Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Effects of pruning timing, leaf removal, and shoot thinning on 'MidSouth' winegrape quality in South Mississippi, Haley Nicole Williams
Attitudes towards breastfeeding among college students at Mississippi State University, Kristin F. Williford
Growing tea in Mississippi, Qianwen Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Evaluation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] quality following automatic fungicide and harvest aid applications under delayed harvest conditions in the mid-southern U. S., Robert Louis Adams II
Phytochemical and biological strategies to improve essential oils content in lavender, Keefah AL-Garallaa
Systematics and population structure of Amblyomma maculatum group ticks and Rickettsia parkeri, an emerging human pathogen in southern Arizona, USA, Michelle E. J. Allerdice
Identification and analysis of genes associated with drought tolerance in rice, Muteb Daham Q Alrifdi
Community learning for flood mitigation: using the Community Rating System (CRS) scores as an indicator, Kelvin Kofi Koteyfio Amon
Evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation management in rice, Richard Lee Atwill II
Polymorphism of WRKY factors in corn inbred lines carrying aflatoxin resistance quantitative trait loci, Akanksha Awasthi
The potential of 3D Concrete Printing technology in Landscape Architecture, Setareh Baniasadi
Optimal control of adaptive wild hogs, Katherine Barkley
Corn and soybean basis dynamics in the Mid-South, Delia Barrett
Evaluation of the rainfastness of selected insecticides in cotton, Sara Inez Barrett
Multispectral in-field sensors observations to estimate corn leaf nitrogen concentration and grain yield using machine learning, Razieh Barzin
The effects of grazing cover crops on animal performance, soil characteristics, and subsequent soybean production in east-central Mississippi, Bronson Scott Bass
Determining the optimal dIle:dLys ratio for Ross 708 x Ross YP male broilers throughout multiple grow out phases (Starter, Grower, and Finisher), Andrew Taylor Brown
Taste of Grief & other unconventional love stories, Madison Brown
Relationship of winter hair coat shedding ability of purebred Angus dams with mineral status, apparent forage digestibility, uterine artery hemodynamics, and calf growth and development, Randy Hunter Burnett
Effectiveness of equine assisted psychotherapy & learning for substance use disorder treatment in college-age young adults, Katherine Abigail Cagle-Holtcamp
Mitigation of herbicide resistance development among weed species in cotton and peanut, Justin S. Calhoun
Insecticide resistance monitoring and sublethal effects of an insect growth regulator on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae), Beverly D. Catchot
The development, implementation, and evaluation of the Hybrid-Online Hatch-Out Program, Tannah Leigh Christensen
Understanding food insecurity in a college student population, Amanda G. Conrad
Temporal alterations in bovine placental capacity during compromised pregnancies, Zully E. Contreras
Studies on common viral and bacterial pathogens of Bovine Respiratory Disease during in vitro co-infection, Caitlyn Cowick
Associations between the gastrointestinal microbiome and nitrogen efficiency in Holstein and Jersey cows, Vanessa Michelle De La Guardia Hidrogo
Comparing hand watering, automated, and subsurface irrigation treatments for cost, labor, and water use in community gardens., Eloísa Maria De Leon Gonzalez
Development of a bioinspired NugalBot for precision seeding of rice, Harsa Dhani
Can emerging adults' dating psychological aggression be explained by family-of-origin psychological aggression, emotion dysregulation, and drinking?, Deepali M. Dhruve
Rebel groups privatizing security? Explaining why rebel groups hire private military actors, Margaret Mparebea Eduonoo
Prevalence and molecular characteristics of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens in 'no antibiotics ever' broiler farms, Courtney Fancher
The second half, Lindsey Bronwyn Fisher
Evaluating the Management of Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cotton, Michael Cade Francis
Using weed-suppressive, chromosome substitution (CS) cotton as a supplemental weed management strategy, Mary Gracen Alexandra Fuller
The effects of prior exposure to agriculture on college students’ food purchasing decisions, Leah E. Gann
U.S. consumer preferences for blockchain-based traceability of leafy greens, Ajita Giri
Effects of chilling duration on USDA quality grade of beef carcasses, Caitlyn Sarah Haines
Implementing food science-based instruction in career technical education courses, Jasmine D. Hendrix
Katrina Cottages: the value of place and permanence in a post-disaster landscape, Matthew C. Hinton
Genetic characterization of antimicrobial activities of endophytic bacteria Burkholderia strains MS455 and MS389, Jiayuan Jia
The nose glows: investigating amphibian neuroendocrine pathways with quantum dots, Allison Rebecca Julien
Efficiency of weights matrix specification in the spatial error model, Cannon Kent
Identification and evaluation of mycotoxins produced by Macrophomina phaseolina, Vivek Hemant Khambhati
Examining the need for parental satisfaction with the MSU Extension Equine Assisted Therapy Program, Ashlyn Ann Kiker
