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2020s
| Name | Advisor(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Schmitt | Dean Malvick | Interrogating the Brown Stem Rot pathogen | M.S. | 2024 |
| Kristi Ledman | Ruth Dill-Macky | Genome, transmission, and quantification studies of Xanthomonas translucens, the pathogen causing bacterial leaf streak in small grains | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Nick Greatens | Pablo Olivera Firpo, Yue Jin | Studies on Puccinia coronata var. coronata and other recently observed rust fungi in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Cristina Toapanta | Robert Blanchette | Terrestrial rhizomorphic species of the Polyporaceae family in the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador: taxonomy, life history and pathogenicity traits | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Sita Paudel | Brett Arenz, Benham Lockhart | Two new viruses of ornamental plants: identification & characterization | M.S. | 2023 |
| Rae Page | Brian Steffenson | Genetics of Fusarium head blight resistance in barley and of rust resistance in the wild wheat relative Aegilops longissima | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Yeidymar Sierra Moya | Deborah Samac | Development of genetic mapping and DNA markers for tolerance to bacterial stem blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae in alfalfa | M.S. | 2023 |
| Eric Otto | Robert Blanchette | Heterobasidion irregulare in Minnesota and the important role of native forest fungi | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Dong-gyu Kim | Kathryn Bushley, Senyu Chen | Molecular Bases of Interaction Between Soybean Cyst Nematode and Antagonistic Soil Fungi | M.S. | 2022 |
| Mitchell Ritzinger | Brian Steffenson | IDENTIFICATION AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL LEAF STREAK RESISTANCE IN BARLEY | M.S. | 2022 |
| Savana Lipps | Deborah Samac | An analysis of the phenotypic, phylogenetic, and genomic characteristics of Pseudomonas syringae phylogroup 2 and Pseudomonas viridiflava phylogroup 7 strains causing bacterial stem blight of alfalfa in the United States | M.S. | 2021 |
| Rebecca Hall | Dean Malvick, Kathryn Bushley | Distribution and Traits of the Fungal Pathogen Fusarium virguliforme that Influence Spread and Survival in Minnesota | M.S. | 2021 |
| Jacob Botkin | Ashok Chanda, Cory Hirsch | DNA-based detection and reference genome assembly of Aphanomyces cochlioides | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Robert Alvarez-Quinto | Benham Lockhart | IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FOUR NEW PLANT PARARETROVIRUSES (GENUS: BADNAVIRUS) INFECTING ORNAMENTAL CROPS | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Eric S Nazareno | Melania Figueroa, Shahryar Kianian | Dissecting the oat crown rust pathosystem: identifying virulence factors and developing sources of adult plant resistance | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Matthew Colin Pereyra | Linda Kinkel | Evaluating the Effects of Antagonistic Interactions on Pathogen Inhibition by Streptomyces Isolates from a Disease Suppressive Soil | M.S. | 2021 |
| Eva Henningsen | Brian Steffenson | Genomic resources to study virulence and evolution of cereal rust fungi | M.S. | 2021 |
| Alexandra Feltmeyer | Jennifer Juzwik, Brett Arenz | Characterization of Injection Wound Damage Associated with Propiconazole Treatments of Northern Pin Oaks | M.S. | 2020 |
| Alissa Geske | Dean Malvick | Interactions of Fusarium virguliforme with Soybean Aphid and Common Root Pathogens | M.S. | 2020 |
| Pratibha Sharma | Ashok Chanda, Dean Malvick | Evaluation of resistance to Rhizoctonia solani in soybean and assessment of fungicide sensitivity in isolates from sugar beet and soybean | M.S. | 2020 |
| Deepak Haarith | Senyu Chen, Kathryn Bushley | Characterizing A Soybean Cyst Nematode Mycobiome From Waseca Long-term Soy-corn Rotation Experiment in Search of Fungal Biological Control Agents and Bio-nematicides | PhD | 2020 |
| Melissa Lim Prevenost | Dean Malvick | Hear me out: a content analysis of plant pathology podcast and usage in plant pathology extension (Capstone Project) | M.S. | 2020 |
2010s
| Name | Advisor(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feng Li | Melania Figueroa, Brian Steffenson | Virulence of the stem rust fungus and non-host resistance against stem rust | PhD | 2019 |
| Zennah Kosgey | Ruth Dill-Macky, Matt Rouse | Sources of FHB Resistance, Genetics and Mapping of Stem Rust Resistance in Kenyan and Ethiopian Spring Wheat Germplasm | PhD | 2019 |
| Kristi Ledman | Ruth Dill-Macky, Carol Ishimaru | Pathovar Identification and Genetic Diversity of Xanthomonas translucens strains isolated from weedy grasses and cultivated wild rice in Minnesota
| M.S. | 2019 |
| Andrew Sathoff | Deborah Samac | Plant Defensins: An Innovative Approach to Control Alfalfa Crown Rot | PhD | 2019 |
| Justin Stanton | Madeleine Smith, Ruth Dill-Macky | Bacterial Leaf Streak of Wheat: Inoculation Methods and Epidemiology | M.S. | 2019 |
| Lillian McGilp | James Bradeen | Characterization of Passalora fulva and tomato leaf mold-associated fungi in Minnesota high-tunnels and the management of common high-tunnel tomato diseases | M.S. | 2018 |
| Matthew Martin | Brian Steffenson | Development of barley introgression lines carrying the leaf rust resistance genes Rph1 to Rph15 | M.S. | 2018 |
| Michelle Grabowski | Dean Malvick | Exploring the host range of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in herbaceous ornamental plants. | Ph.D. | 2017 |
| Garrett Beier | Robert Blanchette | Investigations Of Resistance In American Elm (Ulmus Americana) To Dutch Elm Disease (Caused By Ophiostoma Novo-Ulmi) | Ph.D. | 2017 |
| Laura Felice | Linda Kinkel and Ruth Dill-Macky | M.S. | 2017 | |
| Josh Havill | Angela Orshinsky and James Bradeen | Management Strategies For Hop Downy Mildew Utilizing Fungicides and Host Resistance | M.S. | 2017 |
| Fazal Manan | Brian Steffenson | Genetics of Rust Resistance in a Wheat Nested Association Mapping Population | M.S. | 2017 |
| Austin Case | Brian Steffenson | Genetics, Sources, and Mapping Of Stem Rust Resistance In Barley | Ph.D. | 2017 |
| Jordan Briggs | Matt Rouse | Misfits Of Wheat Stem Rust Resistance-‐ Unusual Solutions To A Consistent Problem | Ph.D. | 2017 |
| Sara Bratsch | Ben Lockhart | Detection, Diagnostics, and Characterization Of Virus-Like Organisms And Conformational Disease-Like Proteins In Plants | Ph.D. | 2016 |
| Adil Essarioui | Linda Kinkel | Nutrient competition and coevolutionary antagonistic interactions between Fusarium and Streptomyces in soil | Ph.D. | 2016 |
| Anil Adhikari | Ruth Dill-Macky and Madeleine Smith | Association Mapping for Net Blotch resistance in Barley and a Study of the Distribution and Population Structure of Barley/Cereal Yellow Dwarf Virus in Minnesota | M.S. | 2016 |
| Blake Webster | Carol Ishimaru and Dean Malvick | Factors Contributing To The Reemergence Of Goss's Wilt and Blight In The Upper Midwestern U.S. | M.S. | 2016 |
| Matthew Haas | Brian Steffenson | Genetics of resistance to Fusarium head blight and spot blotch in Hordeum | Ph.D. | 2016 |
| Shuyi Huang | Brian Steffenson | Phenotypic diversity in the wheat wild relative Aegilops longissima. | M.S. | 2016 |
| Margaret McDermott-Kubezcko | Jennifer Juzwik | Fungi isolated from black walnut branches in Indiana and Tennessee urban areas | M.S. | 2016 |
| Nicholas LeBlanc | H. Corby Kistler | Influence of plant diversity and perennial plant identity on Fusarium communities in soil | Ph.D. | 2015 |
| Zane Grabau | Senyu Chen | Interactions between crop rotation, crop yield, plant-parasitic nematodes, and the nematode community | Ph.D. | 2015 |
