Browsing Master's Theses by Author "Thompson, Beth E"
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Characterizing the Role of Pectin in Cell Wall Composition and Organ Initiation in Maize
Maynard, Daniel Jarrell (East Carolina University, 2022-12-07)Plants are constantly developing new organs throughout their life and these organs arise from stem cell pools called meristems. Organ primordia are generated on the flanks of meristems when stem cells differentiate into ... -
Cloning and Characterization of the Classical Maize Mutant, Polytypic1
Amoiroglou, Anastasia (East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)Polytypic1 (Pt1) is a semi-dominant mutant in maize that affects inflorescence development. To understand how Pt1 functions in development, I examined the phenotype of Pt1 mutants in multiple inbred backgrounds. Pt1 defects ... -
Control of maize development by microRNA and auxin regulated pathways
Wilson, Jessica (East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Plant architecture and inflorescence architecture, in particular, are major determinates of yield. Plant architecture is dependent upon the activity of meristems. Meristems are vital to plant development because they not ... -
Investigating the Structural and Functional Roles of Conserved Cysteine Residues in Arabidopsis thaliana Fatty-Acid Desaturase 2
Novotny, Lauren (East Carolina University, 2022-12-06)Plant-generated unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are vital to a plant's growth and survival through maintenance of plasma membrane fluidity and integrity, in addition to the various ... -
Understanding the classical maize floral development mutant, Polytypic ear1
Rispress, Kimberly Rochelle (East Carolina University, 2023-07-24)Maize produces two inflorescences, the tassel and ear, which are critical for both plant reproduction and agriculture. The classical semi-dominant mutant, Polytypic ear1 (Pt1), affects multiple aspects of inflorescence ...