean Foliar Diseases: Development Of Fungicide Application Decision Aid And Assessment Of Fungicide Resistance Of Soybean Pathogens.
CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
Brown, Philip J.	Clemson Univ.	08/17/18	B. McCarty, V. Quisenberry	The Dynamics Of Water Movement In Porous Media In Relation To Sports Fields.
Kerr, Bobby	Clemson Univ.	05/10/19	B. McCarty	Goosegrass Biology, Genetic Diversity, And Innovative Control Measures.
Li, Luqi	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	R.E. Gaussoin	Management, Ecology And Genetics Of Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus Esculentus L.).
Liu, Wenwen	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	R. Leon-Gonzales, J.B. Unruh, K. Kenworthy	Characterization Of Fluazifop-p-butyl Herbicide Tolerance In Zoysia Spp. And The Safening Effect Of Triclopyr Herbicide On Zoysiagrass In Florida.
Zhang, Hui	Auburn Univ.	08/04/18	J.S. McElroy	Expanded Understanding Of Eleusine Diversity And Evolution.
CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
Bhandari, Krishna	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	C. West	Arthropod And Soil Microbial Communities In Forage-livestock Systems.
Dhakal, Madhav	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	C. West	Improvement Of Perennial Warm-season Native Grassland With Alfalfa.
McDonald, Iryna	Kansas State Univ.	12/07/18	D. Min	Alfalfa And Alfalfa-grass Mixture Management.
Payne, Kathryn	Univ. of Kentucky	05/17/19	R. Smith	Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Effect On Pasture Productivity.
Xiong, Yedan (Victoria)	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	C. West	Calibration Of Almanac Model And Apsim Model For Simulating Growth Of Ww-b. Dahl Old World Bluestem [bothriochla Bladhii (Retz) Blake].
Xu, Xuan	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	D. Min	Low Lignin Alfalfa Cutting Management Study.
CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
Balasubramanian, Vimal K.	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	V. Mendu	Understanding The Genetic Factors Involved In Cell Wall Biosynthesis And Biomass Production.
Byrnes, David	Rutgers Univ.	10/01/18	J. Simon	Improving African Indigenous Vegetables For Delivery Of Stable Micronutrient Content.
Chu, Philomena	Rutgers Univ.	10/01/18	E. Lam	Technologies For Tracking Genome Variations In Duckweed And Other Species.
Cui, Chenming	Virginia Tech	07/05/19	D.C. Haak	Integrating Bioinformatic Approaches To Promote Crop Resilience.
Dalid, Cheryl O.	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	08/11/18	H. Bhandari	Genetic Diversity, Genetic Variation And Identification Of Quantitative Trait Loci (Qtl) Associated With Biomass Yield And Establishment-related Traits In Lowland Switchgrass.
Enciso Rodriguez, Felix E.	Michigan State Univ.	05/03/19	D. Douches	Integrating Genomic Selection And Genome Editing Strategies To Accelerate Potato Breeding
Fickett, Nathanael D.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	N. Baisakh	Genome Wide Association Studies For Identification On Markers Linked To Sucrose Traits In Sugarcane.
Huang, Jian	Oklahoma State Univ.	05/10/19	Y. Huang, A. Klatt	Qtl Mapping And Molecular Characterization Of Sugarcane Aphid Resistance Gene In Sorghum.
Lei, Lei	Oklahoma State Univ.	07/31/18	L. Yan	Genetic Basis Of Nitrogen Use Efficiency And Its Application In Wheat Breeding.
Liu, Qiong	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	L. L. Domier	Genomic And Genetic Resource For Soybean Disease Resistance Improvement.
Liu, Qiujie	Rutgers Univ.	01/01/19	A. Gallavotti	Genetic And Hormonal Control Of Maize Inflorescence Architecture.
Maku, James O.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	J. Wang, M.A. Babar, B. Tillman	Dissecting The Morphological Characteristics, And Molecular Genetic Mechanism Of Nodulation In Cultivated Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.).
Markosky, Anna C.	Texas A&M Univ.	05/10/19	J. E. Mullet	The Identification Of Genes Affecting Maturity And Biomass Yield In Sorghum Bicolor.
Mihalyov, Paul	Washington State Univ.	12/20/18	M.O. Pumphrey	Reinforcing The Hexaploid Wheat Breeding Pipeline With Genomic Prediction Of Quantitative Traits.
Peng, Ze	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	J. Wang, B. Tillman, J.E. Erickson	Genetic And Genomic Studies Of Nodulation In Cultivated Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea).
Restrepo Montoya, Daniel	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	J.M. Osorno	Computational Identification, Phylogenetic And Synteny Analysis Of Receptor-like Kinases.
Tengey, Theophilus K.	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	V. Mendu	Genetic Mapping Of Leafspot Resistant Qtls And Introgression In Spanish West African Adapted And Us High Oleic Peanuts (Arachis Hypogaea L.).
Wang, Jiaqiao	Rutgers Univ.	10/01/18	E. lam	Arabidopsis Metacaspases: Functions, Mechanisms And Evolution.
Yang, Fan	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	J.R. Alfano	Autophagic Maintenance And Specificity Of Plant Immune Receptors.
CSSA Plant Genetic Resources Division (C-8)
Awad, Abdelrahman A.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	C. Williams	Comparison Of Brachypodium And Wheat Response To Hession Fly.
Bhatta, Madhav	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	P.S. Baenziger	Identification Of Genes/genomic Regions Controlling Resistance Biotic And Abiotic Stresses In Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat.
Carlson, Craig H.	Cornell Univ.	12/21/18	L. B. Smart	The Genomic Basis Of Heterosis In High-yielding Triploid Hybrids Of Willow (Salix Spp.) Bioenergy Crops.
Greene, Michael J.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	G.L. Graef	Identification And Evaluation Of Genetic Variation For Node Accrual Rate In Soybeans (Glycine Max (L.) Merr.).
Griebel, Stefanie	Purdue Univ.	05/11/19	M. Tuinstra	Identification And Charachterization Of Genes Controlling The Alkali Spreading Phenotype In Sorghum And Their Impact On Starch Quality.
Ikeogu, Ugochukwu N.	Cornell Univ.	08/24/18	J. Jannink	High-throughput Phenotyping And Genomics-assisted Breeding For Quality Traits In Cassava.
Kear, Philip J.	Cornell Univ.	08/24/18	M. E. Smith	Defining Genetic And Environmental Determinants Of Elemental Homeostasis In Maize (Zea Mays L.): A Genome-wide Association Study Of Elemental Composition Of Maize Grain.
Liu, Caixia	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	P.S. Baenziger	Selecting Bread Wheat For Decreased Cadmium Concentration In Grain.
Park, Jaebum	Cornell Univ.	08/24/18	W. S. De Jong	Quantitative Trait Mapping Of Potato Cyst Nematode Resistance And Agronomic Traits In Potato.
Paudel, Dev R.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	F. Altpeter, J. Wang, P. Munoz	Genomic And Breeding Resources To Produce Seeded And High Biomass Interspecific Hybrids Of Napiergrass And Pearl Millet.
Ren, Ying	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	D.R. Holding	Generation And Evaluation Of Modified Opaque-2 Popcorn Suggests A Route To Quality Protein Popcorn.
Santantonio, Nicholas	Cornell Univ.	08/24/18	M. E. Sorrells	Homeologous Epistasis In Wheat: The Search For An Immortal Hybrid.
Doctorate Degrees in Soil Science Fields
SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
Bomfim Fernandez, Barbara	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/14/18	W. Horwath	Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation In Tropical Ecosystems: The Effects Of Secondary Succession Following Land-use Change And Fire.
Dynarski, Katherine	Univ. of CA-Davis	09/14/18	B. Houlton	Understanding Poorly-characterized Inputs Of Nitrogen To Terrestrial Ecosystems At Ecosystem Global Scales.
Joslin, Aaron H.	Univ. of Georgia-Athens	08/10/18	D. Markewitz	Improved-fallow Slash-and-mulch Agroforestry In Eastern Amazonia: Crop And Tree Growth, Plant And Soil Nutrient Stocks, And Climate Change Potential.
Taylor, Alexander W.	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	K. Goyne	Anthropogenic Effects On Soil Physical, Chemical & Biological Properties In The Missouri Ozarks.
SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
Alfaifi, Tawfiq	Univ. of Arizona	08/22/18	M. Ramirez-Andreotta	Characterizing The Accumulation Of Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Nickel, Lead And Zinc In Culturally Relevant Crops And Intercropping As A Public Health Intervention Strategy.
Brempong, Mavis B.	Univ. of Wyoming	09/06/18	U. Norton	Carry-over Effects Of Composted Manure And Cover Crops In Dryland Organic Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Systems.
Davies, Benjamin	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	09/28/18	P.H. Pagliari	Time And Rate Of Nitrogen Fertilization Influence Maize Nitrogen Use Efficiency And Soil Enzyme Activity.
Kusi, Nana Yaw O.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	K. Lewis	Potassium Uptake, Utilization, And Chemistry In Cotton And Soils In The Texas Southern High Plains.
SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
Devine, Scott	Univ. of CA-Davis	06/13/19	A. O'Geen, R. Dahlgren	Soil Ecosystem Services At Statewide And Catchment Scales: A Climate Change Perspective.
Joseph, Carrie	Univ. of Arizona	01/16/19	K. Chief	The Effects Of Climate And Ecological Processes On The Long-term Performance Of Engineered Uranium Disposal Cell Covers With Respect To Indigenous People.
LaHue, Gabriel	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/14/18	B. Linquist, C. Van Kessel	Water Management For Improved Agronomic And Environmental Performance In California Rice.
Mubvumba, Partson	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	F. M. Hons, P. B. DeLaune	Soil Biogeochemistry And Water Dynamics Of Continuous Winter Wheat As Impacted By Cover Crops And Mixed Intercropping.
Reints, Julie C.	Univ. of CA-Riverside	06/14/19	D. Crowley	Water Management Practices In California ‘hass’ Avocado: Technologies Adoption And Impact Of Soil Water Relations On Leaf Nutrient Concentrations And Yield.
Rodriguez, Andres F.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	S.H. Daroub, S. Gerber	Carbon Oxidation, Characterization, And Soil Subsidence Modeling In The Organic Soils Of The Everglades Agricultural Area.
SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
Akley, Edwin K.	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	C.W. Rice	Impacts Of Bradyrhizobium Inoculants On Growth And Yield Of Tropical Soybean (Glycine Max (L.) Merr.) Cultivars, Soil Health And Soil Microbiome.
Bui, Hung X.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	N. E. Schroeder	Characteristics Of Biological Control Agents And Their Antagonism Against Rice Pathogens And Pests.
Cantou, Maria G.	Louisiana State Univ.	05/10/19	J.J. Wang	Physicochemical And Ecotoxicological Assessment Of Biochar For Environmental Application.
Carter, Tiffany	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	C.W. Rice	Soil And Microbial Response To Manipulated Precipitation And Land Management.
Cates, Anna M.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	R.D. Jackson	Cover Crop Effects On The Carbon Cycle.
Cordero Elvia, Jorge	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	R. de Freitas, J. Germida	The Bacterial Microbiomes Of Saskatchewan Crops And Potential For Plant Prowth Promotion.
Griffin, Deirdre	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/14/18	K. Scow, S. Parikh	Investigating Trade-offs Of Soil Amendments And Irrigation Management On Soil Health.
Hestrin, Rachel	Cornell Univ.	01/25/19	C.J. Lehmann	Novel Mechanisms For Nitrogen Storage, Transport, And Uptake.
Hsiao, Che-Jen	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	G.F. Sassenrath, C.W. Rice	Microbial Properties Of Soils: Effects Of Management And Pedogenesis.
Krounbi, Leilah R.	Cornell Univ.	01/25/19	C.J. Lehmann	On The Prospect Of Human Waste As A Fertilizer Alternative.
Nguyen, Trang T.	Oregon State Univ.	03/19/19	D.D. Myrold	Diversity And Activity Of Microbial Extracellular Peptidases In Soil.
Thapa, Sita	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	N. E. Schroeder	Developmental Biology Of Heterodera Glycines (Soybean Cyst Nematode) And Other Plant - Parasitic Nematodes.
Wu, Sheng-Yen	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	J.H. Graham, L.W. Duncan	Entomopathogenic Nematodes In The Service Of A Saprophytic Fungus.
SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
Fischel, Matthew H.	Univ. of Delaware	01/13/19	D. Sparks	The Biogeochemical Cycling Of Arsenic In A Changing Climate.
Le, Hanh	Virginia Tech	08/02/19	K. Xia	Impact Of Manure Management Practices On The Environmental Fate Of Antibiotics In Manure-applied Fields.
Mikhael, Joseph E. R.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	J.J. Wang	The Effects Of Biochar And Nitrogen Stabilizers Application On Forage Crop Growth, Greenhouse Gas Emission And Soil Quality.
Mohd Jani, Siti Jariani B.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	G. Toor, A.K. Koeser	Composition, Sources, And Bioavailability Of Nitrogen In Urban Waters.
Rathnayake, Sewwandi	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	A. P. Schwab	In Situ Immobilization Of Arsenic And Lead In Smelter Contaminated Soil.
Rippner, Devin	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/14/18	S. Parikh	Applications, Transformations, And Impacts Copper Oxide Nanoparticles In Environmental Systems.