| Peng Zhou | Nevin Young | Defense-related gene families in the model legume, Medicago truncatula: computational analysis, pan-genome characterization and structural variation | Ph.D. | 2015 |
| Anna Yang | Jennifer Juzwik | Detection of the Oak Wilt Pathogen in Sapwood of Northern Oak Species Using PCR Technology | M.S. | 2015 |
| Joshua Kielsmeier-Cook | Matthew Rouse | New resistance in old places: resistance to the Ug99 race group of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici in wheat intergeneric hybrids and historic germplasm | M.S. | 2014 |
| Jeltie Hulshout | Benham Lockhart | M.S. | 2014 | |
| Gretchen Freed | Dean Malvick | Substrates from soybean and corn influence pathogenesis and growth of Fusarium virguliforme. | M.S. | 2014 |
| Melanie Moore | Robert Blanchette | Investigations of Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum: inhibition by Butternut Bark Extracts and Viability of Conidia. | M.S. | 2014 |
| Daniel Schlatter | Linda Kinkel | Global biogeography and local adaptation of Streptomyces. | Ph.D. | 2013 |
| Bullo Mamo | Brian Steffenson | Genetic characterization of multiple disease resistance and agronomic/nutritional traits in Hordeum. | Ph.D. | 2013 |
| Zane Grabau | Senyu Chen | Management strategies for control of soybean cyst nematode and their effect on the nematode community. | M.S. | 2013 |
| Benjamin Held | Robert Blanchette | Diversity and characterization of wood decay fungi from historic wood in Antarctica. | Ph.D. | 2013 |
| Patricia Vaz-Jauri | Linda Kinkel | Ecology of interspecies signaling among Streptomyces and its relationship with pathogen suppression. | Ph.D. | 2013 |
| Liangliang Gao | James Bradeen | Generation of genome-wide linkage maps for a wild potato and RNA-seq analysis of transgene mediated potato defense mechanisms against late blight in the tubers and foliage. | Ph.D. | 2013 |
| Dimitre Mollov | Benham Lockhart | Identification, transmission, and genomic characterization of four new viruses in cultivated rose. | Ph.D. | 2012 |
| Samuel Stoxen | Les Szabo | The population structure of Puccina graminis f. sp. tritici in the United States. | M.S. | 2012 |
| Ryan Syverson | Carol A. Ishimaru | Multiple approaches towards understanding virulence of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, causal agent of bacterial ring rot of potato. | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Hao Zhou | Brian Steffenson | Association mapping of multiple disease resistance in U.S. barley breeding germplasm | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Ji-Hyun Park | Jennifer Juzwik | Etiology of crown decline and dieback in bitternut hickory | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Lian Lian | Senyu Chen | Identifying novel sources of resistance to the soybean cyst nematode | M.S | 2011 |
| Matthew G. Bakker | Linda Kinkel | Interactions between plants and antagonistic streptomycetes | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Jon R. Menke | H. Corby Kistler | A Study of Fusarium graminearum Virulence Factors | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Paul W. Meyer | James E. Kurle | Interaction of temperature, soil moisture, seed treatment, cultivar, and soybean cyst nematode in root rot of soybean | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| John C. Bienapfl | Dean K. Malvick and James A. Percich | Fusarium and phytophthora species associated with root rot of soybean (glycine max) | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Yuan Chai | Brian Joel Steffenson | Investigations on stem rust resistance genes in barley | M.S. | 2011 |
| Matthew N. Rouse | Yue Jin | Studies on wheat resistance to UG99 | Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Brett E. Arenz | Robert A. Blanchette | Fungi in Antarctica: a circumpolar study of biodiversity in soils and historic structures | Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Pravin Gautam | Ruth Dill-Macky | Factors affecting Fusarium head blight development and trichothecene accumulation in fusarium-infected wheat heads | Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Gregory J. Reynolds | Carol E. Windels and Ian Vance Mac Rae | Remote sensing for detection of rhizoctonia crown and root rot in sugar beet and the impact of the disease on chlorophyll content | M.S. | 2010 |
| Ann E. Impullitti | Dean K. Malvick | Colonization of soybean (Glycine max) by the pathogen Phialophora gregata and endophytic fungi | Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Tammy M. Kolander | Dean K. Malvick and James E. Kurle | The Host range of Fusarium virguliforme on rotational crops and common plant species and its survival and growth on crop residue | M.S. | 2010 |
2000s
| Name | Advisor(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jie Zhou | James E. Kurle | Interactive effects of soybean cyst nematode, mycorrhizal fungi, and iron-deficiency on soybean nutrients and growth | M.S. | 2009 |
| Ben Alsop | Brian J. Steffenson | Utilization of Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum for improvement of disease resistance in cultivated barley | Ph.D. | 2009 |
| Ryan Blaedow | Jennifer Juzwik | Use of the systemic fungicide propiconazole for oak wilt management: an assessment of uncharacterized host - pathogen - fungicide interactions | Ph.D. | 2009 |
| Christie Almeyda Becerra | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Identification and characterization of two viruses causing previously unreported diseases of flowering maple (Abutilon x hybridum) and greenhouse-grown tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) | Ph.D. | 2008 |
| James Jacobs | Robert A. Blanchette | Histopathology of white pine blister rust in Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) | Ph.D. | 2008 |
| Carlos Perez | Robert A. Blanchette | Relationship between pathogens of Eucalyptus and native Myrtaceae in Uruguay | Ph.D. | 2008 |
| Pablo D. Firpo Olivera | Brian J. Steffenson | Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Sharon goatgrass (Aegilops sharonensis) and genetics of resistance to wheat fungal diseases | Ph.D. | 2008 |
| Ben Millet | James M. Bradeen | Characterization of transcription and functon of foliar blight resistance gene RB in foliage and tubers of transgenic cultivated potato at different physiological ages | Ph.D. | 2007 |
| Ryan Syverson | James M. Bradeen | Towards development of molecular resources in disease resistant wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum, including a linkage map and SNP-based marker | M.S. | 2007 |
| Alex Ellram | Deborah A. Samac and Carol E. Windels | Mowing practices to reduce dollar spot disease on creeping bentgrass and environmental influences on the aggressiveness of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa | Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Ed Quirin | James M. Bradeen | Resistance gene analog (RGA) library development for the wild potato species, Solanum bulbocastanum and the analysis of non-RGA sequences obtained via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using degenerate primers | M.S. | 2006 |
| Carmen Gavin Vanegas | James Kolmer | Genetics of stem rust resistance in the spring wheat cultivar Thatcher and the effect of Lr34 on stem rust resistance | M.S. | 2006 |
| Maria Ordonez | James Groth | Virulence, molecular diversity, and life cycle evolution of two rust fungi : in part as: virulence and molecular characterization of a world-wide collection of Puccinia triticina from durum wheat and evolutionary relationship between sympatric macrocylic and microcyclic forms of Tranzschelia SPP | Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Brian Schwingle | Robert A. Blanchette | Phytophthora species associated with diseased woody plants in Minnesota ornamental nurseries | M.S. | 2006 |
