This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 2018
Evaluation of Alternative Weed Hosts and Management Strategies for Soybean Cyst Nematode in South Dakota, Pawan Basnet
Assessment and Development of Cold Temperature Germination Tolerance in Oat and Hard Red Spring Wheat, Jacob Baustian
Air-Propelled Organic Fertilizer Grits Can be Used to Control Weeds and Provide Nitrogen, Michael Carlson
Soybean Aphid Biotype 4 Resistance in Soja and Soybean Plant Introductions, Sophia R. Conzemius
Regulation of Local Auxin Metabolism during Soybean Nodule Development, Suresh Damodaran
Insecticidal Seed and In-Furrow Treatment Recommendations for Soybean and Sunflower, Brady Hauswedell
Land Use Change Sustainability and Carbon Turnover Rate in the Northern Great Plains Soil, Deepak Raj Joshi
Stability Analysis of Immunogenic Gliadin Accumulation in Hard Red Spring Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.), Stacy Lindblom-Dreis
Map-Based Cloning and Molecular Characterization of the Seed Dormancy 10 Locus in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Wirat Pipatpongpinyo
Application of Genomic Approaches to Improve Yield and Bacterial Leaf Streak Resistance in Winter Wheat, Sai Mukund Ramakrishnan
Exploiting the Genetic Diversity of Wild Ancestors and Relatives of Wheat for its Improvement, Jagdeep Singh Sidhu
Palmer Amaranth in South Dakota: Growth, Herbicidal Control, and Soybean Yield Loss, Brian Van De Stroet
Modeling Soil Organic Carbon in Select Soils of Southeastern South Dakota, Shaina Westhoff
ETDS from 2017
A Survey of Non-crop Plants as Alternative Hosts to Raspberries for Drosophila suzukii (Spotted Wing Drosophila), Bennur Agbaba
Development of Best Management Practices for Production of Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica Carinata) in South Dakota, Phillip Kenneth Alberti
Response of Soil Properties to 23-25 Years of Diverse Crop Rotations and Tillage Systems in South Dakota, USA, Abdullah H. Alhameid
Molecular Characterization of Spot Blotch and Bacterial Leaf Streak Resistance in Bread Wheat, Girma Ayana
Phytophthora Sojae Infecting Soybean: Pathotype Diversity, New Sources of Resistance and Interaction with the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Rawnaq Nazneen Chowdhury
Assessment of Hard Red Spring Wheat Germplasm for Cold Temperature Germination Tolerance, Ulas Cinar
Mitigating Risks of Ochratoxin A Contamination in Oats, Bandana Dhungana
Impacts of Integrated Crop-livestock System on Soil Surface Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at a Farm Scale in South Dakota, Brant Douville
Soil Response to Cropping Sequences and Grazing Under Integrated Crop-livestock System, Hanxiao Feng
Native Species for Biomass Production and Roadside Habitat in South Dakota, Jacob Foley
Silencing Seed Dormancy Genes to Mitigate Risk of Transgene Flow to Weedy Rice, Alexander Wireko Kena
Using Gluten Index to Improve Spring Wheat Loaf Volume Prediction, Yaming Lu
Improvement of Milling and Nutritional Quality Characteristics of Oats Through Genomic Selection, Sudha Neupane Adhikari
Managing Phomopsis Stem Canker of Sunflower Using Improved Diagnosis and Quantification of the Causal Pathogens, Taylor Rae Olson
Perimeter Cropping As a Means of Reducing Insect Injury and Increasing Crop Yield, Brett L. Owens
Differential Gene Expression in Two Nodule Zones of Soybean, Sunita Pathak
Diaporthe, Soybean Cyst Nematode, and Soybean Aphid: An Evaluation of Potential Interactions Occurring Among Pests on Soybean in South Dakota, John Philip Posch
Regulation of ARF16-2 by microRNA160 During Soybean Root Nodule Development, Spencer Schreier
Impacts of Crop Residue and Cover Crops on Soil Hydrological Properties, Soil Water Storage and Water Use Efficiency of Soybean Crop, Kopila Subedi-Chalise
ETDS from 2016
Distribution and Characterization of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines (HG) Types in South Dakota, Krishna Acharya
Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Nodule-Specific Gene Expression in Soybean, Sajag Adhikari
Evaluation of Flame Weeding in Southeastern South Dakota, Benjamin William Arlt
Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of Low Temperature Responses in Grapevine F2 Population, Mani Awale
Evaluation of Tillage, Crop Rotation, and Cover Crop Impacts on Corn Nitrogen Requirements in Southeastern South Dakota, Sara Louise Berg
Evaluation and Identification of Soybean Aphid Resistance Sources and Mapping of Soybean Aphid Resistance Loci in Early Maturing Soybean Germplasm Accessions, Siddhi Jeewan Bhusal
Spatial Variability Analysis and Reclamation of Saline-Sodic Soils in the Northern Great Plains, Girma Birru
Morphologic and Transcriptomic Response to Weed Pressure in Multiple Maize (Zea mays L.) Selections and Teosinte (Zea mays L. ssp parviglumis) Lines, Stephanie A. Bruggeman
Effects of Seed Applied Fungicide on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization of South Dakota Cultivars of Oat, Soybean, and Corn, Jesse Cameron
Corncob Grit Application as an Alternative to Control Weeds in Two Crop Production Systems, Mauricio Erazo-Barradas
Soybean Yield and Plant Response to Phosphorus Fertilization, Rebecca L. Helget
Soil Salinity Study in Northern Great Plains Sodium Affected Soil, Tulsi P. Kharel
The Efficacy of Allopurinol in Suppressing Hypersensitive-like Symptoms in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and in Suppressing Sunflower Rust (Puccinia helianthi) Symptoms, Thumbiko Walker Gambler Mkandawire
