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Improving Uniformity of Potato Crops
(2016-10-22)Within potato crops some tubers are too small or too large to be marketable. There are economic and environmental incentives to improve uniformity, thereby increasing the fraction of yield that is marketable. The potato ... -
A Multi-level Mechanical Study of Hypocotyl Growth in the Dark
(2020-07-15)Dark-grown hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana exhibit a striking wave of cell elongation which moves acropetally from the base to the tip of the organ over time. The combined effect of this wave of cell elongation is a ... -
A FAMILY OF SMALL SECRETED PROTEINS FROM RHIZOPHAGUS IRREGULARIS CONTRIBUTE TO ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA SYMBIOSIS
(2019-07-19)Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are able to colonize more than 80% of all land plants, providing several benefits to their host, such as an increased nutritious status or an increased resistance to pathogens. The molecular ... -
The Evolution of Male Form and Function in Nightshade Flowers
(2019-07-19)The overall objective of this study is to investigate the diversity of anther form (male floral organs) in the genus Solanum to allow greater understanding of the relationship between anther form and buzz pollination. This ...