| Senia Warnke | Senyu Chen | Effects of rotation crops on Heterodera glycines population, hatch, mortality and development in laboratory and greenhouse studies | M.S. | 2006 |
| Jose Machado-Caballero | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Identification and characterization of two viruses causing previously undescribed diseases of florist's hydrangea (Hydranfea macrophylla endless summer') and white ash (Fraxinus americana) | Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Jorge Lussio | James A. Percich | The effect of Rhizobium on the nodulation of chemically and biologically treated dark red kidney bean seed in root rot infested soils in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Sharon Lewandowski | James E. Kurle | Pathway of infection of Fusarium graminearum in 6-row susceptible barley | M.S. | 2005 |
| Claudia Castell-Miller | Deborah A. Samac | Taxonomy, molecular and pathogenic variability of Phoma medicaginis Malbr. & Roum. isolates from Minnesota on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and visualization of the infection process of Phoma medicaginis Malbr. & Roum. on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) leaves with differing degrees of resistance | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Liying Zhang | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Characterization of episomal and integrated banana streak goldfinger virus (BSGFV) | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Brett Arenz | Robert A. Blanchette | Studies in fungal diversity of the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica | M.S. | 2005 |
| Silvia Pereyra | Ruth Dill-Macky | Epidemiological and ecological studies of pathogenic Fusari causing Fusarium head blight to wheat and barley in Uruguay and prospects for control | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Jason Smith | Robert A. Blanchette | Host-pathogen interactions in rust disease pathosystems | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Jean Rowntree | Carol E. Windels | Survival of Aphanomyces cochlioides oospores in soil following preconditioning at various levels of relative humidity | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Carlos Perez | Ruth Dill-Macky and Linda L. Kinkel | Use of green manures to reduce Fusarium graminearum survival in wheat residues | M.S. | 2005 |
| Rubella Goswami | H. Corby Kistler | Genomic analysis of host pathogen interactions between Fusarium graminearum and its graminaceous hosts | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Haiyan Jia | James E. Kurle | Evaluating early maturity group soybean cultivars and plant introductions for resistance and partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae | M.S. | 2005 |
| Maria Sanchez | James M. Bradeen | Allelic mining for late blight resistance in wild Solanum species belonging to series bulbocastana | Ph.D. | 2005 |
| Matt Culler | Ruth Dill-Macky | Sources and environmental influences on expression of resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat | Ph.D. | 2004 |
| Yuhong Li | Senyu Chen | Effects of the rhg1 gene on resistance to Heterodera glycines in soybean (Glycine max) | Ph.D. | 2003 |
| Elizabeth Wiggins | Linda L. Kinkel | Green manures and cropping sequences influence indigenous soil-borne antagonists and plant disease | M.S. | 2003 |
| Charles Barnes | James Groth | Dispersal and mating pattern of two plant pathogens in part as spatial and temporal dynamics of Puccina andropogonis on Comandra umbellata and Andropogon gerardii in a native prairie and inbreeding levels of two Ustilago maydis populations | Ph.D. | 2003 |
| Kurt Wilhelm | Roger Jones | Analysis of the spatial patterns of Fusarium head blight and the implications for control | M.S. | 2002 |
| Jon Reinders | Nevin D. Young | Marker assisted introgression and validation of a donor segment possessing a putative stalk quality quantitative trait locus in Zea mays L. | M.S. | 2002 |
| Andrea Morse | Robert A. Blanchette | Etiology of red stain in boxelder (Acer negundo) | M.S. | 2002 |
| Alan T. Dyer | Carol E. Windels | Viability, maturation and survival of Aphanomyces cochlioides oospores | Ph.D. | 2002 |
| Crystal Floyd | Robert A. Blanchette | Biological control of roots rots in forests using fungi | M.S. | 2002 |
| Shawn Bernick | Jon Powell | The assessment of diversity within Minnesota populations of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa and the development of species specific PCR primers for the detection of North America Sclerotinia homoeocarpa isolates | M.S. | 2002 |
| Jason A. Smith | Robert A. Blanchette | Etiology of bronze leaf disease of Populus | M.S. | 2001 |
| Gacheri Kimathi Muriuki | Chester J. Mirocha | Deoxynivalenol and nivalenol in pathogenesis of Fusarium head light in wheat | Ph.D. | 2001 |
| Marc Neuman | Jennifer Juzwik | Role of Gliocladium roseum in preventing the overland transmision of Ceratocystis fagacearum | M.S. | 2001 |
| Ramya Mani | Linda L. Kinkel | Spatial and temporal analyses of Xanthomonas translucens pv translucens colonization on wheat leaves | M.S. | 2001 |
| Maropeng Jack Maake | James Groth | M.S. | 2001 | |
| Karen Broz-Hilburn | Richard J. Zeyen | A plant suspension cell assay for anti-fungal transgene efficacy | M.S. | 2001 |
| Rhoda L. Burrows | Frank Pfleger | Plant biodiversity impacts on arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi | Ph.D. | 2001 |
| Julia Jenkins | Roger Jones | Epidemiological traits that influence Phytophthora infestans A2 mating type | M.S. | 2000 |
| Britt Peyer | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Distribution, relatedness and variability of beet necrotic yellow vein virus and beet soilborne mosaic virus in Minnesota | M.S. | 2000 |
| Kun Xiao | Linda L. Kinkel | Biological control of Phytophthora roots rots on alfalfa and soybean with Streptomyces | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| Silvia Pereyra | Ruth Dill-Macky | Survival and inoculum production of Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch in wheat residue | M.S. | 2000 |
| Warren Kruger | Richard J. Zeyen | Physiological and molecular effects of barley powdery mildew resistance genes on defense responses | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| Elva Consuelo Estevez de Jensen | James A. Percich | Etiology and control of dry bean root rot in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| Pedro Figueroa | Alan P. Roelfs | Interactions of Lr13 or Lr34 with other leaf rust resistance genes, pathogen isolates and the environment | Ph.D. | 2000 |
| László Gyenis | Neil A. Anderson | Biological control of septoria leaf spot and canker of hybrid poplar using suppressive strains of Streptomyces spp. | Ph.D. | 2000 |
1990s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick Martinez | James Groth | Analysis of DNA markers and a transposon-like element, Uar-1, in the bean rust fungus, Uromyces appendiculatus | Ph.D. | 1999 |
| Kathy W.M. Kromroy | Robert A. Blanchette | Studies on the identification and ecology of Armillaria species in Minnesota and Wisconsin | Ph.D. | 1999 |
| Alan T. Dyer | Carol E. Windels | Spatial and genetic analyses of Aphanomyces cochlioides in sugar beet fields | M.S. | 1999 |
| Kurt D. Stromberg | Linda L. Kinkel | Prospects for biological control of bacterial leaf streak of wheat | M.S. | 1998 |
| Tsitsi R.C. Ndowora | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Banana streak virus : development of an immunoenzymatic assay for detection and characterization of sequences that are integrated in the genome of the host | Ph.D. | 1998 |
