College of Agriculture
As the foundation of the land grant mission at Montana State University, the College of Agriculture and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station provide instruction in traditional and innovative degree programs and conduct research on old and new challenges for Montana’s agricultural community. This integration creates opportunities for students and faculty to excel through hands-on learning, to serve through campus and community engagement, to explore unique solutions to distinct and interesting questions and to connect Montanans with the global community through research discoveries and outreach.
Sub-communities within this community
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Agricultural Economics & Economics
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Agricultural Education
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Animal & Range Sciences
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Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
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Research Centers
ag.montana.edu/departments/researchcenters.htm
Recent Submissions
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Defective AMPA-mediated synaptic transmission and morphology in human neurons with hemizygous SHANK3 deletion engrafted in mouse prefrontal cortex
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-02)Genetic abnormalities in synaptic proteins are common in individuals with autism; however, our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms disrupted by these abnormalities is limited. SHANK3 is a postsynaptic ... -
Immune suppressive activity of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer requires inactivation of the type I interferon pathway
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-03)Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are pathologically activated neutrophils and monocytes with potent immune suppressive activity. These cells play an important role in accelerating tumor progression and undermining ... -
Controlled Modular Multivalent Presentation of the CD40 Ligand on P22 Virus-like Particles Leads to Tunable Amplification of CD40 Signaling
(American Chemical Society, 2021-11)Ligands of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) are appealing targets for immunotherapy research due to their integral involvement in stimulation or restriction of immune responses. TNFSF-targeted therapies are ... -
Differential haptoglobin responsiveness to a Mannheimia haemolytica challenge altered immunologic, physiologic, and behavior responses in beef steers
(Oxford University Press, 2021-01)Indicator traits associated with disease resiliency would be useful to improve the health and welfare of feedlot cattle. A post hoc analysis of data collected previously (Kayser et al., 2019a) was conducted to investigate ... -
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 ... -
Groundwater-Mediated Influences of Beaver-Mimicry Stream Restoration: AModeling Analysis
(Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Water Resources Association, 2022-07)Beaver-mimicry stream restoration (BMR) involves the alteration of a stream channel to approximate the effects of beaver activity. Project objectives often include increasing groundwater storage and dry-season streamflow, ... -
The longer‐term labor market impacts of paid parental leave
(Wiley, 2021-03)Although paid family leave (PFL) has the potential to improve labor market and other outcomes for mothers, there is also concern that PFL might also lead to discrimination against women of childbearing age. We examine the ... -
A Tale of Two Borders: Use‐Value Assessment, Land Development, and Irrigation Investment
(Wiley, 2020-03)Since 1960, all 50 states in the US have adopted some form of preferential tax treatment for farmland. These provisions often take the form of use-value assessment, where farmland is taxed on the basis of its value in ... -
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 ... -
Molecular Evidence for an Active Microbial Methane Cycle in Subsurface Serpentinite-Hosted Groundwaters in the Samail Ophiolite, Oman
(American Society for Microbiology, 2021-01)Serpentinization can generate highly reduced fluids replete with hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4), potent reductants capable of driving microbial methanogenesis and methanotrophy, respectively. However, CH4 in serpentinized ... -
Arsenate-Induced Changes in Bacterial Metabolite and Lipid Pools during Phosphate Stress
(American Society for Microbiology, 2021-02)Arsenic is widespread in the environment and is one of the most ubiquitous environmental pollutants. Parodoxically, the growth of certain bacteria is enhanced by arsenic when phosphate is limited. -
Essential Oils from Monarda fistulosa: Chemical Composition and Activation of Transient Receptor Potential A1 (TRPA1) Channels
(MDPI, 2020-10)Little is known about the pharmacological activity of Monarda fistulosa L. essential oils. To address this issue, we isolated essential oils from the flowers and leaves of M. fistulosa and analyzed their chemical composition. ... -
Effects of Elevated Temperature and CO2 Concentration on Seedling Growth of Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. and Bromus tectorum L.
(MDPI, 2020-11)The impacts of climate change are expected to alter the abundance and distribution of invasive annual grasses, such as Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass) and Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. (ventenata). High temperature extremes ... -
Diversification of methanogens into hyperalkaline serpentinizing environments through adaptations to minimize oxidant limitation
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-11)Metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) and single amplified genomes (SAGs) affiliated with two distinct Methanobacterium lineages were recovered from subsurface fracture waters of the Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman. ... -
Population Mortality and Laws Encouraging Influenza Vaccination for Hospital Workers
(American College of Physicians, 2021-04)Background: Since 1995, 14 states have passed laws encouraging or mandating influenza vaccination for hospital workers. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccinating health care workers ... -
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 ... -
Impacts of Bovine Trace Mineral Supplementation on Maternal and Offspring Production and Health
(MDPI AG, 2020-12)Nutritional status can have major implications for animal health and production. Energy balance is easily determined using a body condition scoring system. This allows producers to readily adjust diets to meet an animal’s ... -
Optically activated, customizable, excitable cells
(Public Library of Science, 2020-12)Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors are powerful tools for studying complex signaling in the nervous system, and now both Ca2+ and voltage sensors are available to study the signaling behavior of entire neural ...