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 2019
Characterization of Xylaria sp., the causal agent of taproot decline in Mississippi soybean, Hope Becton
Mitigating price and yield risk using revenue protection and agriculture risk coverage, Hunter Biram
The effect of feed additives on male broiler performance, Andrew Taylor Brown
Stewarding 2,4-D- and dicamba- based weed control technologies in cotton and soybean production systems, John Tyler Buol
Impact of refrigerated storage on the dissipation of woody broiler breast meat, Michael Byron
Utilizing Inter-Seeding Techniques and Brachiaria Species as a Fall Cover Crop to Control Post-Harvest Amaranth, Justin Calhoun
Fraze mowing for overseeding establishment and removal of perennial ryegrass, Matthew Carpenter
Evaluation and Development of Effective Tank Cleanout Procedures Following Dicamba Use, Zachary Carpenter
Establishing healthy habits in early childhood: Lessons learned from early care professionals, Connie B. Clay
Evaluation of soybean performance following multiple exposures to sub-lethal rates of dicamba, Nelson Corban
An Unsupervised Machine-Learning Framework for Behavioral Classification from Animal-Borne Accelerometers, Jane Elizabeth Dentinger
Varietal and residual soil test K level effects on soybean leaf K status and yield, Andrew Dygert
Efficacy of a Gluten Free Diet to Help Relieve Migraines in Chronic Migraine Patients, Kristen R. Ensor
Characterization of fatty acid composition of bull sperm with varied cryotolerance, Holly Evans
Effects of the in ovo injection of vitamin D3 sources on the hatchability, performance, breast meat yield, small intestine morphology, and immunity of Ross 708 broilers subjected to dietary insufficiency and pathogenic agents, Seyed Abolghasem Fatemi
Impact of preventative fungicide practices on Mid-South soybean (Glycine max) grain development, quality, and economic return, Chase Alan Floyd
Efficacy of herbicide spray droplet size, flooding period, and seed burial depth on Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.) control, Lucas Xavier Franca
Green acres: A study on the determinants of cropland values in Mississippi, Evan Gregory
Vegetable, Dietary Fiber Consumption and Obesity in Japan and the United States, Megumi Hashida
Agricultural Educators’ Personal Characteristics and Self-Efficacy Beliefs Regarding STEM Education, Rachel Hendrix
Evaluation of Cobb MV × Cobb 500 broiler response to various nutrient regimens to maximize performance and economics, Rosana Hirai
Impact of Water Management Strategies on Populations of Rice Water Weevil, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Franklin Read Kelly
Estimating recreational value of water quality in Mississippi lakes when water quality data are scarce, Caroline Kelsoe
Sensory and chemical/nutritional characteristics of concept foods made from underutilized sweet potato roots and greens, Shinyoung Kim
Agronomic management of flooded soybean in Mississippi Delta, William Lassiter
Rice (Oryza sativa) response and management following exposure to sub-lethal rates of non-target herbicides, Benjamin Lawrence
The effect of maternal nutrition and genetic background on myogenic and adipogenic development in skeletal muscle of Angus and Brahman cattle offspring, Racheal L. Lemire
Development and evaluation of an automated system to deliver a live-attenuated Edwardsiella ictaluri vaccine in commercial catfish production systems, John Wesley Lowe
The impacts of pregnancy status, abortion risk, and other factors on replacement female values in Mississippi cattle auctions, Tori Lee Marshall
Effects of Feeding Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Seed on Beef Cattle Performance, Hepatic Enzyme Activity, Lipid Oxidation, Metmyoglobin Reductase Activity, and Mitochondrial Lipid Composition, Brandon J. McClenton
Rice (Oryza sativa) response to sub-lethal concentrations of crop desiccants, Justin M. McCoy
Reduced herbicide antagonism through novel spray application techniques, Luke H. Merritt
Landscape performance of Callistemon citrinus under environmental stress conditions, Riyadh Mannaa Mohsin
An evaluation of the effects of annual ryegrass cytotype on herbage mass, nutritive value, and cattle performance, Sarah Marie Montgomery
Possible barriers to Mississippi's Farmers' Market Nutrition Program redemption, Mildred Elizabeth Murphree
Morpho-physiological, yield, and genetic characterization of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes for salinity and drought tolerance, Naqeebullah Naqeebullah
Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) occurring in Mississippi, and their medical, veterinary, and economic impacts, Tina M. Nations
Impact of early season insect management decisions on yield of soybean, John Hartley North
Optimal portfolio design to manage oyster resources, Frederick Nyanzu
Analysis of defense signaling pathway genes associated with fungal resistance to Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin accumulation in corn, Felicia Marie Parish
The influence of preschool absence rate and stability on the school readiness of children, Taylor Watson Poole
Effects of Reed Sedge Peat on Lambs at Weaning with Regard to Stress and Apparent Nutrient Digestibility, Rhianwedd O. Price
Best management practices of non-irrigated soybean (Glycine Max) production systems in the Mid-South, Daniel Zachary Reynolds
Use of formative research to inform family-based approaches to prevent prescription opioid misuse among Mississippians, Mary Nelson Robertson
The influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms in taste receptor gene TAS2R38 on eating behavior and body composition, Ahmed Chaloob Saddam
Differences in Eating Patterns and Body Mass Index of Home School Children and Public School Children, James Turner Sanderson
Monocot and dicot weed control with mixtures of quizalofop and florpyrauxifen-benzyl in the Provisia(TM) rice system, Tameka LaShea Sanders
