Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
The Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology is part of the College of Agriculture at Montana State University in Bozeman. An exciting feature of this department is the diversity of programs in Plant Biology, Crop Science, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Mycology, Plant Genetics and Entomology. The department offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degree program
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Recently identified bee viruses and their impact on bee pollinators
(2018-02)Bees are agriculturally and ecologically important plant pollinators. Recent high annual losses of honey bee colonies, and reduced populations of native and wild bees in some geographic locations, may impact the availability ... -
Amanita alpinicola sp nov., associated with Pinus albicaulis, a western 5-needle pine
(2017-07)A new species, Amanita alpinicola, is proposed for specimens fruiting under high elevation pines in Montana, conspecific with specimens from Idaho previously described under the invalid name, Amanita alpina A.H. Sm., nom. ... -
Creation and Characterization of a Double Null Puroindoline Genotype in Spring Wheat
(2017-09)Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain hardness is controlled by the Ha locus, which is composed of two closely linked genes, Puroindoline a (Pina) and Puroindoline b (Pinb). Hard grain results from mutations in either of the ... -
A Revision of the Genus Diastolinus mulsant and rey (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
(2016-09)The West Indian genus Diastolinus Mulsant and Rey, 1859 (type species: Blaps clathratus Fabricius) is revised. The genus now includes 18 species divided among three species-groups, eight of which are described as new species ... -
Pantoea agglomerans SWg2 colonizes mulberry tissues, promotes disease protection and seedling growth
(2017-10)Mulberry bacterial blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori, is one of the most serious diseases on mulberry (Morus alba L.), and threatens sericulture development. An endophytic Pantoea agglomerans SWg2 (referred ... -
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in wheat
(2017-09)Genome editing has been a long-term challenge for molecular biology research, particularly for plants possess complex genome. The recently discovered Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRI ... -
Spring and early summer species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, in the mountains of western North America
(2017-09)Seven species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, are reported from conifer forests in the mountains of western North America. They typically produce basidiomes in the spring and ... -
Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Montana
(2017-09)Montana supports a diverse assemblage of bumble bees (Bombus Latreille) due to its size, landscape diversity, and location at the junction of known geographic ranges of North American species. We compiled the first inventory ... -
Dispersal, isolation and diversification with continued gene flow in an Andean tropical dry forest
(2017-07)The Andes are the world's longest mountain chain, and the tropical Andes are the world\'s richest biodiversity hot spot. The origin of the tropical Andean cordillera is relatively recent because the elevation of the mountains ... -
Competition Between Fusarium pseudograminearum and Cochliobolus sativus Observed in Field and Greenhouse Studies
(2018-02)Among root pathogens, one of the most documented antagonisms is the suppression of Cochliobolus sativus by Fusarium (roseum) species. Unfortunately, previous studies involved single isolates of each pathogen and thus, ... -
Colydiine genera (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Colydiinae) of the new World: A Key and Nomenclatural Acts 30 Years in the Making
(2016-12)A brief review of the classification history of the subfamily Colydiinae is provided, followed by a provisional diagnosis for the group. The 47 genera of New World Colydiinae (Colydiidae auctorum) are reviewed, with an ... -
Assessment of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) genotypes for response to bacterial canker disease
(2017-07)Integration of alleles for bacterial canker resistance into new sweet cherry cultivars requires information on the sources of resistance in the germplasm. Five market-leading sweet cherry cultivars, \'Rainier\', \'Sweetheart\', ... -
Discovery of a Novel Stem Rust Resistance Allele in Durum Wheat That Exhibits Differential Reactions to Ug99 Isolates
(2017-09)Wheat stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Erikss. & E. Henn, can incur yield losses on susceptible cultivars of durum wheat, Triticum turgidum ssp. durum (Desf.) Husnot. Though several durum cultivars ... -
Identification of Candidate Genes Responsible for Stem Pith Production Using Expression Analysis in Solid-Stemmed Wheat
(2017-07)The wheat stem sawfly (WSS) is an economically important pest of wheat in the Northern Great Plains. The primary means of WSS control is resistance associated with the single quantitative trait locus (QTL) Qss. msub. 3BL, ... -
RNA Sequencing and Co-expressed Long Non-coding RNA in Modern and Wild Wheats
(2017-09)There is an urgent need for the improvement of drought-tolerant bread and durum wheat. The huge and complex genome of bread wheat (BBAADD genome) stands as a vital obstruction for understanding the molecular mechanism ... -
Evaluation of Four Bait Traps for Sampling Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Infesting Cereal Crops in Montana
(2017-06)The basic principles of a reliable integrated pest management program include pest identification, monitoring, and distribution. Selecting the appropriate sampling protocol to monitor wireworm for research or applied ... -
Urnula sp., an Endophyte of Dicksonia antarctica , Making a Fragrant Mixture of Biologically Active Volatile Organic Compounds
(2017-02)Urnula sp. was isolated as an endophyte of Dicksonia antarctica and identified primarily on the basis of its ITS sequence and morphological features. The anamorphic state of the fungus appeared as a hyphomyceteous-like ... -
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony health and pathogen composition in migratory beekeeping operations involved in California almond pollination
(2017-08)Honey bees are important pollinators of agricultural crops. Pathogens and other factors have been implicated in high annual losses of honey bee colonies in North America and some European countries. To further investigate ... -
Colonization by the endophyte Piriformospora indica leads to early flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana likely by triggering gibberellin biosynthesis
(2017-09)Piriformospora indica is an endophytic fungus colonizing roots of a wide variety of plants. Previous studies showed that P. indica promotes early flowering and plant growth in the medicinal plant Coleus forskohlii. To ... -
Characterization of resistance to the wheat stem sawfly in spring wheat landrace accessions from targeted geographic regions of the world
(2017-07)Plant landraces have long been recognized as potential gene pools for biotic and abiotic stress-related genes. This research used spring wheat landrace accessions to identify new sources of resistance to the wheat stem ...
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