Schmidt, Michael P.	Cornell Univ.	08/01/18	C.E. Martinez	Acres To Angstroms: Cross-scale Studies Of Soil Organic-matter Mineral Interactions.
Sowers, Tyler	Univ. of Delaware	06/01/19	D. Sparks	Organo-mineral Association And Sequestration Mechanisms Impacting Carbon Cycling In Diverse Terrestrial And Aquatic Systems.
Torres, Dorisel	Cornell Univ.	08/28/18	C.J. Lehmann	Transformation And Stabilization Of Plant Residue Organic Nitrogen.
Weeks, Joseph	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	G.M. Hettiarchchi	Improving Environmental Health: Investigations Into Soil Lead And Phosphorus Fate And Transport.
SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
Atta, Alisheikh A.	Univ. of Florida	05/07/19	K.T. Morgan	Citrus Nutrient Management Of Huanglongbing-affected Citrus Groves On Florida Sandy Soils.
Avornyo, Vincent	Iowa State Univ.	04/04/19	A. Manu	Increasing Rice Productivity In The Lowland Soils Of The Interior Savanna Of Ghana: The Role Of Rice Husk Biochar And Phosphate Rock.
Baxter, Abigail E.	Virginia Tech	12/14/18	R.O. Maguire	Novel Coated Fertilizers As Multi-nutrient Sources For Soybeans And Tomatoes.
Bean, Gregory M.	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/17/19	N. Kitchen	Utilizing Hydrologic Soil Grouping To Estimate Corn Nitrogen Rate Recommendations.
Bierer, Andrew	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	R.O. Maguire	Nitrogen Dynamics And Biological Response To Dairy Manure Application.
Bridges, Kathleen M.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	L. Fultz	Analysis Of The Soil Health Of Pastures Over-seeded With Winter Annuals.
Cappellazzi, Shannon B.	Oregon State Univ.	12/07/18	D.D. Myrold, M.A. Kleber	Using Algal Biomass As A Fertilizer.
Corvdova, Silvia C.	Iowa State Univ.	07/11/18	S. Archontoulis, M.Castellano	Soybean Nitrogen Dynamics: Nitrogen Fixation, Yield, And Residue Decomposition.
Fornah, Alimamy	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/10/18	B. Raun	Effect Of Row Spacing, Plant Density, Nitrogen Rate, And Planting Method On Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grain Yield.
Lin, Yaru	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	D. Watts	Utilization Of Poultry Litter And Pgpr To Improve Crop Productivity.
Luo, Chenyi	Iowa State Univ.	04/16/19	R. Horton, C. Halil	The Effects Of Road Surface Concrete Grinding Residue (Cgr) On Selected Soil Properties And Plant Growth.
Lyons, Sarah E.	Cornell Univ.	05/26/19	Q.M. Ketterings	Double Cropping With Winter Cereals And Forage Sorghum In New York.
Mahal, Navreet	Iowa State Univ.	11/16/18	M. Castellano, F. Miguez	Understanding And Predicting Nitrogen Dynamics In The Midwest United States Corn Belt.
Martinez, Alberto	Purdue Univ.	05/11/19	J. Camberato	Digital Methods For Soil Mapping And Fertilizer Management In Oil Palm.
Masrahi, Abdurrahman S.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	T. J. Gentry, A. C. Somenahally	Interactions Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi With Rhizosphere Communities In Saline Soils.
Pollard, Anne	Washington State Univ.	05/08/18	P. Fuerst, P. Okubara	Harnessing The Beneficial Attributes Of Soil Microorganisms For Sustainable Weed Management And Soil Fertility.
Rahman, Md. Noabir	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	J. Schoenau	The Nature Of Copper, Zinc And Boron In Prairie Soils And Crop Responses To Fertilization.
Roper, Wayne	North Carolina State Univ.	09/26/18	D. Osmond, J. Heitman	Evaluating Soil Health In North Carolina Soils.
Shrestha, Debendra	Univ. of Kentucky	12/14/18	K. Jacobsen, O. Wendroth	Nitrogen Loss And Greenhouse Gas Flux Across An Intensification Gradient In Diversified Vegetable Rotations.
Wieme, Rachel	Washington State Univ.	05/04/19	J.P. Reganold, L.A. Carpenter-Boggs	Productivity, Economics, And Soil Quality Of Organic Quinoa Cropping Systems In The Pacific Northwest, USA.
SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
Chen, Jingjing	Virginia Tech	12/14/18	R.D. Stewart	Water Repellency Effects On Liquid- And Vapor-phase Water Exchange In Soil And Clay Minerals.
Gyawali, Ayush	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	R.D. Stewart	A Fresh Soil Health Perspective: Soil Health Dynamics And Improved Measurement Techniques.
Klopp, Hans W.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	05/12/19	W.F. Bleam, F.J. Arriaga	Effect Of Soil Esp And Salinity On Soil Atterberg Limits, Swelling And Hydrologic Properties.
Larsen, Joshua	Univ. of Arizona	12/14/18	M. Schaap	Pore Scale Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling: Approaches For Permeability Modeling And Particle Tracking Using Lattice Boltzmann Methods.
Ngunjiri, Mercy W.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	D. Schulze	Mapping Soils Of The Uasin Gishu Plateau, Kenya With Limited Data Using A Knowledge- Based Inference Mapping Approach.
Quigley, Michelle	Michigan State Univ.	05/03/19	S. Kravchenko	Contribution Of Soil Pores To The Processing And Protection Of Soil Carbon At Micro-scale.
Reyes, Javier A.	Univ. of Kentucky	12/21/18	O. Wendroth, A. Karathanasis, C. J. Matocha	Exploring Spatial And Temporal Variability Of Soil And Crop Processes For Irrigation Management.
Shahadha, Saadi S.	Univ. of Kentucky	12/21/18	O. Wendroth	Measured Soil Hydraulic Properties As Rzwqm2 Input To Simulate Soil Water Dynamics And Crop Evapotranspiration.
Zhang, Xi	Univ. of Kentucky	08/01/19	O. Wendroth, C. Matocha, J. Zhu	Spatial Estimation Of Hydraulic Properties In Structured Soils At The Field Scale.
SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
Adi, Setyono H.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	S. Grunwald	Soil-landscape Modeling For Agroecological Policy Development In The Developing Regions.
Almotairy, Hany M.	Univ. of Arizona	05/09/19	K. Fitzsimmons	Evaluation Of Heavy Metals And Metalloid Accumulation In A Small-scale Aquaponic System And An Effect On Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance.
Bangari, Kiran	Purdue Univ.	05/11/19	C. Johnston	In-situ Spectroscopic Investigation Of Molecular Mechanisms Enabling Sorption Of Dioxins And Pcbs By Smectite Clays.
Behnke, Gevan D.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	M. B. Villamil	Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Illinois Agriculture Systems.
Boswell, Edward P.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	N.J. Balster	Experimental Changes In Snow Cover On Freeze-thaw Cycling, Soil Aggregate Properties, And Organic Carbon Pools In An Agricultural Field And A Restored Prairie In Southwestern Wisconsin.
Chahal, Inderjot	Univ. of Guelph	06/12/19	L.E.Van Eerd	Impact Of Cover Crops And Crop Residue Removal On Soil Quality, N Dynamics, And Processing Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) Yield And Quality.
Dong, Younsuk	Michigan State Univ.	08/15/18	S. Safferman	Effectiveness Of Wastewater Land Application: Monitoring And Modeling.
Felice, Mark	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/14/18	K. Scow	Methane Transport And Soil Microbial Community Shifts During A Continuous Subsurface Methane Release.
Liao, Yan	Univ. of Florida	05/07/19	S. Gerber	Capturing Hydrology And Carbon Dynamics Of Everglades Wetlands Through An Earth System Model.
McNunn, Gabriel	Iowa State Univ.	11/20/18	B. Miller	Integrating Environmental Models And Precision Agriculture Data To Identify Spatially Explicit Subfield Opportunities For Increased Sustainability And Economic Return.
Roundhill, Patrick	Univ. of Arizona	08/24/18	M. Brusseau	The Application Of Lower-cost Remediation Methods And Of Community-engagement Efforts To Enhance Management Of Superfund Sites.
Wilson, Grace L.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	07/31/18	D.J. Mulla	Modeling Water Quality Effects Of Variable-rate Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Using Drainmod-nii And Development Of A New Statistical Framework For Evaluation Of Goodness-of-fit For Hydrologic Models.
SSSA Urban and Anthropogenic Soils Division
Alvarez-Campos, Odiney M.	Virginia Tech	03/28/19	G.K. Evanylo	Assessment Of Exceptional Quality Biosolids For Urban Agriculture.
De la Mota, Daniel F.	Virginia Tech	12/14/18	S.D. Day	Water Fluxes In Soil-pavement Systems: Integrating Trees, Soils And Infrastructure.
Martin, Joseph M.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	C. Johnston	Biochar For Environmental Restoration: Multi-level Investigations Into Structure And Performance.
SSSA Wetland Soils Division
Owen, Rachel	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/11/19	K. Goyne, L. Webb	Playa Wetland Plant & Soil Response To Predicted Climate And Land Use Change In The Southern Great Plains.
Papacek, Joshua R.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	P.W. Inglett	Shifting Nutrient Forms And Ratios: Implications For Harmful Algal Blooms And Nitrogen Cycling In A Subtropical Estuary.
Zenobio, Jenny E.	Purdue Univ.	05/11/19	L. Lee	Abiotic Reduction Of Perfluoroalkyl Acids By Nife 0 -activated Carbon.
No Section or Division Specified
Acuna-Galindo, Marlovi A.	Univ. of Arkansas	08/14/18	R. Mason	Dissection Of Soil Waterlogging Tolerance In Soft Red Winter Wheat Using Genomic Approaches.
Agtuca, Beverly	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	G. Stacey	Exploring The Symbiotic Relationship Of Plants And Microbes By Mass Spectrometry Imaging.
Alaswad, Alaa	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	W. Wiebold, H. Krishnan	Development Of High Protein Soybean Experimental Linens With Enhanced Sulfur Amino Acids Content.
Ali, Omar	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	W. B. Henry	Temperature Effect On Maize Germination And Root Elongation.
Alsajri, Firas A.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	K. R. Reddy	Temperature Effects On Soybean Vegetative, Physiological, Reproductive Growth And Development And Seed Yield And Quality.
Beche, Eduardo	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	A. Scaboo	Nested Association Mapping And Accuracy Of Prediction Genomic Breeding Value For Agronomic And Seed Composition Traits In Three Interspecific Soybean Populations.
Billman, Eric D.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	B. S. Baldwin	Breeding Of Cool-season Forage Grasses For Abiotic And Biotic Stress Tolerance In The Southern United States.
Buol, John T.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	D. B. Reynolds	Stewarding 2, 4-d And Dicamba-based Weed Control Technologies In Cotton And Soybean Production Systems.
Devireddy, Amith	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	R. Mittler	Coordinating The Overall Stomatal Response Of Plants: Rapid Leaf-to-leaf Communication During Light Stress.
Franca, Lucas X.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	D. Dodds	Efficacy Of Herbicide Spray Droplet Size, Flooding Period, And Seed Burial Depth On Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri S. Wats.) Control.
Glowinski, Anna	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	S. Flint-Garcia, J. Schoelz	Investigation Of Rare Alleles In Maize Using The Zea Synthetic Doubled Haploid Population.
Guo, Ying	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	F.B. Fritschi	Switchgrass Responses To Manganese Availability.
Humphreys, Joshua J.	Univ. of Arkansas	12/18/18	K. R. Brye	Methane Emissions From Rice Production On A Silt-loam Soil In Arkansas.
Jones, Brett	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	C. Roberts	Response Of Beef Cattle Selected For Tolerance To Tall Fescue Toxicosis.
Joukhadar, Israel S.	New Mexico State Univ.	05/11/19	S. Walker	Comparative Mechanical Harvest Efficiency Of Six New Mexico-pod Type Green Chile (Capsicum Annuum) Cultivars.
Jumaa, Salah	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	K. R. Reddy	Morpho-physiological And Genetic Characterizations Of Rice Genotypes For Abiotic Stresses.
Kaur, Jaspreet	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	J. Sharma	Explaining The Dynamics Of Rare Plant Populations By Coupling Climatic, Edaphic And Microbial Constraints.
McInturf, Samuel	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	D.G. Mendoza-Cozatl	Hierarchical Regulation Of Fe Homeostasis In Arabidopsis Thaliana Is Mediated By Reactive Oxygen Species.
Meyer, Christopher J.	Univ. of Arkansas	01/14/19	J. K. Norsworthy	Mitigating The Risk For Glufosinate Resistance.
Mishra, Akshita	Univ. of Arkansas	12/18/18	L. Purcell	Physiological Characterization Of The Soynam Parental Lines Under Field Conditions.
Mozaffari, Khadijeh	New Mexico State Univ.	06/26/19	F.O. Holguin	Bioenergetics And Metabolite Analysis Of Galdieria Sulphuraria [ccmee 5587.1] During Mixotrophic Growth.
Naqeebullah, Naqeebullah	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	K. R. Reddy	Morpho-physiological, Yield, And Genetic Characterization Of Indica Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genotypes For Salinity And Drought Tolerance.