| Andrea M. Moffatt | James A. Percich and Robert F. Nyvall | Evaluation of various grasses as host for Bipolaris oryzae, causal organism of fungal brown spot on cultivated wild rice in Minnesota | M.S. | 1998 |
| Mary E.S. Moberg | David MacDonald | Effect of soybean products and other host products on hatch of the soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) | Ph.D. | 1998 |
| Jill Calabro | Robert A. Blanchette | Investigations on the use of biological wound treatments to enhance wound closure and inhibit decay in Populus deltoides | M.S. | 1998 |
| Chad J. Behrendt | Robert A. Blanchette | Biological processing of pine logs with Phlebiopsis gigantea for pulp and paper production | Ph.D. | 1998 |
| Matthew J. McBride | Deborah A. Samac | Colonization and effect of disease-suppressive streptomyces on alfalfa growth and nodulation by Rhizobium meliloti | M.S. | 1997 |
| Dean K. Malvick | James A. Percich | Diversity and population structure of Aphanomyces euteiches associated with vegetable and forage legumes | Ph.D. | 1997 |
| Nora A. Altier | Linda L. Kinkel | Epidemiological and ecological studies on fusarium crown and root diseases of birdsfoot trefoil in Uruguay and the prospects for breeding resistance | Ph.D. | 1997 |
| Wendy J. White | Robert A. Blanchette | Biology and control of blue stain fungi in Populus tremuloides | M.S. | 1996 |
| Bruce E. Paulsrud | Neil A. Anderson | Characterization of antagonistic Streptomyces spp. from potato scab-suppressive soils and evaluation of their biocontrol potential against potato and non-potato pathogens | M.S. | 1996 |
| Miriam R. Newton | Linda L. Kinkel | Quantifying components of relative fitness in coexisting pathogen strains | M.S. | 1996 |
| Akhilesh Mishra | Alan P. Roelfs | Genetics of leaf rust resistance in durum wheat | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Dennis Neil McDougall | Robert A. Blanchette | Investigations on the use of polyethylene plastic in the treatment of tree wounds | M.S. | 1996 |
| Kuo-Chih Lin | William R. Bushnell | Isolation and characterization of host response genes associated with resistant reactions induced in oat by Puccinia graminis | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Kasia M. Duellman | Richard A. Meronuck | Use of water inputs to forecast white mold on dry edible bean | M.S. | 1996 |
| Junping Chen | Chester J. Mirocha | Identification and characterization of fumonisin and AAL toxins and their derivatives produced by Fusarium moniliforme and Alternaria alternata F. sp. Lycopersici | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Dionicio Alvarado | Robert A. Blanchette | Armillaria root rot in the central forests of Mexico | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Zhihong Yang | Benham E. L. Lockhart | An analysis of the nucleotide sequence and genomic organization of Kalanchoë top spotting virus | M.S. | 1995 |
| Jean Louise Williams-Woodward | Frank Pfleger and Carol E. Windels | Crop rotation, green manure, and tillage effects on common root rot of pea (Pisum sativum) caused by Aphanomyces euteiches : and, development of assays to estimate inoculum levels in soil | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Tarkus Suganda | Neil A. Anderson | Quantification of vascular colonization as means to evaluate resistance of potato to Verticillum alvo-atrum and V. dahilae | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Robert K. Noyd | Frank Pfleger | Ecological interactions between native prairie grasses and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the reclamation of taconite iron ore tailing | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Brent D. McCallum | James Groth | The genetics of teliospore production and microevolution in rust fungi | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Cecilia R. Jones | Deborah A. Samac | Use of suppressive Streptomyces strains for biocontrol of soilborne pathogens of alfalfa | M.S. | 1995 |
| László Gyenis | Ernest E. Banttari and Neil A. Anderson | Factors affecting verticillium wilt development in wilt resistant and susceptible potato cultivars infected with potato virus x, potato leafroll virus or both viruses | M.S. | 1995 |
| Vergel C. Concibido | Nevin D. Young | Identification and characterization of soybean cyst nematode resistance genes using DNA markers | Ph.D. | 1995 |
| Jason R. Brantner | James A. Percich and Robert F. Nyvall | Survival, inoculum sources, and propiconazole sensitivity of Bipolaris species causing fungal brown spot of wild rice and host sensitivity to ophiobolin | M.S. | 1995 |
| Julie Wood Beale | Carol E. Windels | Variability and spatial pattern of Aphanomyces cochlioides in soils assayed in the greenhouse compared to root rot in the field | M.S. | 1995 |
| Richard P. Woodward | Roy D. Wilcoxson and E.S. Stewart | Characterization of variation in Fusarium graminearum Schwabe using isozymes, rDNA fingerprinting, and pathogenicity | Ph.D. | 1994 |
| Andrew D. Ryan | Linda L. Kinkel | Inoculum density and population dynamics of suppressive and pathogenic Streptomyces strains and their effects on potato scab biocontrol | M.S. | 1994 |
| F. Javier Plasencia de la Parra | Ernest E. Banttari | Development of a monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay to evaluate potato resistance to verticillium wilt | Ph.D. | 1994 |
| Tsitsi R.C. Ndowora | Linda L. Kinkel | Evaluation of techniques for identification of Streptimyces isolates in ecological studies | M.S. | 1994 |
| James E. Kurle | Frank Pfleger | Population responses of arbuscular mycorrizal fungi to agricultural management practices | Ph.D. | 1994 |
| Eric C. Eckwall | Neil A. Anderson and J.L. Schottle | Production of secondary metabolites associated with potato scab disease | M.S. | 1994 |
| Timothy A. Clark | Richard J. Zeyen | Plant response gene transcript accumulation in barley,Hordeum vulgare , attacked by the powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei | Ph.D. | 1994 |
| Chad J. Behrendt | Robert A. Blanchette | Biological control of blue stain fungi in wood using a colorless strain of Ophiostoma peiliferum | M.S. | 1994 |
| Janell M. Stevens-Johnk | Roger Jones | Characterization of isolates of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis groups 2-2 and 3 based on whole-cell fatty acid analysis | Ph.D. | 1993 |
| David M. Rizzo | Robert A. Blanchette | Genetics and ecology of Armillaria ostoyae | Ph.D. | 1993 |
| James Patrick Martinez | James Groth and Nevin D. Young | Inheritance of DNA markers and their use for phylogenetic analysis in the bean rust fungus, Uromyces appendiculatus | M.S. | 1993 |
| DeHong Jiang | Richard J. Zeyen | The role of silicon in barley resistance to powdery mildew, Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei | Ph.D. | 1993 |
| Ligia I. Navarrete-Ayala | Benham E. L. Lockhart and Neil E. Olszewski | Genetic analysis of commelina yellow mottle virus (CoYMV) | M.S. | 1993 |
| Nora A. Altier | Judy A. Thies | Development of a culture plate method to evaluate and select alfalfa germplasm for resistance to Pythium seedling diseases | M.S. | 1993 |
| Daqun Liu | Neil A. Anderson | Biological control of Streptomyces scabies and other plant pathogens | Ph.D. | 1992 |
| Juilo Huerta-Espino | Alan P. Roelfs | Analysis of wheat leaf and stem rust virulence on a worldwide basis | Ph.D. | 1992 |
| Eric W.A. Boehm | William R. Bushnell | Determination of the karyotype in selected species of Eocronartium, Puccinia and Melampsora | Ph.D. | 1992 |
| Irshad Ali | Alan P. Roelfs | Resistance to unique wheat leaf rust cultures | M.S. | 1992 |
