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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Efficacy of Biorational Products for Managing Diseases of Tomato in Greenhouse Production
(MDPI AG, 2022-06)Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), late blight (Phytophthora infestans), powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica), pith necrosis (Pseudomonas corrugata), and bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganensis) are major diseases that affect ... -
Rapid sequence and functional diversification of a miRNA superfamily targeting calcium signaling components in seed plants
(Wiley, 2022-05)MicroRNA (miRNA)-directed posttranscriptional gene silencing (miR-PTGS) is an integral component of gene regulatory networks governing plant development and responses to the environment. The sequence homology between ... -
Evaluating the impact of Rht hypomorphic mutations in durum wheat
(Wiley, 2021-12)Increasing the yield of wheat (Triticum spp.) requires identifying new allelic combinations by crossing or by creating useful variation in yield limiting genes. Wheat yield is impacted by many factors, including tiller ... -
Peanut Seed Coat Acts as a Physical and Biochemical Barrier against Aspergillus flavus Infection
(MDPI AG, 2021-11)Aflatoxin contamination is a global menace that adversely affects food crops and human health. Peanut seed coat is the outer layer protecting the cotyledon both at pre- and post-harvest stages from biotic and abiotic ... -
Cortinarius subgenus Leprocybe, unexpected diversity and significant differences in species compositions between western and eastern North America
(Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2021-01)The focus of this paper is the North American species of Cortinarius in subg. Leprocybe. Eighteen species, including twelve new ones, and two tentative (aff.) species, are delimited based on morphological and molecular ... -
Genome-Wide Identification and Function of Aquaporin Genes During Dormancy and Sprouting Periods of Kernel-Using Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021-10)Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential channel proteins that play a major role in plant growth and development, regulate plant water homeostasis, and transport uncharged solutes across biological membranes. In this study, 33 AQP ... -
Investigating Virus–Host Interactions in Cultured Primary Honey Bee Cells
(MDPI AG, 2021-07)Honey bee (Apis mellifera) health is impacted by viral infections at the colony, individual bee, and cellular levels. To investigate honey bee antiviral defense mechanisms at the cellular level we further developed the use ... -
Transcriptome and Small RNA Profiling of Potato Virus Y Infected Potato Cultivars, including Systemically Infected Russet Burbank
(MDPI AG, 2022-03)Potatoes are the world’s most produced non-grain crops and an important food source for billions of people. Potatoes are susceptible to numerous pathogens that reduce yield, including Potato virus Y (PVY). Genetic resistance ... -
Longitudinal monitoring of honey bee colonies reveals dynamic nature of virus abundance and indicates a negative impact of Lake Sinai virus 2 on colony health
(Public Library of Science, 2020-09)Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are important pollinators of plants, including those that produce nut, fruit, and vegetable crops. Therefore, high annual losses of managed honey bee colonies in the United States and many other ... -
Genetic dissection of natural variation in oilseed traits of camelina by whole-genome resequencing and QTL mapping
(Wiley, 2021-06)Camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] is an oilseed crop in the Brassicaceae family that is currently being developed as a source of bioenergy and healthy fatty acids. To facilitate modern breeding efforts through ... -
Genotyping by Multiplexed Sequencing (GMS) protocol in Barley
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-04)Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip technologies are the primary SNP genotyping technologies used today. However, these genotyping technologies have some drawbacks that limit their ... -
Roles of Brassinosteroids in Mitigating Heat Stress Damage in Cereal Crops
(MDPI AG, 2021-03)Heat stress causes huge losses in the yield of cereal crops. Temperature influences the rate of plant metabolic and developmental processes that ultimately determine the production of grains, with high temperatures causing ... -
Antiviral Activity of the PropylamylatinTM Formula against the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro Using Direct Injection and Gas Assays in Virus Suspensions
(MDPI, 2021-03)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has become a severe threat to global public health. There are currently no antiviral therapies ... -
Field identification of weed species and glyphosate-resistant weeds using high resolution imagery in early growing season
(Elsevier BV, 2020-12)Accurate weed mapping in early growing season is an essential step in the site-specific weed management (SSWM) system. This study focuses on validating the potential application of high resolution multispectral and thermal ... -
Rht‐1 semi‐dwarfing alleles increase the abundance of high molecular weight glutenin subunits
(Wiley, 2020-11)Background and Objectives Grain protein and starch abundance and composition are quantitative traits that play key roles in wheat quality. The semi-dwarfing alleles of the Reduced height (Rht-1) gene increase tillers ... -
Evidence that pyrophilous fungi aggregate soil after forest fire
(2021-10)Forest fire is an important occurrence in western landscapes where it helps drive ecosystem processes, and prescribed fire is a common forest management strategy. An initial consequence of fire is burned ground with reduced ... -
A 200-year history of arctic and alpine fungi in North America: Early sailing expeditions to the molecular era
(2020)Mushrooms and other fleshy fungi are important components of arctic and alpine habitats where they enhance nutrient uptake in plants and replenish poor soils through decomposition. Here we assemble the 200-year (1819–2019) ... -
Biomes as evolutionary arenas: Convergence and conservatism in the trans-continental succulent biome
(2020-07)Aim: Historically, biomes have been defined based on their structurally and functionally similar vegetation, but there is debate about whether these similarities are superficial, and about how biomes are defined and mapped. ... -
Dominance Effects and Functional Enrichments Improve Prediction of Agronomic Traits in Hybrid Maize
(2020-05)Single-cross hybrids have been critical to the improvement of maize (Zea mays L.), but the characterization of their genetic architectures remains challenging. Previous studies of hybrid maize have shown the contribution ... -
Antixenosis, Antibiosis, and Potential Yield Compensatory Response in Barley Cultivars Exposed to Wheat Stem Sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) under Field Conditions
(2020-08)Wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton, is an economically serious pest of cereals grown in North America. Barley cultivars were previously planted as resistant crops in rotations to manage C. cinctus, but due to increasing ...
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