Nguyen, Nga	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	D.G. Mendoza-Cozatl	The Role Of The Vasculature In Iron Allocation And Sensing In Plants.
Ogunola, Oluwaseun F.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	M. L. Warburton, W. P. Williams	Creating New Germplasm To Improve Aflatoxin Resistance In Maize.
Spears, Benjamin	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	W. Gassmann	An Exploration Of Mechanisms For Arabidopsis Tcp Transcription Factor Activity At An Interface Of Development And Immunity.
Sperry, Benjamin P.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	D. B. Reynolds	Optimizing Residual Herbicides In Mid-south Cropping Systems.
Walker, James C.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	D. R. Shaw	Resistance Mechanism, Control, And Characterization Of Glyphosate-resistant Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia Trifida L.) In Mississippi.
Wijewardana, Godakande	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	K. R. Reddy	Soil Moisture Tress Effects On Soybean Vegetative, Physiological, And Reproductive Growth And Post-harvest Seed Physiology, Quality, And Chemical Composition.
Willette, Stephanie M.	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	F.O. Holguin	Biochemical Screening Of Nannochloropsis Salina During Environmental Stress Conditions To Elicit Increased Epa And Epa-rich Tag Productivity.
Master's Degrees in Agronomic Science Fields
ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
Alexander, Jonathan R.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	06/28/19	J.M. Baker, R.T. Venterea	Nitrogen Dynamics And Management For Maize Production In Kura Clover Living Mulch.
Anzueto Ponciano, Hugo A.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	S. Harrison	Identification Of Quantitative Trait Loci (Qtl) For Tolerance To Metribuzin In Soft Red Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.).
Arthur, Brady	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	G. D. Morgan, R. W. Schnell	Investigation Of The Ability To Credit Residual Nitrogen Based On Soil Texture And Nutrient Management Zone Identification Using Soil Electrical Conductivity, Ph And Reflectance.
Babiez, Mary	Rutgers Univ.	01/01/19	A. Gould	Alternative Thesis Title: Presentation: Frequently Encountered Pathogens and Pests of the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory.
Bales, Scott	Michigan State Univ.	05/15/19	C. Sprague	Dry Edible Bean Sensitivity To Dicamba And 2,4-d.
Becher, Doug D.	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	A.S. Goggi	Alternative Thesis Title: Effect of Population Density Changes and Ear Style on Kernel Size and Yield in Grain Corn.
Brown, Ryan	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	12/15/18	E. Walker	Agronomic Practices To Reduce Alkaloid Levels In Dark Fire-cured Tobacco.
Byrd, Jabari	Virginia Tech	07/05/19	J.H. Fike	Industrial Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) Germination Temperatures And Herbicide Tolerance Screening.
Church, Sadie	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	R. W. Schnell	Impact Of Starter Fertilizers On Optimum Rate, Timing, And Efficiency Of Nitrogen Fertilizer For Grain Sorghum In Texas.
Coburn, Jessica E.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	05/31/19	M. Wells, D. Samac	Manufacture And Use Of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Leaf Protein Concentrate As A Protein Supplement In Fish Culture Diets.
Cubins, Julija A.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	03/29/19	M. Wells, R. Gesch	Harvest Time Optimization Of Pennycress For Use Within The Corn-soybean Rotation.
De Oliveira Rodrigues, Andre	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	G.R. Kruger	The Effect Of Physical Application Parameters On Herbicide Efficacy And Droplet Size.
Dodge, William G.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	G. Ritchie, P. Payton	Image Based Yield Estimation In Cotton Using Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Duquette, Jacques P.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	S. Fei	Alternative Thesis Title: Harvest Timing Effect on the Germination Rate of Cultivated Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris).
Eickhoff, Elizabeth M.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/10/18	B. Raun	Effect Of Applying Nitrogen With Sorghum Seed (Sorghum Bicolor) On Emergence And Final Grain Yield.
Evans, Emily	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	M.H. Wiedenhoeft	Alternative Thesis Title: Corn (Zea Mays L.) Yield Response to Tillage Radish (Raphanus Sativus L.) When Planted with Annual and Winter Hardy Cover Crops.
Falor, Jenna L.	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	D.S. Andersen	Alternative Thesis Title: The Effects of Manure Application on Nutrient Loss.
Gizotti de Moraes, Jesaelen	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	G.R. Kruger	Evaluation Of Glyphosate And Pro-inhibiting Herbicide Tank- Mixtures To Manage Glyphosate Resistance In Soybean.
Graf, Kathryn M.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	S. Casteel	The Effects Of Agronomic Management And 40 Years Of Variety Release On Soybean Seed Fill And Yield Components.
Gurr, Adam	Iowa State Univ.	08/04/18	R.M. Cruse	Alternative Thesis Title: A Look at the Impact of a Controlled Traffic Farming System on Crop Yield and Soil Physical Properties on a Newdale Clay-Loam and Beresford Silty-Clay Soil Located in South-Western Manitoba.
Gust, David	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	M.A. Licht	Alternative Thesis Title: Cereal Rye Impact on Soybean Yield on a Ziegenfuss Clay Loam Soil in Southeast Michigan.
Hartbecke, Corey W.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	M.E. Westgate	Alternative Thesis Title: Developing Agricultural Curriculum for Betty Memorial Institute, a Rural High School in Liberia.
Hoerning, Cody A.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	04/30/19	D.L. Wyse, R. Gesch	Analysis Of Crop-competition, Weeds, And Heterodera Glycines In Winter Annual Oilseed Rotation.
Judd, Barslund D.	Virginia Tech	12/14/18	H.L. Scoggins	Hops Production In Virginia: Nutrition, Fungal Pathogens, And Cultivar Trials.
Klumpp, Geoffrey L.	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	A.W. Lenssen	Alternative Thesis Title: Effects of a Plant Growth Regulator Product on Soybean at R2-R3.
Kopecky-Bobadilla, Lucas	Oregon State Univ.	06/15/19	A.G. Hulting	Frequency, Distribution, Ploidy Diversity And Control Options Of Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne L. Spp. Multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot) Populations In Western Oregon.
Landoll, Emly K.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/15/18	J. Lofton, B. Haggard, B. Arnall	Impacts Of Soil Ph On Winter Canola Cultivars In The Southern Great Plains.
Laurenz, Randall	Michigan State Univ.	01/16/19	K. Thelen	Evaluation Of Soybean High-input Management Systems And Their Effect On Yield, Isoflavones, Oil Content And Fatty Acids On Soybean Seed.
LaVallie, Martina	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	J.A. Guretzky, W.H. Schacht	Establishment Of Perennial Legumes With An Annual Warm- Season Grass As A Companion Crop.
Lemings, Robert B.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/10/18	B. Raun	Optimum Time And Rate Of Fertilizer Nitrogen For Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L) And Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grain Yield.
Lillie, Kathryn J.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	P. J. Tranel	Characterization Of Ppo-inhibitor Resistance In Waterhemp (Amaranthus Tuberculatus) And Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri).
Lynch, Tyler K.	Oklahoma State Univ.	05/10/19	B. Raun	Effect Of Residual Nitrogen In Winter Wheat Following A Simulated Failed Summer Crop.
Marley, Nicholas	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	M.A. Licht	Alternative Thesis Title: A Comparison of March and April Soybean Planting Dates in South-Central Illiinois.
McClanahan, Sarah J.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	W.H. Frame	Evaluation Of Cover Crops, Conservation Tillage, And Nitrogen Management In Cotton Production In Southeastern Virginia.
McLemore, John Q.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	J. I. Morrison, B. S. Baldwin	Developing Heat-selected Leguminous Cover Crops For Use In An Early-planted Mississippi Corn Production System.
McWilliams, Jonathan	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	R.M. Cruse	Alternative Thesis Title: Profitability and Conservation on a Small Scale.
Mele, Anthony J.	CA State Univ.-Fresno	05/20/19	F. Cassel Sharma, D. Goorahoo, S. Ashkan	Water Use Efficiency And Nitrogen Use Efficiency In Drip And Deficit Drip-irrigated Sugar Beets.
Mills, Sherah B.	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	E. Hellman
Moreno, Jonathan	Texas A&M Univ.	05/10/19	R. W. Schnell	Developing Cropping Systems For Organic Grain Production On Texas.
Neupane, Jasmine	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	W. Guo	Cotton Yield Variability In Relation To Irrigation Rates, Soil Physical Properties And Topography.
Osterholt, Matthew J.	Louisiana State Univ.	12/14/18	E. Webster	Interactions Observed With Clomazone Plus Pendimethalin When Mixed With Postemergence Rice Herbicides.
Payne, Brandi	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	A.J. Ciha	Alternative Thesis Title: Almonds Production in the California Central Valley.
Pederson, Amanda R.	Iowa State Univ.	08/04/18	A.J. Ciha	Alternative Thesis Title: Plant Growth Regulators in Production Agriculture.
Pickoff, Margaret A.	Univ. of Maine-Orono	05/10/19	E. Mallory	Optimizing Legume-based Nitrogen Fertility For Organic Small Grain Systems.
Pierce, Eric	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	A.J. Ciha	Alternative Thesis Title: Effects of Fungicide Spray Program on Inbred Seed Corn Yield and Seed Quality.
Probst, Michael	Michigan State Univ.	12/17/18	C. Sprague	Effects Of Tank-contamination With Dicamba And 2,4-d On Sugarbeet.
Raihan, Abir	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	W. Guo	Soil Moisture Estimation Using Unmanned Aerial System And Satellite Images.
Randt, Leah	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	R.W. Elmore	Alternative Thesis Title: Improvements to Corn Hybrid Data Collection by use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology.
Rowe, Aaron	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	A.J. Ciha	Alternative Thesis Title: Evolution of Soybean Weed Management in the United States.
Rumi, Shaida S.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	N. Abidi	Conversion Of Low-quality Cotton To Bioplastic.
Salman, Mike	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	D.A. Laird	Alternative Thesis Title: Influence of Coal-Derived Humic Substances on Soil and Plant Properties.
Sanders, Mara	Rutgers Univ.	10/01/18	J. Simon	Profitability And Nutrition Of Selected Roselle (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) Leaf Genotypes And The Potential Impact On Smallholder Farmers.
Saumweber, Nicholas J.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	R.M. Cruse	Alternative Thesis Title: Web Soil Survey Lesson Plans and Instructor Guide: Developing Learning Tools for Undergraduate Soil Science Classes.
Schiffner, Sydney A.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	C.C. Sheaffer	Effects Of Agronomic Treatments On Silphium Integrifolium, A Potential Perennial Oilseed.
Sible, Connor N.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	F. E. Below	Plant Growth Regulators And Biostimulants For Use In Varying Management Systems To Improve Corn Grain Yield.
Swilling, Keegan	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	12/15/18	D. Butler	Role Of Organic Acids In Suppression Of Sclerotium Rolfsii During Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (Asd).
Troy, Nicholas	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	A.W. Lenssen	Alternative Thesis Title: Available Phosphorus in High pH Soils Influenced by Titan Xc (Bacillus Licheniformis) Treatment.
Tunink, John M.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	C.J. Currey	Alternative Thesis Title: Light Intensity Influences Leaf Fusing in Maize Seedlings.
Vasilikiotis, Christos	Iowa State Univ.	12/15/18	K. Delate	Alternative Thesis Title: Evaluation of Cover Crop Mixtures for Weed Management and Soil Fertility Improvement in Organic Agriculture.
Vaverka, Brandon A.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/15/18	P. Alderman	Initial Evaluation Of Seasonal Yield And Irrigation Demand Forecasting Frameworks For Oklahoma.
Ver Helst, Derek T.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	W. H. Wiedenhoeft	Alternative Thesis Title: Cultivating Young Minds Through Agricultural Research.
Vittetoe, Rebecca K.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	A.E. Robertson	Alternative Thesis Title: Comparing the Effect of Cropping Sequence, Planting Date and Seed Treatment on Seedling Diseases of Corn Caused by Pythium Species.
Vreugdenhil, Tyler B.	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	A.J. Ciha	Alternative Thesis Title: Biology and Control of Amaranthus Palmeri in Glycine Max.
Watson, Branden H.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/15/18	T. Royer, M. Anderson	Single Vs Dual Pesticide Applications For Increasing Oklahoma Winter Wheat Grain Yield And Profitability.
Webster, Lucas C.	Louisiana State Univ.	05/10/19	D. Harrell	Strategies To Overcome Antagonism Of Quizalofop-p-ethyl When Applied In Mixture With Other Herbicides.
Werner, Kaisa	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	M. V. Bagavathiannan	Management Considerations For Late-season Escapes Of Palmer Amaranth And Common Waterhemp In Texas Cotton.
Wetterling, Matthew	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	A.D. Knapp	Alternative Thesis Title: The Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on Flowering, Pod Set, Seed Size, and Seed Yield in Soybean.
White, Alissa	Univ. of Vermont	12/13/18	V. E. Méndez, J. Faulkner	Local Farmer Knowledge Of Adaptive Management On Diversified Vegetable And Berry Farms In The Northeastern US.
Winans, Eric T.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	F. E. Below	Nitrogen Fertility, Plant Population, Row Spacing, And Hybrid Effects On Corn Grain Yield.
