Archived Theses

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THESES & DISSERTATIONS:

2022

• Synthesized ecological design recommendations for the optimization of biodiversity on golf courses with an application to southern Ontario LINK- Andrews, Jenny Faye 

2021

• The Effects of Biosolid Amended Soils on Turfgrass Health, Soil Quality, and Disease Development  LINK - Sukhu, Vighnesh

2020

• Integrated Management of Dollar Spot Disease of Creeping Bentgrass Using Soil Conditioners LINK - Oztur, Eslin Duygu 
• Effects of biostimulants on creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) and post-harvest debris of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) on soil microbiology and chemistry LINK - Samur, Ivan D. 
• Efficacy of non-conventional fungicides for the suppression of dollar spot disease caused by Clarireedia jacksonii LINK - Rudland, Matthew 

2020

• Turfgrass Water Use and Growth under Low Mowing Heights and Different Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Drought Conditions LINK - Xiao, Miyuan 

2019

• Efficacy of non-conventional fungicides for control of the plant pathogens Clarireedia jacksonii and Microdochium nivale LINK - Stone, Katherine 
• Preventing Loss of Winter Hardiness in Turfgrass on Golf Greens and Fairways in the Late Winter LINK - Flude, Corey 

2018

• Resistance to fungicides in the plant pathogen Microdochium nivale LINK - Gourlie, Ryan 
• The Improvement of Methods for Small Scale Prairie Restoration on Naturalized Areas of Roadsides, Urban Parks and Golf Courses LINK - Shi, Ling
• Turfgrass Water Use and Photosynthesis in Controlled Environments LINK - Harnock, Craig 

2017

• Activated Resistance of Bentgrass Cultivars to Microdochium nivale under Predicted Climate Change Conditions LINK - Stricker, Sara 

2016

• Effects of Bacterial Endophytes from the Genus Zea on Non-Native Host Species in the Context of Application to Biological Weed Control LINK - Harding, Dylan P.
• Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Managed Golf Course Greens throughout Canada LINK - Wallace, Taylor
• Molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying the antifungal and nutrient acquisition activities of beneficial microbes LINK - Shehata, Hanan 

2015

• The effect of plant patch size and spatial pattern on biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and grassland community structure LINK - Seahra, Shannon 
• Bacterial communities associated with the cycling of nitrogen in a tree-based intercropping system LINK - Graungaard, Karla Celia 
• Changes in Sensitivity of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa to the Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicide Propiconazole 20 Years After First Use LINK - Van Den Nieuwelaar, Anne-Miet 

2014

• Exploring the effects of hormone manipulation on the cold tolerance of cool season turfgrasses and cereals LINK - Kerr, Robert A. 
• Alternative Strategies for Broadleaf Weed Management in Residential Lawns LINK - Siva, Cynthia 

2013

• Genetic and Pathogenic Differences Between Microdochium nivale and Microdochium majus LINK - Jewell, Linda 
• Non-Point Source Pollution in Quaternary Glacial Deposits, Guelph, Ontario LINK - Best, Anna
• The effects on aboveground biodiversity of a community invaded with the grass Schedonorus pratensis associated with the endophyte Neotyphodium uncinatum. LINK - Shukla, Kruti 

2011

• Effects of nitrogen source and nitrogen metabolism on chlorosis in leaves of 'SR 7200' velvet bentgrass (Agrostis canina L.) LINK - Xu, Huasong 
• Morphological and Pathogenic Analyses of Varieties of Waitea Circinata And Their Rhizoctonia Anamorphs LINK  - de la Cerda, Karla Adriana
• The effectiveness of induced plant disease resistance: genotypic variation and quantification by chlorophyll fluorescence LINK - Tung, Jonathan 
• Activation of disease resistance and defense gene expression in Agrostis stolonifera and Nicotiana benthamiana by a copper-containing pigment and a benzothiadiazole derivative LINK - Nash, Brady Tavis 

2009

• The effect of nitrogen fertility on growth and quality of Agrostis canina L. and Agrostis stolonifera L. putting green turf LINK - Watson, John Robert Andrew Keith 

2008

• Effect of azoxystrobin on turfgrass phyllosphere microbial populations and disease enhancement LINK - Benedetto, Daniel 
• Systemic acquired resistance and induced systemic resistance against foliar diseases of Agrostis stolonifera and Nicotiana benthamiana LINK - Cortes Barco, Alejandra Maria 

2007

• The effects of perennial ryegrass overseeding on weed suppression and sward composition LINK - Elford, Evan Michael Andrew 

2006

• Changes in sensitivity of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa to the demethylation inhibitor fungicide propiconazole LINK - Liao, Angie 

2005

• Screening Ecotypes of Poa annua var. reptans for Susceptibility to Pink Snow Mould Caused by Microdochium nivale LINK - Cunningham, Martha 

2004

• Effects of organic fertilizers on turfgrass quality and growth LINK - Grégoire, Guillaume 

2000

• Characterization and assessment of compost for suppression of selected turfgrass diseases LINK - Boulter, Jeanine I.

1999

• Sensitivity of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa to the DMI fungicide propiconazole LINK - Barton, Wayne Robert 

1998

• Infiltration, nitrate and chloride leaching, and dicamba fate in unsaturated soil below turfgrass LINK - Roy, James W.

1994

• Detection of Leptosphaeria korrae, The Causal Agent of Necrotic Ring Spot, and its Occurrence in Southern Ontario LINK - O'Gorman, Daniel 

1993

• Bioassays to Detect Dissipation and Efficacy of Benomyl on Turf LINK - Liu, Leon Xuecai