Evaluating the applicability of Deep Learning techniques in agricultural systems modeling, Babak Saravi
Evaluation of Preemergence and Postemergence Herbicide Programs on Weed Control and Weed Seed Suppression in Mississippi Peanut (Arachis hypogea), John Wesley Seale
Multi-platform comparison of canopy reflectance on corn whole plant and leaf tissue nitrogen status, Zachary Thomas Sumner
Dairy Consumption and its Influence on Body Composition a Cross-Sectional Analysis of College-Aged Students in Mississippi, Hannah Grace Swisher
Secondary agricultural teacher self-efficacy in agribusiness and the relationship to collegiate course work, William Michael Vestal
Evaluation of Food Insecurity in Students Attending a University in the Southern Region of the United States, Jaqlene Villalpando
Resistance mechanism, control, and characterization of glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) in Mississippi, James C. Walker
Perceptions of food, supportive resistance resources, and nutrition knowledge of bariatric surgery patients, Savannah K. Walker
Assessment of Recruiting Methods to Enhance Poultry Science Undergraduate Programs, Jessica Benoit Wells
If we restore it, will they come? Will they even care? Estimating adult Mississippians' use and non-use value for restoring a culturally and historically significant site in the Mississippi Delta, Kaylee Katherine Wells
Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum) control in Mississippi corn (Zea mays L.) production, Michael Todd Wesley Jr
Discovery of antifungal metabolites in maize cob via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, Jeremy Ray Winders
Evaluation of health, production parameters, time to first detected estrus, and behavior in dairy cows treated with pegbovigrastim, Mauricio Xavier da Silva Oliveira
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Establishing Defoliation Thresholds in Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea (L.)) in Mississippi, Chadwick Cameron Abbott
Growth and Survival of Salmonella Spp., Microbial Indicators and the Sensory and Color Properties of Catfish Fillets Subjected to Slush-Ice Chilling, Angelica Maria Abdallah Ruiz
Understanding the Marital Experiences and Perspectives of Saudi women, Amani Abdul-Aziz Afghani
Temperature Effect on Maize Germination And Root Elongation, Omar Nazhan Ali
Perception and Training Needs of Mississippi State University Extension Agents and the Level of Demand They Receive for Information in Organic Agriculture, Thamir Niamah Al-Janabi
An Investigation of the Barriers that Influence Extension Employees' Attitudes toward Social Media Use at Mississippi State University, Jamal Mohammed Alotaibi
Temperature effects on soybean vegetative, physiological, reproductive growth and development, and seed yield and quality, Firas Ahmed Alsajri
Characterization of Gene Products Associated with Reduced Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize (Zea Mays), Dafne Alves Winders
Impact of Walnuts on Blood Pressure in a Small Convenience Sample of African Americans in Mississippi, Camille N. Barnes
Breeding of Cool-Season Forage Grasses for Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in the Southern United States, Eric Douglas Billman
Computational Analysis of MAP3K Kinases across Plant Genomes and Functional Characterization of a Subset of MAP3Ks in Nematode Resistance, Nobert Tamas Bokros
Impact of Planting Strategies on Soybean (Glycine Max L.) Growth, Development and Yield, Shane Michael Carver
A Transgenic Approach to Managing Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Cotton, John Cameron Corbin
Novel Spectral and Biochemical Indices for Profiling Animal Stress and Reproductive States, Kristen Rae Counsell
Evaluation/Refinement of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Thresholds, in Mississippi Whorl Stage Field Corn And Grain Sorghum, Keiton Lanier Croom
Identifying Ideal Body Composition of Female Powerlifters, Elizabeth A. Flinner
Exploration of Factors Affecting Single Black Mothers' Facilitation of Father-Child Relationships, Shawn'ta Gardner
Proximate Composition, Retained Water, and Bacterial Load for Two Sizes of Hybrid Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus X Ictalurus Punctatus) Fillets at Different Process Steps, Mohammad Manirul Haque
Expression Analysis of MicroRNAs and MicroRNA-like RNAs in Aspergillus Flavus-Infected Aflatoxin Resistant and Susceptible Maize Inbred Lines, Amanda Benton Harper
Consumer Willingness-To-Pay for Blemished Fresh Produce and its Implications for Food Waste, Chloe' DeRyn Henson
Effect of Supplemented L-Arginine on Reproductive Parameters of Gestating Mares, Lauren B. Hodge
Evaluating the Effects of Legalization on Farmworker Wages in the Crop Sector, Chellie A. Hogan
Effects of Feeding Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Seed on Shelf Life of Beef, Alexander John Holtcamp
Heat Stress Inhibits Chloroplast Development in Ivy Geranium, Anna McLaurin Horton
Implementation and Evaluation of a School-Based Anti-Tobacco Program in Mauritius: A Pilot Study to Assess the Usefulness and Reliability of a Tobacco Use Prevention Education Instrument, Shariah Hussenbocus
Exploring the Relationship between Volunteer Motives, Satisfaction, Commitment, and Intention to leave the Mississippi Master Gardener Program, Austin Pace Jacobs
Morpho-Physiological and Genetic Characterizations of Rice Genotypes for Abiotic Stresses, Salah Hameed Jumaa
Application of Hydrocolloid and Propylene Glycol Infused Nets and Coatings on Cave Aged Cheddar Chees and their Impact on Tyrophagus Putrescentiae Growth and Sensory Properties, Kavitha Rama Krishnan
Tea As An Alternative Crop for Mississippi, Judson Stuart LeCompte
Furrow Irrigation Strategies for Peanut Production in the Mid-Southern USA, Stephen Leininger
Determination of the Optimal Starter Particle Size for Improved Starter and Overall Broiler Performance, Mark Edward Lemons