Zander, Anna D.	Oklahoma State Univ.	05/10/19	J. Lofton	Adapting Grain Sorghum Management Considerations For Oklahoma In The Presence Of Production Challenges.
ASA Biometry and Statistical Computing Section
Rice, Brian R.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	A. E. Lipka	Evaluation Of Genomic Prediction Models That Incorporates Peak Gwas Signals In Maize And Sorghum Diversity Panel.
Weber, Matthew R.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	M. E. Hudson
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
Cirone, Richard	Iowa State Univ.	04/19/19	B. Hornbuckle	Uhf Band Attenuation Through A Corn Canopy With Crop Growth.
Cook, Adam	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	P. Stoy, F. Menalled, J. Brookshire	Methan Emissions Of American Bison (Bison Bison) Measured Using The Eddy Covariance Technique.
Mason, Rachel	Univ. of Vermont	03/01/19	S. C. Merrill, J.H. Görres	Modeling Agricultural Outcomes In A Warmer, Wetter Vermont.
ASA Education and Extension Section
Blessington, Brooke	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	D.J. Lee	Alternative Thesis Title: Developing an online course in Integrated Weed Management for Extension Audiences.
Pease, David	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	08/11/18	S. Hamilton
Smiley, David S.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	J.E. Erickson, M.L. Silveira, M.J. Mulvaney	Alternative Thesis Title: Improving Measurements of Farmers Market Metrics and Economic Impact of Local Food Systems.
ASA Environmental Quality Section
Binder, Jonathan M.	Pennsylvania State Univ.	05/11/19	H. D. Karsten	Cereal Rye And Manure Management To Increase Nutrient Utilization On Pennsylvania Dairy Farms.
Carver, Elliott	Kansas State Univ.	08/10/18	N.O. Nelson	Cover Crop And Phosphorus Fertilizer Management Effects On Phosphorus Loss And Nutrient Cycling.
Greenleaf, Holly	Univ. of Vermont	10/19/18	S.E. Hurley	From Maintenance To Stewardship: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Capacity In Vermont Towns And Design And Participatory Processes To Provide Cultural Ecosystem Services.
Hull, Jessica	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	A. Trowbridge, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: Evaluating Growth Defense Trade-Offs in Ponderosa Pine in Response to Simulated Bark Beetle Attack.
Macridis, Pierre-Laurent	McGill Univ.	10/15/18	J.K. Whalen, D.L. Smith, R.D. Cairns	Financial Viability Of Microalgal Biodiesel Production: A Case Study In Southern Ontario, Canada.
Malavasi, Jennifer	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	R. Peterson, S. Powell, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Fatty Acid Composition in Hatchery-Reard Chinook Salmon (oncorhynchus tshawytscha) With and Without Steatitis.
Morford-Graziano, Dawn	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	L. Rew, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: The Impact of Elevation on Biodiversity in Mountain Ecosystems.
Oakley, Leewood	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	L. Rew, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: The Invasive Potential of Potentilla recta L. (Sulfur ciquefoil).
Peppel, Landon	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Native Shrub Dynamics at Restoration Plots in the Southern San Juaquin Valley, California.
Rodenberg, Taylor	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	W. Kleindl, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: Impacts to Water Quality and Physical Parameters of the Barnegat Bay Post Hurricane Sandy.
Sapp, Cameron	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Landscape-Scale Drivers of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mule Deer (odocoileus hemionus) in Montana: A Case Study of Two Special Hunt Areas.
Thatcher, Hannah	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Assessment of Road Construction Impacts on Water Quality Parameters and Bull Trout Populations.
van der Hiele, Tony	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Effect of Environmental Variables on Growth and Condition of Blue Mussels in Two Dutch Estuaries.
Watrud, Amy	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Efficacy of a Raptor Deterrent to Mitigate Electrocutions on Medium- and High-Voltage Power Poles.
ASA Global Agronomy Section
Richards, Anthony	Utah State Univ.	08/10/18	D.J. Hole	Alternative Thesis Title: Opportunities and Challenges Involved with a Large-Scale Private Enterprise Focused on Improving Food Security in Semi-Arid Regions of Ethiopia.
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
Beets, Jens P.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	M. Netherland, S. Enloe, W. Haller	Evaluation Of Eurasian And Hybrid Watermilfoil Accessions Following Exposure To Different Environmental Conditions And Herbicides.
Campbell, Tracy A.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	C.J. Kucharik	Impacts Of Increased Perennial Grass Cover And Reduced Crop Nutrient Applications On Ecosystem Services In The Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin.
Carlson, Rebekah J.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	07/31/18	D.L. Wyse, M. Wells	Continuous Living Cover In A Corn-soybean Rotation: Management Approaches And Environmental Benefits.
Grace, Jacob	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	M.J. Renz	Kill Them With Cattle? An Evaluation Of Cattle Grazing As A Method Of Reducing Woody Shrub Encroachment On Wisconsin Public Grasslands.
Harvey, Audrey	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	J. Mangold, L. Rew, T. Prather	Understanding The Biology, Ecology, And Integrated Management Of Ventenata Dubia.
Martin, Eric	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Powell, R. Peterson, T. Sterling	Alternative Thesis Title: Effect of Ground Conditions on Surface Modeling for Mining Reclamation Projects.
Newman, Bradley	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	H. Li, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: Natural Flow Characterization Using the Eloha Framework: A Processed Based Assessment of the Upper Gila River.
Oseland, Eric	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	K.W. Bradley	The Distribution And Frequency Of Herbicide Resistant Horseweed In Missouri; And Examining Commercial Bird Feed Mixtures For Weed Seed Contaminants.
Parker, Melanie K.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/04/19	J. I. Morrison, B. S. Baldwin	Assessment Of Native Warm Season Grasses For Post-mining Reclamation.
Master's Degrees in Crop Science Fields
CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
Adeyemo, Emmanuel D.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	R. Bernardo	Predicting Genetic Variance From Genomewide Marker Effects In Maize.
Avci, Muhsin I.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	M.A. Babar, J. Wang, P. Munoz	Identifying Qtls Related To Stay-green, Yield And Yield Components In Wheat Under Hot And Humid Environment.
Bastos Martins Marino, Lais	North Carolina State Univ.	12/07/18	J. Holland	Validation Of Multiple Disease Resistance Qtl From Chromosome Segment Substitution Population In F2:3 Populations.
Chizk, Thomas	North Carolina State Univ.	08/03/18	T. Carter	An Evaluation Of Canopy Traits In Soybean: Heritability Within An Ril Population And Implications Of Seed Size Sieving And Narrow Row-spacing Practices In 25 Diverse, Late-planted Cultivars And Breeding Lines.
Choi, Halle	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K. Murphy	Genotype × Environemnt Interations On ?-glucan In Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) And End-use Quality Of Whole Seed Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd.) Flour.
Cobos, Christopher J.	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	V. Mendu	The Developmental Biology And Biochemistry Of Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea) Testa And Its Role In Aspergillus Resistance.
Diaz, Josue	CA State Univ.-Fresno	08/14/19	M.L. Ellis	The Interaction Between Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Vasinfectum And Rhizoctonia Solani: Two Important Fungal Pathogens Of Cotton And Their Management Through Variety Selection And Fungicide Chemistries.
Dickey, Greyson	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	08/11/18	V. Pantalone
Dixon, Liam	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	A.H. Carter	The Application Of Carbon Isotope Discrimination To Wheat Improvement.
Horgan, Andrew	Washington State Univ.	08/03/18	A.H. Carter, K. Campbell	Genetic Regulation Of Cold Tolerance In Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.).
Kaplan, Gulsah	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	J.C. Koebernick	Investigating The Interaction Of Moderately Resistant Breeding Lines And The Nematicide Velum Total To Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus Reniformis).
Kim, Changhyeon	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	W. Dai	Development Of A Genetic Transformation System Of Raspberry Cultivars For Gene Function Analysis.
Lamkey, Jacob	Washington State Univ.	12/20/18	K. Campbell, A.H. Carter	Qtl Analysis/validation Of Spike-architecture Traits In Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.), Identification Of New Flanking Identification By Machine Learning.
May, Jenna K.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	D.B. Weaver	Upland Cotton Cultivar Evaluation For Reaction To Cornespora Cassiicola.
Merrick, Lance	South Dakota State Univ.	05/03/19	K. Glover	Quality Evaluations Of Hard Red Spring Wheat Grown In South Dakota.
Michels, Deanna K.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	F. L. Kolb	Effects Of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus And Environment On Grain Avenanthramide Concentration In Spring Oat (Avena Sativa L.).
Mihelich, Nicole T.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	R. Stupar	Evaluation Of Wild And Cultivated Soybean Genomic Resources For Genotype Variation And Identity.
Mooney, Tyson P.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	C. Chen
Moore, Carly	Auburn Univ.	05/04/19	J.C. Koebernick	Screening For Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) Resistance To Target Spot (Corynespora Cassiicola).
Nielsen, Nathan S.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	A.H. Carter	Rapid Estimation Of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Straw Decomposition Potential Through A Genome-wide Association Study And Near-infrared Spectroscopy.
North, Dustin	Iowa State Univ.	05/11/19	S. Fei	Characterization And Application Of Arkansas Male Sterile Lines For Hybrid Rice Production.
Nthupisang, Boipelo P.	Auburn Univ.	08/04/18	C. Chen	Verification Of Candidate Genes Associated With Leaf Spot Resistance In The Cultivated Peanut (Arachis Hypogea L.).
Reagan, Casey	North Carolina State Univ.	08/16/18	T. Carter	Against The Tide: Evaluating Yield And Visual Response Of Southern Soybean Germplasm To Flooding In North Carolina.
Ruff, Travis	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	M.O. Pumphrey	Genotyping By Multiplexed Sequencing (Gms); A Robust And Adaptable Genotyping Technique For Wheat.
Saikia, Sampurna	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	J. A. Juvik
Salazar, Melissa M.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	S. Mideros	Identification And Characterization Of Fusarium Graminearum Pathogenesis Genes And Determination Of Aggressiveness.
Scadden, Ian P.	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	S. S. Hague	An Overview Of Phytonematodes In Cotton Production.
Sharma, Sapna	North Dakota State Univ.	06/07/19	P.E. McClean	Genetics Of Wheat Domestication And Septoria Nodorum Blotch Susceptibility In Wheat.
Smith, Matthew	North Carolina State Univ.	12/10/18	J. Holland	Genetic Variation For Growth Regulator Response And For Grain Protein And Phenylalanine Content In Diverse Maize.
Stanek, Erik C.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	S. P. Moose	Preliminary Modeling Of Light Availability In A Diverse Agroforestry System Using A Spatially Explicit Forest Simulator.
Vasudevan, Akshaya	Univ. of Saskatchewan	01/31/19	H.M. Booker, S. Robinson	Mapping Of Genomic Regions Underlying Early Flowering In ‘re2’, A Mutant Derived From 5-azacytidine Treated Flax (Linum Usitatissimum L.) Cultivar ‘royal’.
Walter, Katelynn	North Dakota State Univ.	08/16/18	J.M. Osorno	Association Studies On Pre-germination Flooding Tolerance And Cell Wall Components Related To Plant Architecture In Dry Bean.
Wiering, Nicholas P.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	09/28/18	N.J. Ehlke, C.C. Sheaffer	Evaluating Winter-hardiness And Developing A Screening Method For Freezing Tolerance In The Leguminous Cover Crop Hairy Vetch (Vicia Villosa R.).
Willette, Alison	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	08/11/18	V. Pantalone	Breeding For Improved Oil Quality In High Yielding Soybean Lines Using Molecular Markers For Selecting Fad2-1a, Fad2-1b, Fad3a And Fad3c Mutant Alleles To Produce A High Oleic, Low Linolenic (Holl) Soybean.
Yang, Yang	Iowa State Univ.	11/13/18	M. Bhattacharyya	Mapping And Identification Of Candidate Arabidopsis Pss5 And Pss19 Genes That Confer Nonhost Resistance Against The Soybean Pathogens, Phytophthora Sojae And Fusarium Virguliforme.
Zhang, Kuang	North Carolina State Univ.	02/28/19	V. Kuraparthy	Linkage Map Construction And Qtl Analyses For Fiber Quality, Yield And Agronomic Traits Using 63k Array-based Snps In Upland Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.).
Zwemmer, Franciscus P.	Iowa State Univ.	08/04/19	S. Fei	Alternative Thesis Title: Conferring Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonspora humuli) Resistance in Hop (Humulus lupulus).
CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
Cross, Valerie A.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	M. Tuinstra	Hyperspectral Modeling Of Relative Water Content And Nitrogen Content In Sorghum And Maize.
Dill, Taylor	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	A. Lindsey	Flood Duration And Nitrogen Management Impacts On Corn Physiology And Morphology.
Dunlap, Andrew H.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	G. Ritchie	Effects Of Soybean Maturity, Planting Dates, And Irrigation On Biomass, Yield, And Yeild Componints.
Ellis, Madeline D.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	C.A. Wilkinson	Quantitative Analysis Of Individual Flue-cured Tobacco Seed Tissues Reveals Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection In Embryos.
Fried, Harrison G.	Clemson Univ.	12/20/18	S. Narayanan	Evaluation Of Soybean Genotypes For Root Morphology, Hardpan Penetrability, Water Use Efficiency, And Yield.