Restoration of Eroded Lands with Biochar as Soil Amendment in South Dakota, Saroop S. Sandhu
Response of Soil and Water Quality to Winter Manure Application from Small Agricultural Watersheds in South Dakota, Shikha Singh
Demonstrating Short-term Impacts of Grazing Cover Crops on Soil Health in South Dakota, Colin Tobin
ETDS from 2015
Volunteer Glyphosate-Resistant Corn and Soybean Competition and Control, Jill Alms
Bi-Parental and Multi-Parental Based Mapping of Quantitative Traits in Spring Wheat, Rosa Guerrero Chavez
Mob Grazing as a Perennial Weed Management Tool in South Dakota Grazinglands, Heidi Myer
Monitoring Unexpected Corn Rootworm Damage to BT Maize and the Change in Species Composition of Diabrotica in South Dakota, David Ordosch
Early Season Root Trait Analysis of Pavon Spring Wheat Translocation Lines, Cody Oswald
Spatial Variability of Saline and Sodic Soils in the Black Glaciated Region of the Northern Great Plains, USA, Rachel K. Owen
Grass-Feeding Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and Their Parasitoids in Eastern South Dakota, Juan Manuel Perilla-Lopez
Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Spider Mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) Associated with Soybeans, Karly Regan
Organic Foliar MilStop Exhibits Efficacy Against Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabales: Fabaceae), Philip Anthony Rozeboom
A Revision of the Bee Genus Ptiloglossa Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Diphaglossinae), Rita Isabel Velez-Ruiz
Impacts of Crop Residue and Cover Crops on Soil Quality Under a Corn-soybean Rotation in South Dakota, Brianna R. Wagner
An Analysis of Grain Characteristics and Their Potential Impact on Test Weight in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Dalitso Noble Yabwalo
ETDS from 2014
Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Soybean, Sarah Adjei-Fremah
Inheritance and Molecular Mapping of Soybean Aphid Resistance in Soybean Germplasm Accession PI 603432B, Mukhtar Omar Agoub
Evaluation of Mycotoxin Accumulation and Bran Thickness Between Red and White Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Near-Isogenic Lines, Hema Durga Prasad Damecharla
Impact of Low-Amylose, Waxy Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Flour Blends on Functional Tortilla Characteristics, Rodrigo Sampaio Dos Santos
Simultaneous Mapping and Pyramiding of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Loci in Wheat Breeding Populations, Jonathan Tyler Eckard
Runoff Simulation Using Apex from Long-term No-till and Grazed Pasture Watersheds, Sagar Gautam
Utilizing On-farm Research to Better Understand Site-specific Seeding Rates for Corn (Zea mays L.) and Soybean (Glycine Max) Production in South Dakota, Kyle R. Gustafson
Assessment of Hard Red Spring Wheat Germplasm for Germination in Sub-Optimal Temperatures, Shawn Jenkins
Family-based Mapping for Preharvest Sprouting Resistance Quantitative Trait Loci in Spring Wheat, Muna Kadariya
Genetics of Biomass and Biomass-related traits in Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.), Teshale A. Mamo
Calculating Erosion Potential Using IFSAR Elevation Models in Two Major Watersheds in South Dakota, Denise M. Miller
Pyrolysis Processing and Feedstock Impact on Biochar Soil-Plant Interactions, Javier Quintin Mollinedo
Application of Prosail Reflectance Model to SD Crops and Grasses, Jannatun Naher
Crop Canopy Effects on Kochia Establishment in Crop Fields, Rutendo Nyamusamba
A Semi-micro Assay and Genetic Analysis for Late-maturity Alpha-amylase Activity in Bread Wheat, Golam Rasul
Characterizing the Fitness Cost to Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes with Multiple Leaf Rust Resistance Genes, Christine Smith
Influence of a 1RS.1BL, Rye/Wheat Chromosome Translocation on the Tolerance of Winter and Spring Wheat to Drought, William Ellsworth Wyant
Genetic Association Mapping : Missing Markers, Epistatic Effects, and Applications, Yi Xu
Genome-wide Association Studies for Agronomic Traits and Seed Composition in Early Maturing Soybean (Glycine max) Germplasm, Jiaoping Zhang
ETDS from 2013
Biological and Agronomic Aspects of Two Insect Predators of Switchgrass, Veronica Calles Torrez
Use of an Optical Sorter to Select for Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Kernel Color, Bradley K. Carsrud
Mycotoxins Risk in Maize Fields in Relation to Insect and Edaphic Factors in South Dakota, Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite
Germplasm Evaluation for Bacterial Disease Resistance and Mapping QTL Conferring Resistance Against Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens in Wheat, Yuba Raj Kandel
Evaluation of Spring Wheat Genotypes for Nutritional and Bread-making Quality, David Karki
Mapping of Qtls Associated with Domestication-Related Traits Differentiated Between Wild (Glycine soja ) and Cultivated (G. max) Soybeans, Stacy Lindblom-Dries
Ecological Genetics/ Genomics of Weedy Rice, Muhamad Shakirin Mispan
The Analysis of Cytotypic Variation and Construction of a BAC Library of Midwestern Prairie Cordgrass(Spartina pectinata Link) Genotypes, Brandon Monier
Using Ants (Hymenopters:Formicidae) as Indicators of Restoration Success in the Tallgrass Praiaries of Southeastern South Dakota, Laura Beth Winkler
Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping of Seed Dormancy in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat, Lihua Zhang