Christian Ricks and Dr. Craig Coleman, Plant and Animal Science Over half of the protein consumed worldwide comes from seeds. Of these harvested crops, the cereal crops such as corn, wheat, and rice are the most important with over 2 billion tons harvested annually. Although the world relies on these cereals, they are low in […]
Arabidopsis thaliana
Peter G. Hawkins Abstract: Although the mitochondrial genome of Arabidopsis thaliana has been sequenced in full, many questions remain regarding gene expression and replication of the genome. RecA and SSB gene homologues have been identified and shown to be targeted specifically to mitochondria. One question currently being investigated is the role of other proteins in […]
Overcoming Anthropogenic Impediments of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep Populations in North-central Utah
Loren Chase Introduction Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were historically abundant in many places in Utah, however, when the area was settled, humans brought with them many causes for bighorn extermination. Unregulated hunting, competition for resources by livestock, reduced water availability, reduce range quantity, home range encroachment, and the lungworm/pneumonia complex are all major reasons as […]
Investigation of Plant Species and Environments for Large Scale Buildings
Michelle Chandler and Dr. Brad Geary, Plant and Animal Sciences INTRODUCTION As I began working on my project, I was also asked to work as the lead student coordinator for a national conference that was to be held at Brigham Young University. In discussions with Dr. Brad Geary, Dr. Phil Allen and Greg Jolley it […]
Endophyte and Turf Grass Study
Alan H. Chambers and Dr. Brad Geary, Plant and Animal Sciences Endophytic fungi live within the interstitial spaces of various grasses provide symbiotic benefit to their hosts. These endophytes produce various alkaloids and secondary metabolites that offer pest and drought resistance, and/or may cause livestock toxicity. This project was aimed at investigating the differences in […]
RATES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPE TURNOVER IN FIN TISSUES OF Gambusia affinis
Michael Bingham and Dr. Jeff Bullock Abstract The principle objectives of this research analysis were to determine the uptake and turnover rates of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in fish and to establish if this isotope verification procedure is possible by testing tissue samples of their fins. This investigation is separated into two main experiments: […]
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Daniel Young INTRODUCTION Although the drainage history of intermountain western North America has been studied extensively, traditional geological and paleontological approaches have slowed in deciphering that history because most Miocene and Pliocene evidence is buried by Pleistocene and other recent alluvial sediments. To fill this void, phylogeography has emerged as a novel approach to the […]
Characterization of a cDNA Encoding β-amyrin Synthase Involved in Saponin Biosyntheses in Chenopodium quinoa
Derrick J. Reynolds and Dr. P. Jeff Maughan, Plant and Animal Sciences Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) is an important crop for subsistence farmers in the Altiplano (high plains) of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. Quinoa has the potential to be an effective crop for many temperate and highland-tropical regions due to its ability to thrive in […]
ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT COMPOUNDS
David G. Evans and Dr. Matt A. Peterson, Biology and Agriculture Until only very recently it has been the common practice of most pharmaceutical manufacturers and manufacturers of agrochemicals such as herbicides and insecticides to market chiral compounds as mixtures of enantiomers. This practice has been driven by market forces due to the fact that […]
TOMATO SPOTTED WILT VIRUS (TSWV) ISOLATES AND THEIR EFFECT ON LYCOPERSICON PERUVIANUM AND LYCOPERSICON CHILENSE RESISTANCE GENES
Cyrstal Conrad and Dr. Mikel R. Stevens, Agronomy and Horticulture The Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSVRV) is a Tospovirus. It, along with its relatives, is identified as infecting more than 550 monocot and dicot species throughout the world.1 In some areas of the United States as much as 38% of crops were lost.2 In Hawaii […]
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