Hare, Andrew	North Carolina State Univ.	03/01/19	D. Jordan	Influence Of Production And Weed Management Practices On Yield Of Agronomic Crops In North Carolina.
Islam, Md. Mahbubul	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	G. Ritchie
Macha, Nicholas S.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	G. Ritchie	Cotton And Sorghum Intercropping In West Texas.
Mereb Negrisoli, Raphael	Univ. of Florida	05/07/19	O.C. Odero, G.E. MacDonald, B. Sellers	Sugarcane (Saccharum Spp. Hybrid) Response And Fall Panicum (Panicum Dichotomiflorum Michx.) Control With Topramezone.
Moolakkal Antony, Reshma	Kansas State Univ.	08/10/18	S.V.K. Jagadish	Screening Maize And Sorghum For Chilling Tolerance At Seedling Stage.
Pappo, Emily E.	Univ. of Florida	05/07/19	S.L. Flory, Z.T. Brym, D.M. Kadyampakeni	Evaluating Water Stress Tolerance Of Arabica Coffee Cultivars.
Perry, James P.	Univ. of Kentucky	08/01/19	L. Yuan	Field Evaluation Of Tobacco Engineered For High Leaf-oil Accumulation.
Raman, Rahul	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	X. Dong, S. C. Murray	Role Of Component Traits In Yield Performance Of Corn And Sorghum Genotypes Under Different Irrigation Regimes.
Singh, Jaspinder	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	P.E. Staswick	Biological Activity Of A Tertiary Amine Plant Growth Regulator, Bmve, In Arabidopsis Thaliana And Wheat (Triticum Aestivum).
Sthreshley, Michael S.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	L.E. Sollenberger, M. Swisher, G.E. MacDonald	Alternative Thesis Title: Adoption of Improved Cassava Cultivars in Bandundu, D.R.C. - Influence on household food security and implications for Local Extension Services.
York, Zara B.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	K. Sanguinet	Regulators Of Seeding Root-growth Rate And Characterization Of Salp1 In Brachypodium Distachyon.
Yu, Wangze	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	D.L. Rowland, R.S. Mylavarapu, J.E. Erickson	Alternative Thesis Title: Differences in size and architecture of two corn (Zea mays L.) genotypes root systems at two nitrogen-level.
CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
Albers, Jeffrey	Kansas State Univ.	08/10/18	J.A. Dille	Grass Weed Ecology And Control Of Atrazine-resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) In Grain Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor).
Appleby, Aaron B.	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	L. Carpenter-Boggs	Efficacy And Economic Viability Of Organically Certified Herbicides.
Arneson, Nicholas J.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	L.J. Giesler	Effect Of Soil-applied Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitor Herbicides On Soybean Seedling Disease.
Baucom, Andrew	North Carolina State Univ.	03/05/19	A. Post	Grain Yield And Quality Effects Of A Late Spring Freeze On Soft Red Winter Wheat.
Baum, Mitchell	Iowa State Univ.	03/28/19	S. Archontoulis, M. Licht	The Optimum Planting Time For Corn.
Beamer, Kenneth	North Dakota State Univ.	08/16/18	G.G. Graming	Weed Management And Soil Quality Outcomes Of Non-chemical Weed Control Tactics.
Benge Bromley, Alexis	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	T. Sterling, R. Peterson, S. Powell	Alternative Thesis Title: Changes in Weed Management Practices in Southeastern U.S. Agriculture Due to Herbicide-Resistant Weeds.
Brandt, Aaron	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	D.J. Lee	Alternative Thesis Title: Understanding Goss's Wilt.
Buckley, Garrett J.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Carabajal, Sara	Univ. of Wyoming	08/16/18	R. Jabbour	Functional Diversity Of Interseeded Cover Crops And Their Effect On Carabid Activity-density In Semi-arid Climates.
Caron, Chris	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	D. Weaver, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alternative Thesis Title: Field Assessment of Tritrophic Responses to Plant Signaling Formulations Sprayed in Wheat Stem Sawfly Infested Plots.
Castelli Garnica, Vinicius	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	L.J. Giesler	Integrated Management Of Phytophthora Stem And Root Rot Of Soybean And The Effect Of Soil-applied Herbicides On Seedling Disease Incidence.
Clapp, Andrew	North Carolina State Univ.	05/08/19	M. Vann	Evaluation Of S-metolachlor For Use In Flue-cured Tobacco Production (Nicotiana Tabacum L.).
Clem, Neal R.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	A. L. Rayburn
Eash, Lisa	Colorado State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Fonte	Factors Contributing To Maize And Bean Yield Gaps In Central America Vary According To Agroecological Context.
Farmer, Sarah A.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Favre, Jeremie	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	05/12/19	V. Picasso	Effect Of Harvest Timing On Forage Yield And Nutritive Value Of Annual And Perennial Grain And Forage Crops: oat And Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass.
Feland, Calli	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	J.K. Randsom	Nitrogen Fertilizer Types And Application Timing On Hard Red Spring Wheat Productivity And Grain Protein.
Fischer, Benjamin	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	D. Weaver, P. Miller, R. Peterson	The Effects Of Increasing Crop Diversity On Populations Of Wheat Stem Sawfly (Cephus Cinctus) And Their Braconid Parasitoids.
Fombelle, Jack G.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Geiszler, Melissa M.	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	J.K. Randsom	Interseeding Cereal Rye And Winter Camelina Cover Crops Into Corn In North Dakota.
Griffith, Callie	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	W.H. Schacht, D. Twidwell	Understanding Spatial Dynamics Of Tallgrass Prairie Dominated By Tall Fescue.
Hamman, William	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	L. Lindsey	Comparison Of Variable Rate Prescriptions And Optimum Seeding Rate In Soybean [glycine Max (L.) Merr] And The Impact Of Soybean Seeding Rate On Combine Fuel Use And Grain Loss At Harvest.
Hanson, Adam	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	P.S. Baenziger	Objective Approach For Phenotyping Solid, Semi-solid, And Hollow Stems In Wheat.
Hartman, Terra	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	T.A. Jackson-Ziems	Investigation Of Alternative Hosts And Agronomic Factors Affecting Xanthomonas Vasicola Pv. Vasculorum, Causal Agent Of Bacterial Leaf Streak Of Corn.
Haugrud, Nathan	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	T.J. Peters	Cultivation To Supplement Residual Herbicides In Sugarbeet.
Holmes, Lucas	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	H.J. Kandel	Tile Drainage, Beds, And Fe-eddha Application Effect On Soybean Production.
Huber, Emily C.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Jenkins, Zane S.	West Texas A&M Univ.	05/11/19	Q. Xue, B. Blaser	The Effects Of Planting Date And Hybrid Selection On Sugarcane Aphid Populations And Drought Tolerance Of Dryland Grain Sorghum In The Texas High Plains.
Jones, III, James D.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	D.P. Delaney	The Evaluation Of Hppd-inhibitors For Full Season Control Of Morningglory (Ipomoea) Species In Corn (Zea Mays L.).
Kaarstad, Cody	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	D.J. Lee	Alternative Thesis Title: Genetic Modification of Insects for Pest Management.
Keeney, Andrea	Univ. of Kentucky	08/16/19	A. Bailey	Effects Of Potassium Source And Rate On Yield, Quality, And Leaf Chemistry Of Dark And Burley Tobacco, And Residual Effects On Soil K Levels.
Kessler, Ashlyn	Iowa State Univ.	06/28/19	S. Archontoulis, M. Licht	Planting Date, Cultivar Maturity, And Environment Effects On Soybean Yield And Crop Stage.
Knight, Joshua	Univ. of Kentucky	12/14/18	D. Ingram
Koby, Lindsay	Washington State Univ.	08/03/18	I. Burke	Management Of Vententata Dubia In The Inland Pacific Northwest With Indaziflam.
Lee, Codee	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	K.A. Howatt	Post Emergence Efficacy Of Pyroxasulfone At Different Rates And Timing In Wheat.
Lewis, Rainn	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	05/11/19	A. L. Rayburn
Logan, Seth T.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Looker, Wayde	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	L. Lindsey	Effect Of Relative Maturity On Soybean Yield And Cover Crop Biomass Evaluation Methods.
Maeoka, Rafael	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	R.P. Lollato	Changes In Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Phenotype In Response To Breeding For Yield And In-furrow Fertilizer.
Martinez, Carlos R.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	C.A. Francis	Canavalia And Dolichos Extracts For Sustainable Pest Biocontrol And Plant Nutrition Improvement In El Salvador.
Matcham, Emma	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	L. Lindsey	Identifying Soil And Terrain Attributes That Predict Changes In Local Ideal Seeding Rate For Soybean [glycine Max (L.) Merr.].
Miller, Austin D.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Miller, Phearen K.	Utah State Univ.	11/07/18	D. Hole	Interactions Between Biochar And Compost In Organic Winter Wheat Production And Soil Quality Under Dryland Conditions.
Morrogh Bernard, Maria	Univ. of Kentucky	12/21/18	M. Salmeron Cortasa	Ecophysiological Analysis Of Yield Determination In Soybean Of Different Relative Maturities.
Nettles, Jennier	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	08/06/18	A. L. Rayburn
Potratz, Derek J.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	05/12/19	S.P. Conley	Effect Of Strip-till × Management Interactions On Corn Grain And Soybean Seed Yield.
Rai, Abhijit	Univ. of Wyoming	05/09/19	V. Sharma	Dry Bean Crop Water Use, Growth, Yield Dynamics And Production Functions In Response To Rates And Methods Of Irrigation.
Rodriquez, Jeanette	Washington State Univ.	12/20/18	I. Burke	An Ala122thr Substitution Confers Imazamox-resistance In Jointed Goatgrass (Aegilops Cylindrica Host).
Rosselot, Ryan A.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
Schmitz, Peder	North Dakota State Univ.	01/03/19	H.J. Kandel	Soybean Seeding Rate And Row Spacing Effects On Plant Establishment And Yield.
Schnarr, Cassandra	Colorado State Univ.	05/18/19	M. Schipanski	Crop Residue: A Hero's Journey From Biomass To Soil Carbon In Eastern Colorado Dryland Crop Rotation Systems.
Shafer, Matthew E.	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	J. Camberato	Factors Affecting Internal Nitrogen Efficiency Of Corn.
Soper, Jonathan	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	W.H. Schacht	Plant Community Composition, Floristic Quality, And Establishment Of Roadside Revegetation In Nebraska, USA.
Stefancik, Brooke A.	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	K. Johnson	Development, Quality, Growth, And Yield Of Two Diverse Switchgrass Cultivars Receiving Nitrogen Fertilizer In Indiana.
Thompson, Nathaniel	Kansas State Univ.	08/10/18	D.E. Peterson	Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) Control In Double-crop Dicamba/glyphosate Resistant Soybean (Glycine Max) And Dicamba And 2,4-d Efficacy On Palmer Amaranth And Common Waterhemp (Amaranthus Rudis).
Ulven, Andrew	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	G. Rupp, S. Powell, R. Peterson	Alterantive Thesis Title: Subsurface Tile Drainage and Specific Conductance Trends in the Bois de Sioux River Watershed, Minnesota.
Vollmer, Jonathan	North Dakota State Univ.	06/07/19	P.E. McClean	Simulated Hail Damage On Spring Canola (Brassica Napus L.): Non-uniform Stand Reduction And Stem Cut-off.
Yoke, Anna M.	Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign	12/24/18	A. L. Rayburn
CSSA Seed Physiology, Production & Technology Division (C-4)
Arce, Joel	Texas A&M Univ.	05/10/19	J. K. Dever, S. S. Hague	Evaluation Of A Mechanical Cottonseed Delinter For Breeders.
Fleuridor, Louceline	Ohio State Univ.	05/05/19	D. Doohan	Soil Quality And Yield Of Corn And Forage As Affected By Two Years Of Consecutive Gypsum Application.
Hudgins, Tara M.	Oregon State Univ.	05/24/19	T.G. Chastain	Plant Growth Regulator Combination Effects On Turf-type And Forage-type Tall Fescue [schedonorus Arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.] Seed Crops.
Sinha, Molika	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	D. M. Stelly	Application Of Snp Genotyping In Utilization And Mapping Of Diploid Germplasm In Cotton.
Wynne, Kacie	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	C. Adams, C. B. Neely	A Systems-based Approach To Improve Expanding Canola Production In Texas.
CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
Binders, Nicholas	Michigan State Univ.	12/17/18	T. Nikolai	Effects Of Rolling Frequencies On Sports Field Surface And Subsurface Conditions.
Brace, Benjamin E.	Pennsylvania State Univ.	05/20/19	M.J. Schlossberg	Potassium Fertilization And Stress Tolerance Of Intensely Managed Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens.
Carroll, Devon E.	Pennsylvania State Univ.	12/14/18	J.E. Kaminski, P.J. Landschoot	Influence Of Temperature On Germination Of Bentgrass Cultivars And Cultural Practices On Establishment Of Creeping Bentgrass.
Chestnut, Eric C.	Michigan State Univ.	08/16/18	J.N. Rogers, J. R. Crum	Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis Stolonifera L.) Putting Green Establishment Strategies.
Cox, Katie	Univ. of Florida	05/08/19	K. Kenworthy, E. Rios, J.E. Erickson	Drought Tolerance Screening And Municipal Watering Restrictions Effects On Zoysiagrass.