| Weiping Xie | Chester J. Mirocha | Isolation, purification, characterization and structure identification of derivatives of fusarochromanone produced by Fusarium equiseti | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Monica Kay Wallace | David MacDonald | Correlation of edaphic factors with plant-parasitic nematode populations | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Laura R. Todd | Thor Kommedahl and Carol E. Windels | Pathogenesis of Zea mays by Fusarium moniliforme using enzyme analysis | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Tarkus Suganda | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Resistance to barley net blotch | M.S. | 1991 |
| Janell M. Stevens-Johnk | Roger Jones | Fatty acid analysis of isolates of Rhizoctonia solani | M.S. | 1991 |
| Nancy K. Osterbauer | David W. French | Evaluation of propiconazole as a treatment for oak wilt in two species of Quercus | M.S. | 1991 |
| Cynthia M. Ocamb | Thor Kommedahl | Ecology of soilborne Fusarium species associated with roots and the rhizosphere of Zea mays | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Rita A. Kuznia | Richard A. Meronuck and Elwin L. Stewart | Fungi associated with Lupinus species in Minnesota | M.S. | 1991 |
| David R. Johnson | James A. Percich | Studies on in-vitro screening of wild rice for resistance to fungal brown spot caused by Bipolaris oryzae | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Cheryl A. Engelkes | Carol E. Windels | Pathogenicity and survival of Ag-2-2 of Rhizoctonia solani on sugar beet and bean crops | Ph.D. | 1991 |
| Jan Eric Backlund | Alan P. Roelfs and Les J. Szabo | Physical characteristics of the Puccinia graminis F.SP. tritici genome | M.S. | 1991 |
| Beatriz Alida Perez | Alan P. Roelfs | Durable resistance to leaf rust in South American wheat cultivates | Ph.D. | 1990 |
| F. Javier Plasencia de la Parra | Chester J. Mirocha | Conjugation products of the Fusarium mycotoxin zearalenone | M.S. | 1990 |
| Flavio A. Lazzari | Richard A. Meronuck | Moisture variability of individual seeds of soybeans in the field and in storage | Ph.D. | 1990 |
| Muhammad Kosim Kardin | James Groth | Genetics of resistance and density-dependent pathogen fitness interactions in the bean-bean rust pathosystem | Ph.D. | 1990 |
| German P. Hoyos | Neil A. Anderson | Vascular colonization of potato by Verticillium dahliae and its relationship to disease and host resistance | Ph.D. | 1990 |
| Robert L. Hills | Bill W. Kennedy | Time sequencing of paraquat application on soybean : effects and possible mechanisms | M.S. | 1990 |
| Grace Z. Bucher | David W. French | Identification and pathogenicity of isolates of Hypoxylon mammatum and resistance of willows and aspens to these isolates | M.S. | 1990 |
| Necmettin Bolat | Alan P. Roelfs | Stem rust resistance of selected durum wheats | M.S. | 1990 |
1980s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Wiens | Thor Kommedahl | Microclimate factors affecting infections of bean by Sclerotinia sclerotium | MAgr | 1989 |
| Robert J. Pawlosky | Chester J. Mirocha | An analytical technique for the detection of Fusarium mycotoxins with microcolumn HPLC fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry | Ph.D. | 1989 |
| Jill D. Nauman-Pokorny | Richard A. Meronuck | Factors affecting the invasion of dry edible beans by storage fungi and their relatonship to allowable storage time | M.S. | 1989 |
| David C. Linde | James Groth | Identification and use of new phenotypic and genotypic markers in Uromyces appendiculatus, the bean rust fungus | Ph.D. | 1989 |
| Daniel H. Gillman | Richard A. Meronuck | Anhydrous ammonia as a microbial inhibitor while drying high moisture corn with ambient air | M.S. | 1989 |
| Jody L. Fetzer | Bill W. Kennedy | Time of inoculation and temperature effects on symptom development and leaf movement in soybean seedlings inoculated with tobacco streak virus | M.S. | 1989 |
| Zahra Ferji | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Role of small bacilliform virus in etiology of top spotting disease of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and some properties of the virus | M.S. | 1989 |
| Jeanne A. Ciborowski | James A. Percich | Studies of purple spot on asparagus, caused by Stemphylium vesicaruim, in Minnesota | M.S. | 1989 |
| Mohamed Achouri | Elwin L. Stewart | The endogonaceae of Souss-Massa, Morocco | Ph.D. | 1989 |
| Linda M. Treeful | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Resistance to barley leaf rust (Puccinia hordei Otth) in wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch) | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| El Mostafa Toufiq | Roy D. Wilcoxson | A study resistance to Puccinia recondita f.sp. Tritici in near isogenic wheat lines and in Moroccan wheats | M.S. | 1988 |
| Judy A. Thies | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Evaluation of plant resistance and procedures for control of root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus penetrans) on alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| Mouna Tajani | Alan P. Roelfs | The effect of sampling size on yield component affected by leaf rust epidemic | M.S. | 1988 |
| Beatriz Alida Perez | Alan P. Roelfs | Durable resistance to wheat leaf rust | M.S. | 1988 |
| Melody F. Olson | David MacDonald and Thor Kommedahl | Interaction of Verticillium albo-atrum and Pratylenchus penetrans in potato (Solanum tuberosum) | M.S. | 1988 |
| Jennifer Lorang | Neil A. Anderson | Heterokaryosis and inhibitory reactions among isolates of Streptomyces scabies causing scab on potato | M.S. | 1988 |
| Flavio A. Lazzari | Richard A. Meronuck | Moisture variability of individual seeds of soybeans in the field and in storage | M.S. | 1988 |
| Nezha Khaless | Benham E. L. Lockhart | Biological and physicochemical characterization of Bermuda grass etched line virus | M.S. | 1988 |
| David W. Gardner | Sagar Krupa | Long-term changes in the elemental composition of soil and vegetation in the vicinity of a coal-fired power plant | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| Scott A. Enebak | Robert A. Blanchette | Control of soilborne pathogens in forest tree nurseries | M.S. | 1988 |
| Robert L. Doudrick | David W. French and Neil A. Anderson | Ectomycorrhizal associations of black spruce in northern Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| Hamed K. Abbas | Chester J. Mirocha | Characterization and biological activity of two new mycotoxins produced by species of Fusarium | Ph.D. | 1988 |
| Weiping Xie | Chester J. Mirocha | Analysis and production of Fusarium toxin fusarochromanone | M.S. | 1987 |
| Monte R. Miles | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Inheritance of resistance to black stain of malting barley | Ph.D. | 1987 |
| German P. Hoyos | Neil A. Anderson | Studies on the resistance/susceptibility of potato clones : the inoculum potential of debris and survival in soil and debris and chemical control of verticillium wilt of potatoes | M.S. | 1987 |
| Frisby D. Smith III | Ernest E. Banttari | Adaptation of dot-ELISA on nitrocellulose membranes for detection in potato leafroll virus | M.S. | 1986 |
| Nora S. Plesofsky-Vig | Robert Brambl | The heat shock response of Neurospora crassa : protein synthesis, thermotolerance, and accumulation of specific RNAs | M.S. | 1986 |
| David A.R. McQueen | Neil A. Anderson | A characterization pf Streptomyces scabies and its interaction with the potato tuber | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Kenneth B. Johnson | Paul Teng | Systems analysis and modelling of yield loss in potato caused by interacting populations of early blight, verticillium wilt, and the potato leafhopper | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| David R. Johnson | Paul G. Rothman | Identification and characterization of stem rust resistance in Avena fatua L. | M.S. | 1986 |
