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Genetic Analysis of Lignification and Secondary Wall Development in Bast Fibers of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa)

  • Author / Creator
    Koziel, Susan P.
  • Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a highly productive crop that is well suited to
    cultivation in Canada. To better understand the development of bast (phloem)
    fiber secondary walls and to facilitate reverse genetics screening for improved
    germplasm, I undertook two sets of microarray experiments. The first compared
    transcript expression in stem peels at three positions along the length of the stem.

    The second set of microarray experiments compared transcript expression in
    adjacent tissue layers along the radial axis of the stem. The transcripts that were
    enriched in fiber-producing tissues in both studies were consistent with a dynamic
    program of cell wall deposition. Detailed qRT-PCR analysis of specific
    lignification genes identified the best targets for reverse genetics. Finally, as a
    first step towards establishing a virally induced gene silencing (VIGS) system, I
    identified viruses that produced visual symptoms of infection, although qRT-PCR
    failed to confirm the infection

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  • Graduation date
    Spring 2010
  • Type of Item
    Thesis
  • Degree
    Master of Science
  • DOI
    https://doi.org/10.7939/R3R07B
  • License
    This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.
  • Language
    English
  • Institution
    University of Alberta
  • Degree level
    Master's
  • Department
  • Supervisor / co-supervisor and their department(s)
  • Examining committee members and their departments
    • Gallin, Warren J. (Biological Sciences)
    • Scarpella, Enrico (Biological Sciences)
    • Strelkov, Stephen (Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)