Homologous and heterologous stress adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes after sublethal exposure to quaternary ammonium compound, Divya Satish Kode
The effects of developmental chlorpyrifos exposure on the proteome of the adolescent rat hippocampus, Aubrey Lewis
Developing and applying precision animal farming tools for poultry behavior monitoring, Guoming Li
Dissection of the genetic architecture of grain quality in rice, Shuai Liu
The impact of natural disaster exposure on students' externalizing and internalizing behaviors, Irmarie Cruz Lopez
Seasonal management strategies for tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), in midsouth cotton production systems, Ryan Taylor Mann
Evaluation of nitrapyrin as a potential nitrification inhibitor in Mississippi rice production, William Jeffrey Mansour
Evaluating the effects of pine and miscanthus biochar on water activity and Escherichia coli populations in commercial broiler litter, Christopher Austin Marty
Acoustic analysis of saproxylic arthropod diversity in North and Central American pine forests, Kristy Marie McAndrew
Impact of carrier volume and spray droplet size on pesticide application efficacy in Mississippi, Jacob Paul McNeal
Frequency of illicit use of prescription stimulants is associated with perceived ADHD symptoms, Justin Mendonca
Pen size and BRD: Impacts on antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance, performance, and profitability, Kirsten Midkiff
Perceptions of career and technical education administrators on STEM and employability skills integration into school based agricultural education, John William Norris
Soybean (Glycine max) response to multiple, sublethal exposures of 2,4-D and dicamba from vegetative through reproductive growth, Graham Robert Oakley
Oxidative stress biomarkers in blood plasma of moderately exercised horses, Elizabeth Catesby Ott
Development of data processing tool for precision agriculture and delivery system to end user, Rohit Pathak
The genetics and molecular mechanisms of tolerance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), Loida Moreno Perez
Inflammatory profiles of high risk cattle exposed to common management practices, Alexandra M. Pittman
Minimizing off-target herbicide movement using novel application technology, Hayden B. Quick
Consequences of external factors on placental and offspring development and using melatonin as a potential therapeutic, Dana S. Reid
Assessing the potential for lightning-induced damage in commercial broiler houses in Mississippi and Alabama, Matthew R. Rowland
The efficacy of the Low-FODMAP diet to alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adults: A systematic review, Jacqueline Nicole Rustom
Metacognitive self-regulated learning processes in computer and print reading assignments among elementary students in grades 2-5, Katerina Sergi
Bridging data gaps for strategic conservation of Gulf of Mexico coastal region landscapes, Andrew Challen Shamaskin
Quality performance by deploying instant feedback technologies to automotive manufacturing, Jason Shawhan
Environmental and economic viability of mid-southern USA corn conservation systems, Gene David Spencer
Weedy rice (Oryza sativa ssp.): an untapped genetic resource for abiotic stress tolerant traits for rice improvement, Shandrea D. Stallworth
Effectiveness of a prescription drug take-back box mail intervention among rural Mississippians in the Appalachian region., Je'Kylynn Steen
Evaluation of dicamba volatility when applied under field and controlled environmental conditions, John M. Taylor
Prevalence of salmonella, campylobacter, and spoilage bacteria on broiler meat at different stages of commercial poultry processing, Hudson Thames
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy Program at Mississippi State University, Mary Grace Thomas
An NLP leveraged approach to formulate environment assertions for requirements-based testing, Austin R. Thompson
Phenology and management of triploid flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus L.), Lee Gray Turnage Jr.
Sperm functional genome and epigenome regulating bull fertility and sperm freezability, Muhammet Rasit Ugur
Modulation of effector gene expression in the blood-feeding arthropods Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) and Aedes albopictus Skuse, (Diptera: Culicidae), Travis C. van Warmerdam
The effects of cover crops in an integrated livestock/continuous corn cropping system in east-central Mississippi, Ken Randolph Waddell
Physiological Roles of Selenoprotein H in Mice, Qingzhou Wang
Bioenergy crop production's impact on water quality in the Mississippi River basin using the benefit transfer approach., William Tillman White
Retention of the female, Hispanic, adult education ESL learner in community college adult education classes, Kimberly Lott Wilson
Evaluation of the utility and performance of an autonomous surface vehicle for mobile monitoring of waterborne biochemical agents, Jessica Simmerman Wolfe
An exploratory study of persuasive messaging in information security, Shan Xiao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A comparative study of mechanical performance characteristics between treated and untreated ham nets, Md Almin
In ovo vaccination of layer chickens with 6/85 and ts-11 vaccine strains of mycoplasma gallisepticum, Abdulmohsen Alqhtani
