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Genetic Engineering of Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) for Reproductive Sterility and Insect Pest Resistance
… However, the damage caused by cambial-mining insect pests triggers gummosis in black cherry, a non-specific defense response in which resinous gum is deposited at the site of injury. The gum defects dramatically decrease the yield of high-quality black cherry lumber, and the value can be …
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Effects of Local Plant Neighborhood on Plant Herbivory in Perennial Polyculture Cropping Systems
… and row spacings) that could confer specialist insect pest resistance via reduced host plant apparency, changes in herbivore attraction, and host plant tissue quality. The three chapters in this dissertation examine these themes of perennial polyculture and effects of spatial heterogeneity on …