| In Sung Hoang | Paul Teng and Alan P. Roelfs | The dynamics of stem rust epidemics and wheat growth on multivars | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Brahim Ezzahiri | Alan P. Roelfs | Wheat leaf rust epidemiology in Morocco and the expression and inheritance of resistance in the cultivar era | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Mohammed Boulif | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Pathogenic specialization in Pyrenophora graminea Ito & Kuribayashi and inheritance of resistance in Hordeum vulgare L. to the pathogen | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Peter J. Bedker | Robert A. Blanchette | An assessment of the pathogenicity of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in the north central United States | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Adalberto Martinez-Barreras | Alan P. Roelfs | Wheat leaf rust epidemics in mixtures of susceptible and resistant cultivars | M.S. | 1986 |
| Therese Atcham | Ernest E. Banttari | Dual transmission of and interference between the aster yellows mycoplasmalike organism and the oat blue dwarf viros in the aster leafhopper, Macrosteles fascifrons (Stål) | Ph.D. | 1986 |
| Mary E. Sortland | David MacDonald | Biology of a Minnesota population of Heterodera glycines race 5 | M.S. | 1985 |
| William W. Shane | James S. Baumer and Paul Teng | Population dynamics of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae and crop losses associated with Xanthomonas campestris on spring wheat | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| Moussa Seck | Alan P. Roelfs and Paul Teng | Modeling the effect of leaf rust (Puccinia recondita Tritici) on wheat yield, as affected by leaf position and host resistance | M.S. | 1985 |
| Marguerita L.A. Palmer | Elwin L. Stewart | Biology and forest tree nursery management of Sphaeropsis sapinea in the north central United States | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| Joseph G. O'Brien | Robert A. Blanchette | Studies on the feasibility of biological control of Dutch elm disease | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| William H. Livingston | Robert A. Blanchette | Plant growth substances in relation to physiology and control of eastern dwarf mistletoe | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| Clint L. Kohls | James A. Percich | Epidemiology, yield reductions and field surveys of fungal brown spot of cultivated wild rice | Ph.D. | 1985 |
| Robert A. Dietrich | Robert A. Blanchette | Studies on pine-oak and pine-pine rust on jack-pine | M.S. | 1985 |
| Paul J. Zambino | Neil A. Anderson | Studies on the resistance/susceptibility of potato clones to Verticillium wilt : the relationship between host colonization by Verticillium species and disease | M.S. | 1984 |
| Rodney H. Vargo | James S. Baumer and Howard L. Bissonnette | An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, EIA), for Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc. in Sorok.) Shoem. in leaves of hard red spring wheat, Triticum aestivum L. | Ph.D. | 1984 |
| Janese Valerie Thatcher | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The effect of conservation tillage and crop sequencing on the incidence of foliar diseases and yield of wheat | M.S. | 1984 |
| Laura M. Schickli | James A. Percich | Early infection events of Bipolaris oryzae on wild rice | M.S. | 1984 |
| Lewis Otjen | Robert A. Blanchette | Variation in wood decay patterns caused by white rot basidiomycetes | M.S. | 1984 |
| Monte R. Miles | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Kernel discoloration of barley : effects of genotype, environment and microflora | M.S. | 1984 |
| Carl A. Matyac | Thor Kommedahl | Etiology, ecology and histology of Spacelotheca reliana on Zea mays | Ph.D. | 1984 |
| William O. Macheel | Thor Kommedahl | Choosing the most effective method to control disease of cantaloupe in Minnesota | MAgr | 1984 |
| Yin-Won Lee | Chester J. Mirocha | Characterization and biological activity of mycotoxins from Fusarium roseum 'Graminearum' | Ph.D. | 1984 |
| Lu Tze Hong | James Groth | Electrophoresis and isozyme genetics of bean rust (Uromyces appenticulatus [i.e. appendiculatus] | M.S. | 1984 |
| Indre J. Bildusas | Frank Pfleger and Elwin L. Stewart | Growth and water relations of Bromus inermis as influenced by vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae, potassium nutrition, and drought stress in two soil types | M.S. | 1984 |
| Suleiman M. Al-Kherb | Alan P. Roelfs | Diversity for virulence in a sexually reproducing population of Puccinia coronata CDA | M.S. | 1984 |
| Michael J. Wingfield | Robert A. Blanchette | Ecology of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in the north central United States | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Laura R. Todd | Elwin L. Stewart | Taxonomy and ecology of Deuteromycotina from fresh sawn lumber | M.S. | 1983 |
| Brian J. Steffenson | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Resistance of Hordeum vulgare L. to Puccinia graminis Pers. | M.S. | 1983 |
| Mary E. Palm | Elwin L. Stewart | The genus Suillus Micheli ex Adans. (Boletaceae, Basidiomycotina) in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Roger R. Musick | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Identification and evaluation of resistance to Bipolaris sorokiniana in spring barley | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Janice W. Kaye | Frank Pfleger and Elwin L. Stewart | Growth and development of poinsettias as influenced by Glomus fasciculatum, fertilizer, and Pythium ultimum | M.S. | 1983 |
| Jennifer Juzwik | David W. French | Factors affecting overland transmission of Ceratocystis fagacearum in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Paul H. Goodwin | Ernest E. Banttari | The effect of polystyrene pretreatments, additives and other factors on the sensitivity of ELISA for potato viruses S, X, and Y | M.S. | 1983 |
| Jesus P. Fernandez | Fred I. Frosheiser and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Developing methods for screening alfalfa plants for resistance to crown rot complex | M.S. | 1983 |
| Cho-Li Caroline Fei | Ernest E. Banttari | Occurence [i.e., Occurrence], detection and effects of mild strains of potato virus Y (PVY) on three potato cultivars | M.S. | 1983 |
| Kira L. Bowen | Alan P. Roelfs and Paul Teng | Spatial aspects of epidemics of Puccinia recondita f.sp. tritici | M.S. | 1983 |
| Peter J. Bedker | David W. French | The biology and etiology of a canker disease of honey locust | M.S. | 1983 |
| Therese Atcham | Ernest E. Banttari | Identification and characterization of a virus in sweet potato found in southeast Zaire, Central Africa | M.S. | 1983 |
| Markus W. Andres | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Latent period and slow rusting in the Hordeum vulgare L.-Puccinia hordei Otth host-parasite system | Ph.D. | 1983 |
| Judy A. Thies | David MacDonald | The relationship of Meloidogyne hapla and Verticillium albo-atrum in the verticillium wilt disease of potato | M.S. | 1982 |
| Gregory C. Pratt | Sagar Krupa | Effects of ozone and sulfur dioxide on soybeans | Ph.D. | 1982 |
| Alfredo Orellana | Thor Kommedahl | The development of stalk rot of corn caused by Fusrium graminerum and its control | MS-B | 1982 |
| James M. Mital | David W. French | Distribution and impact of jack pine stem rusts in Minnesota | M.S. | 1982 |
| Kathryn W.M. Kromroy | Sagar Krupa | Comparative evaluation of the short term response of six soybean cultivars to ozone and sulfur dioxide, singly and in combination, under controlled environment | M.S. | 1982 |
| James A. Kolmer | James Groth | Genetic studies of host interaction with dikaryotic and haploid stages of Uromycis phaseoli var. typica | M.S. | 1982 |
