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- 2McMullen, Lynn (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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Sustainable management of the cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new invasive insect pest of cereal crops in western Canada
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The cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (L.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a new invasive insect pest of cereals in western Canada, and has expanded its geographic range significantly throughout the region. Its establishment has economic implications for grain production, trade and export....
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The Effect of Metformin, Flutamide and Dietary Nicotinic Acid on Dyslipidemia and Cardiometabolic Risk in the JCR:LA-cp Rodent Model of PCOS
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent metabolic-endocrine disorder affecting up to 18% of adolescent and adult females in their reproductive years. PCOS is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. Atherogenic dyslipidemia occurs in...
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The Sensitivity of Canadian Wheat Genotypes to the Host-Selective Toxins Produced by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis
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Tan spot is a foliar disease of wheat caused by the fungus Pyrenophora tritici–repentis. Disease development is associated with the production of three host-selective toxins (Ptr ToxA, Ptr ToxB, and Ptr ToxC) that serve as fungal pathogenicity factors. The aim of this study was to investigate...
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Spring 2014
There are increasing social and economic pressures to develop renewable alternatives to fossil derived fuels and chemicals as well as renewable and biodegradable industrial and consumer products and materials. This has led to renewed focus on converting agricultural and forestry feedstocks...
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Spring 2014
Understanding the flowering gene complex in bread wheat is important to utilize the maximum production potential in a time-limited growing season. Vernalization (Vrn), photoperiod (Ppd) and earliness per se are the three genetic constituents of the flowering gene complex. A series of experiments...
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Fall 2014
Derivatization of fatty acids to produce volatile methyl or ethyl esters (FAME or FAEE) prior to GC analysis is an indispensable procedure in lipid analysis. A lipase immobilized porous polymer monolith microreactor was developed and shown to achieve online and quantitative conversion of...
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Valorization of waste protein biomass for bio-based plastics, composites and adhesives development
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The increasing demand and cost escalation of raw materials for industrial chemicals, materials and energy impel the development of sustainable strategies of resource utilization. Such resource demand spurred investigation for the utilization of agricultural wastes and by-products. The emergence...