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EXPLORING LYCOPODIACEAE ENDOPHYTES, DENDROLYCOPODIUM SYSTEMATICS, AND THE FUTURE OF FERN MODEL SYSTEMS
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis consists of three chapters addressing disparate topics in seed-free plant biology. Firstly, I begin to describe the endophyte communities of lycophytes by identifying the culturable endophytes of five Lycopodiaceae species. Microbial endophytes are integral factors in plant evolution, ecology, and physiology. However, the endophyte communities of all major groups of land plants have yet to be characterized. Secondly, I begin to re-evaluate the systematics of a historically perplexing genus, Dendrolycopodium (Lycopodiaceae). Lastly, I assess the status of developing fern model systems and discuss possible future directions for this work.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- M.S., Plant Biology
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master of Science
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Plant Biology
- Grantor
- Cornell University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2020
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Petlewski, Alaina Rousseau
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Raguso, Robert
- Specht, Chelsea
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
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ProQuest Submission ID: 10872
ProQuest Publication ID: 27964120 - OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:ecommons.cornell.edu:1813/70269