| Dean E. Herzfeld | Sagar Krupa | Interactive effects of sub-micron sulfuric acid aerosols and ozone on soybean and pinto bean | M.S. | 1982 |
| Beth E. Hazen | William R. Bushnell | Experimental studies on the hypersensitive response of barley to powdery mildew | M.S. | 1982 |
| Larry G. Haugen | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The effect of fungicide applications on Septoria spp. and yields of spring wheat in Minnesota | M.S. | 1982 |
| Gary D. Franc | Ernest E. Banttari | Persistence, spread and detection of potato virus S in potatoes | M.S. | 1982 |
| Alice M. Bonnen | Robert Brambl | Germination physiology of Neurospora crassa conida | M.S. | 1982 |
| Laura E. Sweets | Howard L. Bissonnette | A study of microorganisms causing storage rots of potatoes in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1981 |
| Mark A. Stennes | David W. French | Thiabendazole hypophosphite and carbendazim phosphate as systemic fungicides for practical Dutch elm disease control | Ph.D. | 1981 |
| Muhammad Kosim Kardin | James A. Percich | Development of resistance to fungicides in Bipolaris oryzae and Bipolaris sorokiniana | M.S. | 1981 |
| Keith D. Johnson | Ward C. Stienstra | Controlled environment studies of Typhula incarnata and Typhula ishikariensis on turfgrasses | M.S. | 1981 |
| Edgardo H. Hijano | Fred I. Frosheiser | Inheritance of fusarium wilt resistance in alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1981 |
| Robert L. Bowden | James A. Percich | Etiology of bacterial leaf streak and bacterial brown spot of wild rice | M.S. | 1981 |
| Frederick A. Baker | David W. French | Biology and control of the eastern dwarf mistletoe | Ph.D. | 1981 |
| Mark W. Andrews | David W. French | Studies of discoloration and decay in American elm (Ulmus amercana [sic] L.) resulting from systemic injections for the control of Dutch elm disease | M.S. | 1981 |
| Carol E. Windels | Thor Kommedahl | Rhizosphere ecology and disease control in Pisum sativum by seed treatment with Penicillium oxalicum | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Katharine D. Widin | Bill W. Kennedy | Ecology and host effects of soil fungi associated with Rhizobium nodules of soybeans | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Herman C. Wenzler | Robert Brambl | Mitochondrial biogenesis during fungal spore germination : catalytic activity, composition, and subunit biosynthesis of oligomycin-sensitive ATPase in Botryodiplodia | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Steven P. Swanson | Chester J. Mirocha | Characterization of T-2 toxin metabolites in cultures of Fusarium tricinctum | M.S. | 1980 |
| Susan Stade | Robert Brambl | Mitochondrial biogenesis during fungal spore germination : respiration and cytochrome c oxidase in germinating spores of Neurospora crassa | M.S. | 1980 |
| Dale K. Smeltzer | David W. French | Studies of the biology and epidemiology of sweetfern rust (Cronartium comptoniae Arth.) | M.S. | 1980 |
| Rachid Sayoud | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on net blotch of barley caused by Pyrenophora teres (Died.) Drechs. | M.S. | 1980 |
| Gusti Sarbini | Thor Kommedahl | Rhizosphere effect in relation to biological control of phytophthora root rot of soybeans | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Gregory C. Pratt | Sagar Krupa | Interactive effects of ozone and sulfur dioxide on soybeans | M.S. | 1980 |
| Nilceu Ricetti Xavier de Nazareno | Alan P. Roelfs | The adult plant resistance of Thatcher t stem rust | M.S. | 1980 |
| Lois E.B. Johnson | Fred I. Frosheiser and Roy D. Wilcoxson | The Relationship between Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis and Corynebacterium insidiosum in alfalfa roots | Ph.D. | 1980 |
| Curtis B. Hill | Neil A. Anderson | The biology and host specificity of anastomosis group 3 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn from potato | M.S. | 1980 |
| David W. Gardner | Sagar Krupa | The chemistry of rain in the vicinity of a sulfur dioxide point source in central Minnesota | M.S. | 1980 |
| Glenn R. Furnier | Neil A. Anderson | Investigation of incompatibility in Gremmeniella abietina | M.S. | 1980 |
| Barbara J. Christ | James Groth | Genetic interaction of the host-parasite system of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and bean rust (Uromyces phaseoli var. typica) | M.S. | 1980 |
| Philip H. Berger | Richard J. Zeyen | The retention of infectivity of maize dwarf mosaic virus in aphids : implications for long-distance dispersal | M.S. | 1980 |
1970s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt B. Wiley | Thor Kommedahl | Ecology of sweet corn rhizosphere soil in relation to biological control of seedling blights | M.S. | 1979 |
| Monica Kay Wallace | David MacDonald | Plant parasitic nematodes in Minnesota apple orchards | MS-B | 1979 |
| Stephen D. Sunderwirth | Alan P. Roelfs | Simply inherited adult plant resistance to Puccinia graminis F. sp. tritici | M.S. | 1979 |
| Kaselan J. Somodiryo | Neil A. Anderson | Pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia solani on soybean and garden pea | M.S. | 1979 |
| Saleh Shrief | Roy D. Wilcoxson | None | MS-B | 1979 |
| Scott G. Sederstrom | Bill W. Kennedy | Studies on soybean seed quality in Minnesota | M.S. | 1979 |
| Nursasmi Pusposendjojo | Richard J. Zeyen and Elwin L. Stewart | Conidium ontogeny of Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. | Ph.D. | 1979 |
| Mary E. Palm | Elwin L. Stewart | The genus Trichocladium Harz (Hyphomycetes, Deuteromycotina) | M.S. | 1979 |
| Ted R. Knous | Fred I. Frosheiser | Implications of phytosterols in alfalfa roots associated with Phytophthora root rot | Ph.D. | 1979 |
| Edgardo H. Hijano | Fred I. Frosheiser | Effect of stem blackening and leaf spotting caused by Phoma medicaginis on alfalfa and selecting for resistance | M.S. | 1979 |
| Winston M. Hagler, Jr. | Chester J. Mirocha | Characterization of zearalenaol from Fusarium roseum 'gibbosum' | Ph.D. | 1979 |
| Dale R. Bergdahl | David W. French | Penetration and colonization of Pinus divarcata by Cronartium comandrae | Ph.D. | 1979 |
| Joseph W. Southern | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The stability of the slow rusting character in nine spring wheat cultivars to five races of Puccinia Graminis Tritici in four Minnesota environments | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Elmer L. Schmidt | David W. French | Spore production and germination of wood decay fungi in-vitro and the application of fungus spore germination to evaluation of fungicides in wood products | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Michael E. Ostry | David W. French | Vectors of eastern dwarf mistletoe | M.S. | 1978 |
| David S. Lang | Sagar Krupa | Effects of sulphuric acid aerosols on vegetation | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Dennis A. Johnson | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The value and inheritance of slow rusting in barley infected with Puccinia hordei Otth | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Michael P. Grisham | Neil A. Anderson and David MacDonald | Variations in the pathogenicity and host specificity of isolates of Rhizoctonia solani associated with carrots | Ph.D. | 1978 |
| Brahim Ezzahiri | Alan P. Roelfs | Postulation of genes for resistance to stem and leaf rust in wheat cultivars and lines from Morocco | M.S. | 1978 |
| Katharine D. Widin | Arthur L. Schipper, Jr. | Epidemiology and impact of Melampsora medusae leaf rust on hybrid poplars in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin | M.S. | 1977 |
| Ambarwati Tjokrosudarmo | Thor Kommedahl | Relationship of kernel infecting fungi to stalk rot of corn | M.S. | 1977 |
| Laura E. Sweets | Ward C. Stienstra | The effect of environmental and nutrition factors on the mycelial growth of Typhula incarnata and Typhula ishikariensis | M.S. | 1977 |