Drietz, Tom	North Dakota State Univ.	06/07/19	D.M. Li	Using Organic Amendments To Stabilize Sand-based Athletic Fields During Turfgrass Establishment Period.
Fountain, Jeremy W.	Univ. of Florida	05/08/19	J.M. McCray, D.C. Odero	Alternative Thesis Title: Establishing Nitrogen Release Curves in Control/Slow Release Nitrogen Fertilizer under Florida Field Conditions using the Weight Loss Method.
Kohel, Alexander R.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	R.E. Gaussoin	Alteranative Thesis Title: Priming Effects on Germination Performance of Kentucky Bluegrass and Zoysiagrass Seed.
Petrovsky, John P.	Auburn Univ.	05/04/19	J.S. McElroy	Methiozolin Effects On Annual Bluegrass Control At Various Seasonal Timings And Creeping Bentgrass Injury In Shade.
Roberson, Travis L.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	D. McCall	Improving Soil Moisture Assessment Of Turfgrass Systems Utilizing Field Radiometry.
CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
Baidoo, Michael M.	Univ. of Wyoming	05/16/19	A. Islam	Potassium And Harvest Time Effect On Production Of Conventional And Reduced Lignin Cultivars Of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Under Field And Controlled Conditions.
Briscoe, Jacob T.	Utah State Univ.	05/10/18	J.E. Creech	Utilizing Legumes To Improve Production And Nutritive Value Of Intermountain West Pastures.
Campanale, Richard R.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	L.E. Sollenberger, J. Dubeux, T.Z. Osborne	Alternative Thesis Title: Rangeland Restoration: Converting Improved Pasture to a Sandhill Ecosystem.
Cooley, Katie D.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	L.E. Sollenberger, A.R. Blount, M.L. Silveira	Defoliation Frequency And Location Effects On Root-rhizome Mass, Herbage Accumulation, And Canopy Characteristics Of Rhizoma Peanut Entries Differing In Growth Habit.
Da Silva, Marcia	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	12/15/18	R. Nave-Oakes	Forage Mass, Nutritive Value And Persistence Of Alfalfa And Alfalfa Mixtures As Influenced By Forage Management.
Davidson, Jeremy	Kansas State Univ.	08/10/18	R.M. Aiken, D. Min	Evaluating Teff Grass As A Summer Forage.
Donahoo, Claire	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	R. Peterson, K. O'Neill, C. Delphia	Mortality Dynamics And Life Tables Of The Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile Rotundata.
Fan, Qianqian	Oregon State Univ.	06/15/19	G. Wang	Annual Forages Differ In Response To Partial-season Irrigation Deficit In Both Spring Seeded And Summer Seeded Cropping Systems.
Pflueger, Nathan P.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	M.B. Stephenson	Use Of Annual Forage Mixtures In Crop/livestock Production Systems In Nebraska.
Rice, Lance A.	Louisiana State Univ.	05/10/19	J. Beasley	Influence Of Nitrogen And Sprig Planting Rates On Surface Runoff Losses During ‘latitude 36’ Bermudagrass Establishment.
Riley, AnnMarie	Univ. of Kentucky	12/21/18	R. Smith	Forage Quality Of Cool Season Perennial Grass Horse Pasture In The Transition Zone.
Shropshire, Aaron	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/14/18	W.H. Schacht, J.D. Volesky	Grazing Strategy Effects On Utilization, Animal Performance, Aboveground Production, Species Composition, And Soil Properties On Nebraska Sandhills Meadow.
Stringer, Carol	Univ. of Kentucky	08/02/18	B. Goff	Evaluating Hemp As A Forage Based On Yield, Nutritive Value, And Morphological Composition.
Thomsen, Sarah J.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	J.H. Fike	Linking Cattle, Forage, And Tree Production In Silvopastures.
Velasco-Yaselga, Mayra C.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	E. Valencia	Yield And Nutritional Value Of Conserved Forages.
Vidal-Torres, Edil	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	E. Valencia	Quinoa And Amaranth: Multipurpose Agro-industrial Crops.
CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
Anderson, William C.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	D.J. Lee	Alternative Thesis Title: The Use of RNAi Technology to Control the Western Corn Rootworm – An Explanation for General Audiences.
Bornowski, Nolan	Michigan State Univ.	07/05/18	J. Kelly	Qtl Mapping Of Post-processing Color Retention And Other Traits In Two Black Bean Ril Populations.
Eroglu Karaca, Derya	Washington State Univ.	05/08/19	R. McGee	Molecular Mapping Of The V Locus In Pea (Pisum Sativum L.).
Gendron, Jake M.	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	B. De Los Reyes	Genetic Network Reqiring Configures A Novel Dehydration Stress Tolerant Pheotype In Transgressive Recombinant Inbreds Of Rice.
Hurst, Joseph	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	J.C. Schnable	Genome-wide Association Studies In Maize And Sorghum.
Kaur, Pushpinder Pal	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	B. De Los Reyes	Re-envisioning Qtl Dynamics In Rice: Interaction Of The Drought-mediated Yield Penalty Qtl Qdty12.1 With Its Genetic Background.
Morales, Karina	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	M. J. Thomson	Characterization And Validation Of Flowering Time Genes In A Diversity Panel Of Rice (Oryza Sativa L.).
Morrison, Victoria	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	D. M. Stelly
Prather, Samuel	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	T. Rocheford	Genetic Analysis Of Caroteniod Content In Expired Plant Variety Protected Maize (Zea Mays L.) Inbreds.
Stackhouse, Tammy	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	05/11/19	W. Klingeman	Thousand Cankers Disease Diagnosis With Conventional Electrophoresis And Taqman Probes.
Sultana, Shamira	Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville	12/15/18	C. N. Stewart, Jr.	Predictive Promoter Activity In Soybean Using A Novel Cell-suspension Culture And Transient Expression Analysis In Protoplasts.
Tandukar, Zenith	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	09/28/18	G. Muehlbauer	Towards Positional Cloning And Functional Analysis Of Genes That Control Wax Production In Barley.
Vulchi, Rohith	CA State Univ.-Fresno	09/16/18	J. Wenger, K. Daane, M. Ellis	Development Of Molecular Tests (Diagnostic Pcr) For The Identification Of Lepitdopteran Pests In Almonds And Pistachios.
Willis, Daniel	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	D.J. Lee	Alternative Thesis Title: Allele Optimization in Corn at Managed Stress Environments.
CSSA Plant Genetic Resources Division (C-8)
Beckett, Travis J.	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	T. Rocheford	Selection And Characterization Of Previously Plant-variety Protected Commercial Maize Inbreds.
Ozbayrak, Mehmet	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	T.O. Powers	Dna Barcoding Of Pratylenchus From Agroecosystems In The Northern Great Plains Of North America.
Rader, Alexandra	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	05/03/19	L.M. Lagrimini	Flower Timing Mutants In Processing Tomatoes.
Sweet, Patrick K.	Purdue Univ.	12/16/18	C. Weil	Analysis Of Biomass Composition In A Sorghum Diversity Panel.
CSSA Biomedical, Health-Beneficial, and Nutritionally Enhanced Plants (C-9)
Espe, Austin	North Dakota State Univ.	06/07/19	K. Shetty, H. Hatterman-Valenti	Phenolic Bioactive-linked Antioxidant, Anti-hyperglycemic, And Anti-hypertensive Properties Of Serviceberry And Blackberry.
Master's Degrees in Soil Science Fields
SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
Bode, Emma	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	R. Lawrence, A. Trowbridge, S. Powell	Spatiotemporal Mapping Of Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation Severity And Probability Of New Infestation In The Center U.s. Rocky Mountains.
Kranz, Christina N.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	T. Whitman	Prescribed Burning Effects On Jack Pine From High And Low Serotiny Regions: Microbial Interactions And Soil Properties.
Martin, Kelsey	Oregon State Univ.	04/18/19	D.D. Myrold	Response Of Soil Microbial Activity And Community Composition To Timber Harvest In An Oregon Douglas-fir Forest.
Moffatt, Bruce	Oregon State Univ.	03/22/19	R.J. Reuter	Alternative Thesis Title: Benefits of Increasing the Use of Soil Moisture in Fire Science.
Sealey, Landon	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	K. Van Rees	Ecological Sustainability Of Winter Harvesting In The Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Sk: The Effects Of Skidder Traffic, Slash Loading, And Cumulative Effects On Soils And Aspen Regeneration.
SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
Benally, Nicole A.	Purdue Univ.	08/04/18	E. Kladivko	Soil Aggregation And Soil Carbon Measurements To Assess Cover Crop Improvements To Soil Health In Indiana.
Ben-Chanoch, Gal	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	E.V. Santen, A. Ogram, D.L. Rowland	Alternative Thesis Title: The Role of Quorum Sensing Microorganisms in Agroecology.
Breslauer, Rachel	Washington State Univ.	05/08/18	H. Tao	Physical Characteristics And Agronomic Impacts Of Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Root Restrictive Soils In The Palouse.
Jalpa, Laura I.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	R. Mylavarapu	Nitrogen Use Efficiency And Response To Nitrogen Fertilization Of Tomatoes Grown On Sandy Soils Using 15n Technique.
Laffely, Audrey E.	Univ. of Maine-Orono	05/10/19	M. S. Erich	Root Biomass And Other Soil Properties Affecting The Co2 Flush From Laboratory Dried And Rewetted Soils.
Leverich, Leanna M.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	D. Kaiser	Influences Of Management And The Environment On Phosphorus Leaching In Corn-soybean Systems In Minnesota.
Liuzza, Lauren M.	Louisiana State Univ.	05/10/19	E. Bush	Determining Nutrient Recommendations For Agricultural Crops Based On Soil And Plant Tissue Analyses Between Different Analytical Laboratories.
Sawyer, Dustin C.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	12/23/18	P.W. Barak	Fertility Trends In 20 Years Of Nutrient Drawdown And Best Management Practices At The Wisconsin Cropping Systems Trial.
SSSA Pedology Division
Bush, Erin L.	Kansas State Univ.	05/17/19	M.D. Ransom	Development Of A Dryland Corn Productivity Index For Kansas.
Lane, Abigail S.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	J.N. Shaw	Compaction Susceptibility Of Select Alabama Kanhapludults.
Miller, Florence	Montana State Univ.	12/15/18	S. Ewing, R. Payn, J. Paces	Sr And U Isotopes Reveal Interactions Of Surface Water And Groundwater Along The Mountain Headwaters To Intermountain Basin Transition (Hyalite Canyon And Gallatin Valley, Mt).
SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
Allen, Justin	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	08/11/18	C.A. Francis	Effects Of Long-term Lowland Rice-maize Rotation On Soil Structure Under Varying Residue And Tillage Management In The Philippines.
Avila Vinueza, Raul	Univ. of Saskatchewan	10/27/18	J. Schoenau, B. Si	Subsurface And Surface Tillage Practices And Their Effects On Structure, Permeabolity And Crop Yield In A Chernozemic And Solonetzic Soil.
Caron, Melody	Univ. of Manitoba	10/16/18	D. Lobb	Integration Of Sediment Fingerprinting Techniques And Sampling Approaches Within A Prairie Watershed In Southern Alberta.
Goodhart, Traci	Univ. of Florida	05/07/19	M. Deitch	Examining The Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Stormwater Pollutants In An Urbanized Watershed Of Northwest Florida.
Haselton, Abigail	North Carolina State Univ.	04/25/19	R. McLaughlin	The Effects Of Soil Conditions On Wildflower Growth In Roadside Environments.
Holmes, Matthew	Univ. of Saskatchewan	10/27/18	J. Schoenau, D. Knight	Effect Of Forage Stand Termination Method And Fertilization History On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nutrient Supply Rates, And Soil Carbon Dynamics.
Hrycyk, Paul	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	J. Schoenau, J. Peak	Effect Of Organic Soil Amendments On Carbon Dynamics And Productivity In Saline And Non-saline Soils From Saskatchewan And Nigeria.
Mcdonald, Mark D.	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	K. Lewis	Impact Of Conservation Management Practices On Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Sami-arid, Intensively Cropped Regions Of Texas.
Mennell, Joseph	Univ. of Arizona	08/27/18	M. Crimmins	Rising Temperature Not Alone In Influencing Arizona's Snowpack: Precipitation Variability & Its Impact On Water Resources.
Moehlman, Lisa	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	S. Siciliano	Biostimulatory Solutions For Phc Contaminated Sites: Effects Of C: N: P Ratios On Degrader Prevalence And Potential Activity.
Solis-Leon, Jesus	Univ. of Arizona	05/22/19	M. Ramirez-Andreotta	Rainwater Harvesting: Prevalence Of Metal(Loid)s In Arizona Communities Adjacent To Toxic Release Sites.
Tomlin, Lauren E.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	H. L. Neely, C. B. Neely	The Impacts On Double Cropping In A Winter Wheat System On Soil Health And Crop Yields.
Wilcott, Sarah	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	R. Farrell, R. Lemke	Using 4r Nutrient Management To Reduce N2o Emmission And Determine The Agri-environmental Optimum Nitrogen Application For Irrigated Canola In Saskatchewan
Wirtz, Jeremy	North Dakota State Univ.	05/11/19	R.J. Goos	Soybean Water Stress Development And Mitigation In West-central North Dakota.
SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
Anderson, Emily L.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	S. Ishii	Identification Of Microorganisms For The Bioremediation Of Nitrate And Manganese In Minnesota Water.
Andrews, Tucker	Univ. of Vermont	09/19/18	D.A. Neher, J.W. Barlow, S.C. Bosworth	Ecology Of Composted Bedded Pack And Its Impact On The Udder Microbiome With An Emphasis On Mastitis Epidemiology.
Baldwin-Kordick, Rebecca	Iowa State Univ.	12/20/18	M. McDaniel	Comprehensive Soil Health In Conventional And Diversified Cropping Systems.
Cappellin, Catherine	Virginia Tech	08/02/19	B.D. Badgley	Locational And Temporal Patterns In Microorganisms Potentially Affecting Water Quality In The Dan River System.
Godebo, Ashebir	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	J. Germida, F. Walley	Evaluation Of Soil Bacteria As Bioinoculants For The Control Of Field Pea Root Rot Caused By Aphanomyces Euteiches.
Liyange Dona, Shwetha Jayani Kirihetti	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	R. Farell, R. Lemke	Direct Assessment Of The Fixation And Release Of Nitrogen By Pea, Lentil, Chickpea And Faba Bean.
Muratore, Thomas	Univ. of Kentucky	05/17/19	D. McNear	Long-term Land Management And Their Effect On Soil Health And Crop Productivity.
Otuya, Rael K.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	L. Slaughter	Soil Microbial Community Response To Management In Improved Pastures Of The Semi-arid Texas Southern High Plains.
Pereira, Fernanda	Univ. of Manitoba	02/06/19	M. Tenuta	Survey Of Plant-parasitic Nematodes In Pulse Crop Fields Of The Canadian Prairies.
Sirois, Sara H.	Cornell Univ.	08/28/18	D.H. Buckley	Extracellular Dna In Soil Systems: Stabilization/degradation Dynamics And Impacts On Microbial Community Analysis.
Tang, Clara	North Carolina State Univ.	08/20/18	M. Schroeder-Moreno, T. Gardner	Soil Microbial Community Responses To Applications Of Vermicompost, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, And Grafting Under Tomatoes.
Ucar, Gokham	Auburn Univ.	05/04/19	Y. Feng	Effects Of Cover Crop Mixtures On Biological Indicators Of Soil Health Under Conservation Systems.
Weidman, Clara S.	Oregon State Univ.	03/30/19	J. L. Parke	Soil Solarization In Pacific Northwest Tree Seedling Nurseries: Effects On Soilborne Plant Pathogens, Soil Nutrients, and The Soil Microbiome.
SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
Agenbroad, Brian P.	Univ. of Arizona	05/19/19	C. Rasmussen	Drivers Of Carbonate Accumulation In The Cordones Fanglomerate.
Bulmer, David	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	J. Peak	Chemical Interactions Of Citrate, Calcium And Phosphate In A Calcareous Saskatchewan Subsoil.
Essouassi, Elikem	Univ. of Saskatchewan	10/27/18	J. Peak	Chemical Speciation Of Zinc And Lead In Soils And Its Effects On Bioaccessibility.
Hoglund, Shelby	Univ. of Arizona	08/18/18	J. Curry	Residues From Evaporative Deposition Of Colloidal Suspensions As Indicator Of Dynamic Surface Tension.
LaFayette, Gabrielle N.	Univ. of Oregon-Eugene	06/17/19	M.L. Polizzotto	Geogenic Sources And Chemical Controls On Fluoride Release To Groundwater In The Independence Basin, Mexico.
McGinnis, Michelle L.	Univ. of CA-Riverside	12/14/18	J. Gan	Effect Of Low-dose, Repeated Exposure Of Contaminants Of Emerging Concern On Plant Development And Hormone Homeostasis.
Medina, Steven A.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	G. Huluka	Use Of Source-separated Human Urine To Enrich An Ultisol Of The Southern Coastal Plain Of The United States.
Pandey, Aditi	Texas A&M Univ.	08/10/18	F. Dou, C. L. S. Morgan	Quantification Of Soil Ecosystem Services From Organic Fertilized Rice Production In Beaumont, Texas.
Rawal, Ashmita	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	D. Weindorf	Determination Of Base Saturation Percentage In Agricultural Soils Via Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectometer.
Wackett, Adrian A.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	12/31/18	K. Yoo	Arctic Worming: Human-facilitated Earthworm Invasion Transforms Soil Organic Matter Budgets And Pools In Fennoscandian Forests.
Wu, Weida	Univ. of Delaware	02/13/19	A. Seyfferth	Robust Silicon Extraction Method And Cycling Of Arsenic In Rice Paddy Soil.
SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
Fine, Julie S.	Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst	05/11/18	M. Hashemi	Integrating Cover Crop Mixtures And No-till For Sustainable Sweet Corn Production In The Northeast.
SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
Ballagh, Brent A.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/15/18	B. Arnall, W. Raun	Winter Wheat Response To Topdress Nitrogen Application Method And Source.
Baysal, Gurcan D.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	R. S. Mylavarapu	Soil Boron Determination Methods And Boron Uptake In Tomatoes.
Bott, Joshua A.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	L.E. Sollenberger, M. Clark, D.L. Rowland	Alternative Thesis Title: A Review of Biochar as a Soil Amendment for Crop Production.
Coffin, Maxwell D.	Univ. of Arkansas	05/10/19	N. Slaton	The Evaluation Of Low-use-rate Zinc Fertilization Strategies On Rice Seedling Canopy Coverage, Zinc Concentration, Biomass, and Grain Yield.
Froese, Stephen	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	J. Schoenau	Response Of Canola, Wheat And Pea To Folliar Phosphorus Fertilzation In Three Saskatchewan Soil Zones.
Henke, Benjamin M.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	D.J. Soldat	Creating Growing Degree Day Models For The Reapplication Of Plant Growth Regulators To Kentucky Bluegrass At Various Mowing Heights.
Hull, Noah	Auburn Univ.	08/04/18	E.A. Guertal	Urease Inhibitors In Nitrogen (N) Fertilizers.
Jensen, Amanda K.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	P.W. Barak	Ammonia Recovery From Wastewater Using A Lab-scale Electrodialysis Prototype.
Olson, Dan	North Dakota State Univ.	05/11/19	A. Chatterjee	Relationship Of Vegetation Indices From Drone-based Passive Optical Sensors With Corn Grain Yield And Sugar Beet Root Yield And Quality.
Porter, Marissa	Washington State Univ.	05/08/18	H. Tao	Nitrogen Managemetn Of Winter Canola In The Inland Pacific Northwest.
Pritchett, Katherine	North Carolina State Univ.	03/28/19	A. Franzluebbers
Purucker, Taylor S.	Michigan State Univ.	05/11/19	K. Steinke	Impact Of Seeding Rate And Fertilizer Application, Placement, And Timing On Soybean And Corn Plant Growth And Grain Yield.
Richardson, Gregory S.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	M.D. Ruark	The Influence Of Farm Management Practices And Soil Properties On Soil Organic Matter Pools.
Ricks, Natalie R.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	01/31/19	F.G. Fernandez	Corn And Soybean Production On Irrigated Coarse-textured Soils: Integrating Winter Rye And Kura Clover To Reduce Nitrate Leaching.
Shang, Xuan	McGill Univ.	05/31/19	J.K. Whalen	Effect Of Wood-based Biochar On Soil Quality, Small Fruit Yield And Quality In Southern Quebec, Canada.
Stutler, Luke N.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	K. Lewis
Wood, Matthew	Univ. of Manitoba	02/06/19	M. Tenuta	Right Source And Right Time: Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions With Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers.
SSSA Soil Mineralogy Division
Fashina, Bidemi T.	Texas A&M Univ.	12/14/18	Y. Deng, T. Yancey	Modeling Stacking Disorder In Soil Kaolinite.
Roush, Kimberly	Montana State Univ.	05/04/19	J. Priscu, M. Skidmore, J. Dore	Geochemical Characterization Of Shallow Sediments From The Grounding Zone Adjacent To The Whillans Ice Stream.
SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
Brummel, Daniel	Iowa State Univ.	04/18/19	A. Manu	Delineation Of Ndvi-based Soil Management Zones: From Applications Of Uas Technology.
Cherchian, Setrag C.	Univ. of CA-Riverside	05/23/19	L. Wu	Effect Of Water Application Methods On Salinity Leaching Efficiency In Soils Of Different Textures.
Jurusik, Anna	Univ. of Delaware	02/13/19	Y. Jin	When Lettuce Becomes Unhealthy - The Role Of Surface Properties In Produce Contamination.
Leitner, Zachery	North Dakota State Univ.	05/11/19	A. Daigh	Soil Biological Temporal Variability As Functions Of Physiochemical States And Soil Disturbance.
Liggett, Brandon C.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	T. Knappenberger	Evaluation Of Indicator Of Reduction In Soil (Iris) Tubes To Verify Wetland Hydrology In Constructed Wetlands.
Padilla, Joshua T.	Louisiana State Univ.	08/03/18	H. Selim	Glyphosate In Soils: Retention, Transport, And Effect Of Phosphate.
Stephenson, Thomas	North Carolina State Univ.	07/10/18	J. Heitman	Water Use And Physical Property Changes Following Land Conversion To Bioenergy Cropping Systems In The North Carolina Piedmont.
SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
Capasso, Jay M.	Univ. of Florida	08/14/18	J. Bhadha	The Application Of Aquatic Vegetation As Bio-filter For Phosphorus Removal From Agricultural Drainage.
Cobo, Lillian	Northern Illinois Univ.	05/11/19	C. Gallaher, M. Konen	Conservation Agriculture In The Heartland: Farmer Perceptions Of Soil Health And The Adoption Of Cover Crops.
Croat, Samantha	North Dakota State Univ.	05/11/19	T. DeSutter, C. Gasch	Phosphorus Dynamics And Crop Productivity In Bakken Crude-oil Remediated Soils.
Fitzstevens, Maia	North Carolina State Univ.	04/12/19	M. Polizzotto	Bone Char Removal Of Fluoride And Arsenic From Contaminated Water In The Presence Of Competing Ions And Alkaline Conditions.
Griffith, Keegan	Univ. of Vermont	11/08/18	D.S. Ross, J.H. Görres	Impact Of A Winter Rye Cover Crop On Edge-of-field Nutrient Losses And Corn Silage Production.
Jiang, Grant	Univ. of Delaware	06/01/19	S. Inamdar	Streambank Legacy Sediment Contributions To Suspended Sediment And Nutrient Exports From A Mid-atlantic, Piedmont Watershed.
Kharel, Geeta	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	S. Deb	Evaluating Different Models For Quanifying The Hydraulic And Thermal Properties Of Pasture Unsaturated Soils.
Linton, Daniel	Iowa State Univ.	11/20/18	B. Miller	Spatial Modeling Of Agricultural Catchments With Management Boundaries.
Lutgen, Alyssa	Univ. of Delaware	06/01/19	S. Inamdar	Spatial And Temporal Variations Of Nutrients And Heavy Metals In Legacy Sediments For Mid-atlantic Streams.
Manjon, Iliana	Univ. of Arizona	05/09/19	M. Ramirez-Andreotta	Ingestion And Inhalation Of Metal(Loids)s Through Preschool Gardening; An Exposure And Risk Assessment In Legacy Mining Communities.
Parsons, Taryn	Univ. of CA-Davis	12/31/18	T. Harter	Fate Of Nitrogen On California's Central Valley Dairies As Measured By Regulatory Reporting.
Procyshen, Taylor	Univ. of Saskatchewan	06/05/19	D. Natcher, J. Peak	The Effects Of Microveg In Nigeria And Benin.
Sienkiewicz, Nathan	Univ. of Delaware	06/01/19	S. Inamdar	Microbial Characteristics And Fate Of Stream Bank Legacy Sediments In Mid-atlantics Streams.
Torres, Monique	Univ. of Arizona	12/13/18	C. Gerba	Occurrence Of Salmonella In Canals Delivering Irrigation Waters Used For Produce Production.
Wickham, Patrick C.	Univ. of CA-Davis	06/30/19	P. Pandey, T. Harter, S. Sandoval-Solis	Fluridone Extraction And Degradation In Water And Alluvial Deltaic Sediment, Analytical Estimation Of Fluridone Subsurface Transport.
SSSA Wetland Soils Division
August, Kaylee A.	Univ. of Florida	12/18/18	T. Z. Osborne	Reduced Soil Nutrient Enrichment And Typha Expansion Due To Restoration Efforts: A Temporal Analysis Of Taylor Slough In Everglades National Park.
Beringer, Chelsey J.	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	K. Goyne	Clothianidin Decomposition In Missouri Wetlands Soils.
Blackman, Taylor N.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	J.M. Galbraith	Vernal Pool Mapping And Geomorphology In The Appalachian Mountains Of Pennsylvania.
Kiss, Jeremy	Univ. of Saskatchewan	10/27/18	A. Bedard-Haughn	Predictive Digital Soil Mapping Of Wetland Soils In The Canadian Prairie Pothole Region
Krupp, Anna Lucia P.	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	08/31/18	B.M. Toner, E.A. Nater	Impact Of Increased Temperature And Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide On Mercury And Sulfur Speciation In Peatland Soil.
