POSSIBLE SEMINAR TOPICS and Advisors

Topic Advisor (Drs.)
Breeding
and
Genetics
 Centromere structure and speciation in plants
Embryo/endosperm development in plants
Genes affecting gamete formation in plants
Genetic dissection of scab resistance in wheat
Genetic dissection of scab resistance in barley
Low phytic acid (lpa) mutants in maize and barley.
Optimum allocation of testing resources for a breeding program
Plant germplasm resources and their utilization (specific crop).
Selection for multiple traits
Where was barley domesticated? 		Berzonsky
Cai
Carena
Christoffers
Deckard
Elias
Franckowiak
Hammond
Helms
Lee
McMullen
Molecular
and Cytogenetics
 Candidate gene analysis of quantitative disease resistance loci
Colinearity and gene density in grass genomes
Higher-order chromatin structure
Molecular analysis of segregation distortion factors in wheat and other grasses
Molecular marker diversity and genetic variance
Nuclear-cytoplasmic interaction in wheat
Positional cloning of genes in polyploids
Radiation hybrid mapping		 Berzonsky
Franckowiak Horvath
Kianian
McClean
McMullen
Weed
Science
 Crop ferality and volunteerism
Development of ALS resistance in pigweed
Effect of host plant genotype on biological control agents population
Genotypic variation in weed species
Influence of crop row width and crop density on weed competition and crop yield
Interaction of adjuvant type and herbicide mode of action
Interaction of soil fertility and herbicide efficacy
Mechanism of glyphosate resistance
Modeling weed growth and spread
Predicting weed emergence
 Berglund
Christoffers
Dexter
Howatt
Lym
Messersmith
Ransom
Thostenson
Zollinger
Production

Influence of cropping systems on contamination of surface waters
Nitrogen and tillage effects on continuous corn yields
Present status of dinitrogen fixation by grass plants
Variation in corn yield and grain quality responses to nitrogen fertilization
    and hybrid selection

Berglund
Carena
Hatterman
   -Valenti
Johnson
Meyer
Horticulture
and
Forestry
 Agroforestry alternatives in the Northern Great Plains
Environmental impacts of turfgrass pesticides
Impact of vermicompost on vegetable transplant quality
Novel strategies for monitoring and evaluating forest health
Species diversity and new sources of disease resistance in potato		 Dai
Hatterman
   -Valenti
Herman
Lee
Li
Smith
Thompson
Zeleznik