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Spring 2014

Kamran, Atif

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...

Spring 2016

Kandil, Amin AA

Bioethanol industry is fast growing as it is a clean substitute of fossil-fuel. Starch is a clean, cheap & non-toxic source for bioethanol production. Efficient conversion of starch to fermentable sugars is important. The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of non-starch...

Spring 2023

Fan, Yi

Chemical disinfectants are widely used by Canadian broiler producers for barn sanitation, although little is known regarding their effects on chicken performance and the gut microbiome, which had been well recognized to have great importance to the host health. In this thesis, studies were...

Fall 2023

Pan, Zhe

Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is the major foodborne pathogen in humans with Shiga toxin 1 (stx1) and 2 (stx2) being the main virulence factors. Cattle are the major reservoir of STEC with those shedding >104 CFU/g STEC being defined as super shedders (SS). The rectal anal...

Fall 2015

Pan, Xue

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seed oil contains approximately 45%-65% of α-linolenic acid (ALA) and 15-29 % of linoleic acid (LA), and is one of the richest natural sources of these polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Due to its high amounts of PUFAs, especially ALA, flax oil has a number of...

Fall 2015

Greer, Michael S

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the final step in the acyl-CoA- dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). The level of DGAT activity may have a substantial effect on the flow of carbon into TAG in many organisms. In plants, yeast, and animals, two families of...

2004

Love, Brian E

Fall 2016

Lu, Xinyao

There is a growing demand for innovative and affordable technologies in the food industry to modify ingredient functionality and to ensure product safety. Proteins are essential components in many food systems, and their structure can be modified in a variety of ways to control and improve...

Fall 2020

Summanwar, Aarohi

Canola provides ~15% of the total global vegetable oil supply and is an important crop contributing about $26.7 billion to Canada’s economy. Canola production has been threatened by clubroot disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, which in extreme case can result complete crop...

Spring 2016

Liang, Guanxiang

Maintenance of the gut health of calves is vital because enteric infections are associated with high mortality during the pre-weaned period. The small intestine is the primary site of many enteric infections and plays an important role in protecting the host from pathogenic infection through both...