Sneesby, Ethan P.	Virginia Tech	05/16/19	W.L. Daniels	Evaluation Of A Water Budget Model For Created Wetland Design And Comparative Natural Wetland Hhydroperiods.
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Abbe, Timothy G.	Auburn Univ.	08/04/18	E. van Santen
Abugho, Seth B. E.	Univ. of Arkansas	12/18/18	N. R. Burgos	Weed Control And Management For Vegetable Soybeans In Arkansas.
Adler, Renee	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	K. Nelson	Integrating Cover Crops Into Crop Rotations In Upstate Missouri.
Altema, Rose F.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	11/29/18	O. Abelleira	The Effects Of Soilless Substrates On Sweet Chili Pepper Growth And Production.
Anderson, Rebecca L.	Univ. of Arkansas	05/20/19	K. R. Brye	Landuse And Soil Property Effects On Infiltration And Soil Aggregate Stability In The Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Arias, Yvonne	Univ. of Arizona	05/09/19	J. Curry	Inactivation Rate Of Specific Microorganisms Inoculated Onto Mica And Stainless-steel Carriers.
Berry, Laura M.	Texas Tech Univ.	05/18/19	D. T. Montague
Bugel, Jamie	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	12/23/18	W.F. Tracy
Bunton, Gatlin	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	K.W. Bradley	Investigations Of The Forage Nutritive Value Of Common Weeds Encountered In Missouri Pastures And Their Relationships With Soil Fertility.
Coffman, Wyatt	Univ. of Arkansas	06/11/19	L. T. Barber, J. K. Norsworthy	Assessment Of Control Of Ppo-resistant Palmer Amaranth And Salvage Options In Herbicide-resistant Cotton.
Cormier, Jacqueline A.	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	I. Guzman	Intercropping Winter Greens Between Blackberry Rows For Year-round High Tunnel Production.
Crose, Jodie A.	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/15/18	M. Manuchehri	Horseweed And Smallseed Falseflax Management In Oklahoma Winter Wheat.
Davis, Savana S.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	D. Dodds, L. J. Krutz	Evaluation Of Cotton Agronomic Practices: Irrigation, Fertility, And Cover Crops.
Dintelmann, Brian	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	K.W. Bradley	Evaluations Of Driftable Fractions Of Dicamba And 2,4-d To Selected Herbaceous, Perennial, And Woody Plant Species.
Durre, Tyler J.	Univ. of Arkansas	01/10/19	K. R. Brye	Assessment Of Soil Properties And Vegetation In A Mounded Native Tallgrass Prairie With An Aquic And Udic Soil Moisture Regime In The Ozark Highlands Region Of Northwest Arkansas.
Ervan, Gokhan	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	O. Burney	Physiological And Morphological Responses Of Pinus Ponderosa Seedlings To Moisture Limitations In The Nursery.
Floyd, Chase A.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	J. T. Irby	Impact Of Preventative Fungicide Practices On Mid-south Soybean (Glycine Max) Grain Development, Quality, And Economic Return.
Fogleman, Michael E.	Univ. of Arkansas	08/14/18	J. K. Norsworthy	Evaluation Of Acetochlor And Other Very-long-chain Fatty Acid-inhibiting Herbicides In Arkansas Rice.
Fryer, Julia M.	Univ. of Arkansas	05/20/18	T. Roberts	Soil Properties That Influence The Occurrence Of Hydrogen Sulfide Toxicity In Rice Fields.
Garcia, Alonso	New Mexico State Univ.	06/27/19	K. Grover	Growth And Performance Of Guar (Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) Genotypes Under Various Irrigation Regimes And Biogenic Silica Addition In Southwest New Mexico.
Ghodsi Zadeh, Zahra	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	D. DuBois	Modeling Of Dust Emission For A Crusted Surface.
Gill, Arshdeep S.	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	I. Ray	Genome-wide Association Study For Salt Tolerance At Seed Germination In Elite Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Germplasm.
Guneysu, Esma	Auburn Univ.	08/04/18	T. Knappenberger
Hayat, Habib	Univ. of Arkansas	08/21/18	R. Mason	Effect Of Allelic Variation In Rht Loci On Plant Height And Grain Yield Of Soft Red Winter Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.).
Hummer, Wade S.	Univ. of Arkansas	02/08/19	R. Mason	Linkage Mapping For Soybean (Glycine Max) Flood Tolerance.
Intriago, Luz D.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	C. Estévez	Severidad De Huanglongbing (Hlb) En Genotipos De Naranja [citrus X Sinensis (L.) Osbeck], Mandarina (Citrus Reticulata Blanco) Y Limón [citrus X Latifolia (Yu.) Tanaka] En Huertos.
Jackson, Alexis	CA State Univ.-Fresno	05/18/19	D. Goorahoo, J. Bushoven, W. F. Wright	Pyrolysis Of Agricultural Waste Plastic Into Diesel And Evaluation Of The Carbonaceous Byproduct As A Soil Amendment.
Kaluwasha, Waana	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	X. Xiong	The Influence Of Fusarium Species On Sweet Potato Plant Performance, Root Yield And Quality.
Kaur, Harmanpreet	New Mexico State Univ.	08/10/18	C. Gopalan	Overexpression Of Genes For Key Enzymes In Carbon (C) And Nitrogen (N) Metabolism Improves Performance Of Transgenic Alfalfa Plants.
Keller, Lindsay M.	New Mexico State Univ.	08/10/19	A. Ulery	Biochar Impacts On Crops And Soils In Irrigated Arid Agroecosystems.
Kubicki, Christopher W.	New Mexico State Univ.	06/26/19	K.C. Carroll	An Integrated Geochemical Approach For Defining Sources Of Groundwater Salinity In The Southern Rio Grande Valley Of The Mesilla Basin, New Mexico And West Texas, USA.
Lancaster, Jonathan C.	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	D. T. Montague
Lanker, Marisa	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	V. Picasso	Continual Growth: Farmer Perspectives And Experiences Introducing The Novel Perennial Grain, Kernza.
Leininger, Stephen D.	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	L. J. Krutz, J. M. Sarver	Furrow Irrigation Strategies For Peanut Production In The Mid-southern USA.
Lincoln, Samuel L.	Auburn Univ.	12/15/18	S. Li
McKee, Marya J.	Univ. of Arkansas	01/14/19	K. R. Brye	Carbon Sequestration In Grassland Soils Across Arkansas.
Meints, David A.	Univ. of Arkansas	05/21/19	K. R. Brye	Reduced Disposal Area Performance Utilizing Secondary-treated Effluent In Profile-limiting Soils.
Mikayla, Allan J.	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	R. Ghimire	Understanding Soil Spatial And Temporal Variability For Forage Corn Production And Hydrological Modeling Within New Mexico.
Miller, Kathleen	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	08/26/18	W.F. Tracy	Qtls Affecting Carbohydrate Content And Eating Quality In Sugaryenhancer1 Maize.
Miranda, Yanira	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	M. Feliciano	Evaluación De Métodos De Propagación De Dioscorea Spp. Para Aumentar La Disponibilidad De Semilla Libre De Enfermedades.
Montgomery, Sarah M.	Mississippi State Univ.	05/03/19	J. I. Morrison	An Evaluation Of The Effects Of Annual Ryegrass Cytotype On Herbage Mass, Nutritive Value, And Cattle Performance.
Nguyen, Na	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	12/15/18	H. Nguyen	Molecular Analysis Of Dr01 Genes In Soybean.
Ortel, Carrie C.	Univ. of Arkansas	01/23/19	T. L. Roberts	Evaluation Of Soybean Maturity Group And Planting Date In A Soybean-rice Rotation On Overall Crop Productivity.
Penka, Teal M.	Univ. of Arkansas	01/18/19	N. R. Burgos	Evaluation And Characterization Of Fitness Costs In Multiple Herbicide Resistant Echinochloa In Arkansas.
Pérez, Mariela	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	M. Flores	Effect Of Lignin On The Physical And Chemical Properties Of Three Tropical Soils, Tomato Yield And Fruit Quality.
Poulsen, Tyson T.	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	E. Larson, M. S. Cox	Evaluation Of Row Patterns For Mid-south Corn Production Systems.
Rendon, Bianca M.	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	S. Longing	Co-occurrence And Behavioral Interactions Of Native Bees And Honey Bees On Flowering Plants.
Rheay, Hanah T.	New Mexico State Univ.	06/27/19	K. Lombard	Phytochemical Characterization Of Humulus Lupulus Neomexicanus.
Richburg, Jacob T.	Univ. of Arkansas	06/11/19	J. K. Norsworthy	Evaluation Of Crop Tolerance And Weed Control In Corn And Grain Sorghum With Atrazine Replacements.
Rivera, Zoelie	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	C. Ortiz	Evaluation Of Potential Living Cover Crops Under A Banana Canopy And Their Short-term Effects On Soil Microbial Activity.
Rodríguez, Juan	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	D. Sotomayor	Respuesta Del Arroz (Oryza Sativa) A La Fertilización Nitrogenada En Suelos Del Valle De Lajas.
Rodríguez, Paloma N.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	D. Sotomayor	Metabolism And Trophic Status Of Streams Draining Basins With Different Land Use In Southwest Puerto Rico.
Santiago, Caleb	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	J. Chavarría	Efectividad Del Nematicida Fluazaindolizine (Salibro 500 Sc) En El Control De Nemátodos Fitoparásitos En Plátano (Musa Acuminata X M. Balbisiana, Aab).
Sarihan, Bilgi	New Mexico State Univ.	12/07/18	M. Darapuneni	Impacts Of Selected Cover Crops On Wind Erosion Control.
Seda, Wilfredo R.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	L. Beaver	The Effect Of Two Potyviruses On Development And Yield In Tropical Pumpkin And The Inheritance Of Resistance To Papaya Ringspot Virus.
Shrestha, Swati	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	T. Tseng	Evaluation Of Herbicide Tolerance And Interference Potential Among Weedy Rice Germplasm.
Singh, Paramveer	New Mexico State Univ.	05/11/19	S. Angadi	Observed And Simulated Response Of Winter Canola To Different Irrigation Strategies In The Southern High Plains Of The USA.
Smith, Darsy K.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	A. Segarra	Survey Of Aphidiine Parasitoid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Associated With Citrus Aphids, And Other Aphids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) Common In Citrus Orchards In Western Puerto Rico.
Soto, Casiani	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	M. Feliciano	Evaluación De Métodos De Control De Patógenos Asociados A Enfermedades En El Tubérculo De Ñame (Dioscorea Rotundata).
Stewart, Deborah	Colorado State Univ.	05/18/19	G. Butters	Alternative Thesis Title: Addressing Food Insecurity in Haiti: A Small Acreage Sustainable Agricultural Project.
Stovall, Megan S.	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	N. Pietrasiak	The Role Of Biological Soil Crusts In The Management Of The Rio Puerco Watershed.
Sultana, Most Arifa	Texas Tech Univ.	08/11/18	E. Hequet, B. Kelly	Origin And Implication Of Seet Coat Fragment Contamination On Yarn Quality.
Sultana, Sifat	New Mexico State Univ.	12/08/18	J. Idowu	Reduced Tillage For Corn And Cotton In Arid And Semi-arid Southwestern USA.
Thapa, Vesh R.	New Mexico State Univ.	08/11/18	R. Ghimire	Agricultural Managemetn Systems Affect Soil Health And Crop Production In The Drylands Of Eastern New Mexico.
Thorne, Nolan H.	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	J. D. Byrd	Impact Of Integrated Vegetation Management Practices On Green Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias Viridis Walter) In Right-of-ways And Forages.
Trabal, Lyvette	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	M. Muñoz	Physicochemical And Mineralogical Characterization Of Four Spodosols Profiles In Northern Puerto Rico.
Trujillo, Darío	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	J.C. Verle	Population Monitoring And Morphometrics Of Helicoverpa Armigera (Hübner), Helicoverpa Zea (Boddie), And Their Hybrids (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) In Puerto Rico.
Urach Ferreira, Pedro Henrique	Mississippi State Univ.	12/14/18	J. C. Ferguson	Effect Of The Spray Droplet Size And Herbicide Physicochemical Properties On Pre-emergence Herbicide Efficacy For Weed Control In Soybeans.
Valdez, Betzabet	Univ. of Missouri-Columbia	05/30/19	R.J. Smeda	Organic Herbicides As A Weed Management Tool In Agronomic Crops.
Vilches, Ada L.	Univ. of Puerto Rico	06/14/19	D. Sotomayor	Fertilizer-nitrogen And Cover-crop Rotation Effects On Inbred Maize (Zea Mays L.) Yield And Soil Quality.
Walker, David C.	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	D. B. Reynolds	Utilizing Enhanced Acetolactate-synthase Tolerant Soybean (Glycine Max L.) To Mitigate Off-target Deposition Of Penoxsulam And Bispyribac-sodium.
Wilson, Bradley R.	Mississippi State Univ.	08/15/18	D. M. Dodds	Evaluation Of Nematode Control Practices On Cotton Growth And Yield In Nematode Infested Soils, And The Effect Of Bacterial Inoculation Timing On Bacterial Blight Incidence And Cotton Yield.
Winterstein, Katlynne E.	Texas Tech Univ.	12/15/18	D. T. Montague

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