| Robert J. Slattery | Carl J. Eide | Studies on the prevalence and survival of Verticillium spp. in potato and sunflower stems | Ph.D. | 1977 |
| Mark C. Schreiber | Richard J. Zeyen and Sagar Krupa | The response of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. 'Bountiful' to ozone, Uromyces phaseoli, and their interaction | M.S. | 1977 |
| Marguerita A. Palmer | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies of the structure of wheat peduncles in relation to the slow development of stem rust | M.S. | 1977 |
| Robert E. Kroll | Carl J. Eide | The effect of varietal resistance and fungicide concentration on the control of potato late blight | Ph.D. | 1977 |
| Mark W. Josephson | Robert Brambl | Mitochondrial biogenesis during fungal spore germination : purification and properties of cytochrome c oxidase from Botryodiplodia theobromae | M.S. | 1977 |
| Lois E.B. Johnson | Richard J. Zeyen and William R. Bushnell | Resistance mechanisms to powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) in nonhost and inappropriate host plants | M.S. | 1977 |
| Wei-Ley Sunny Hsi | Richard J. Zeyen | The conidium ontogeny of Septoria nodorum (Berk.) Berk. | M.S. | 1977 |
| John A. Gronquist | Neil A. Anderson | Varietal response of potato to diseases caused by Rhizoctonia solani | M.S. | 1977 |
| Supranee Gavinlertvatana | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Slow rusting of spring wheat infected with Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici | M.S. | 1977 |
| Darrell Cox | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Effects of the Sr6 gene on slow and fast development of stem rust in wheat | M.S. | 1977 |
| Gloria M. Warner | David W. French | Seasonal, habitat, and survival studies of viable fungi carried by migratory birds | Ph.D. | 1976 |
| Bent Skovmand | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Inheritance of slow rust development in spring wheat and the relationship of slow rusting to specific resistance | Ph.D. | 1976 |
| Gusti Sarbini | Thor Kommedahl | Biological seed treatment to control Phytophthora root rot of soybeans | M.S. | 1976 |
| John A. Laurence | Francis A. Wood and Bill W. Kennedy | Ozone : transport from an urban area and effects on infection of soybean and wild strawberry by bacterial plant pathogens | Ph.D. | 1976 |
| Jon D. Jeresek | David W. French | Dissemination of spores and prevention of sporulation of the oak wilt fungus, Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt | M.S. | 1976 |
| James C. Wolf | Chester J. Mirocha | Studies on regulation of sexual reproduction in Fusarium roseum 'Graminearum' | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| James R. Venette | Bill W. Kennedy | Aerosol dissemination of Pseudomonas glycinea in soybeans | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| Bryan L. Shearer | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Population dynamics of sporulation of Septoria species parasitizing wheat in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| Howard F. Schwartz | Matthew B. Moore and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Pathogenic potential of races of Puccinia coronata Corda. f. sp. avenae Erikss. which originated and were perpetuated in a field nursery of Avenae species and Rhamnus cathartica L. | M.S. | 1975 |
| Elmer L. Schmidt | David W. French | Assessment of Philippine lauan as a roofing shingle material : susceptibility to fungal attack | M.S. | 1975 |
| Douglas J. Sarojak | Neil A. Anderson, Roy D. Wilcoxson, and Fred I. Frosheiser | Factors affecting pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia Solani causing disease on Medicage Sativa and development of resistant host germplasm | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| Nursasmi Pusposendjojo | Clyde M. Christensen | Structure and fungus flora of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) fruits | M.S. | 1975 |
| Jeri J. Ooka | Thor Kommedahl | The role of airborne inoculum of Fusarium moniliforme in the kernel infection of maize | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| David S. Lang | Thor Kommedahl | Factors affecting the efficacy of bacteria as biological disease control agents applied to kernels of Zea mays | M.S. | 1975 |
| Bulent Kiral | John B. Rowell | Characteristics of infection types of wheat stem rust upon plant maturation | M.S. | 1975 |
| Virgil L. Jons | Bill W. Kennedy | Association of bacterial blight and bacterial pustule on soybean | M.S. | 1975 |
| Dennis A. Johnson | Thomas H. King | Studies on the fungus Dichotomophthoropsis nymphaearum (Rand) M.B. Ellis | M.S. | 1975 |
| Craig R. Grau | Thor Kommedahl | Relationship of soil-incorporated herbicides to root disease of Pisum sativum | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| Robert V. Crow | David MacDonald | Phytoparasitic nematode species associated with commercial strawberry plantings in Minnesota : a study of population densities, plant responses and control | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| Dereje Ashagari | John B. Rowell | Post-penetration phenomena in wheat cultivars with low receptivity to infection by Puccinia graminis tritici | Ph.D. | 1975 |
| John A. Steele | Chester J. Mirocha | Biogenesis and metabolism of zearalemone by Fusarium roseum | Ph.D. | 1974 |
| Larry L. Singleton | Matthew B. Moore and Milton F. Kernkamp | Evaluation of selected moderately resistant oat lines for their ability to reduce disease development and yield losses caused by Puccinia coronata var. avenae | Ph.D. | 1974 |
| William W. Donald | Chester J. Mirocha and Clyde M. Christensen | Organic volatiles as a measure of fungal growth in stored soybean and corn seed | M.S. | 1974 |
| Dale R. Bergdahl | David W. French | Biology of Cronartium Comandrae Pk. in Minnesota | M.S. | 1974 |
| William H. Anderson | Ernest E. Banttari | Studies on the nature of resistance in barley to headblight incited by Helminthosporium sativum | Ph.D. | 1974 |
| Bent Skovmand | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Variation in wheat characteristics involved in morphological resistance to wheat stem rust | M.S. | 1973 |
| Seung Hwan Ohh | Thor Kommedahl | Factors affecting resistance of Pisum sativum to root infection by Pythium ultimum | Ph.D. | 1973 |
| John A. Laurence | Bill W. Kennedy | Effects of soybean seed germination on growth of Pseudomonas glycinea Coerper | M.S. | 1973 |
| Robert E. Kroll | Carl J. Eide | The effect of inoculum concentration on late blight Phytophthora infestans | M.S. | 1973 |
| Barry J. Jacobsen | Howard L. Bissonnette and David MacDonald | Interation between Meloidogyne Hapla and Verticillium Albo-Atrum in the Verticillium wilt disease of potato | Ph.D. | 1973 |
| George A. Hudler | David W. French | Seed dispersal and spread of the eastern dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum Peck) | M.S. | 1973 |
| Abdul H. Atif | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Detached leaf culture as a method of studying stem rust development and resistance in wheat | M.S. | 1973 |
| James C. Wolf | Chester J. Mirocha | Regulation of the sexual stage in Fusarium roseum 'Graminearum' | M.S. | 1972 |
| Carol E. Windels | Thor Kommedahl | Populations of Fusarium species in natural and agricultural soils | M.S. | 1972 |
| Alfredo Pelaez | Bill W. Kennedy | The role of copper fungicides in altering populations of the bacterial blight pathogen on leaf surfaces of soybean | M.S. | 1972 |
| Richard H. Morrison | Thomas H. King | Factors affecting the production of zoospores by Aphanomyces euteiches and their behavior towards roots of Pisum sativum | Ph.D. | 1972 |
| Twng Wah Mew | Bill W. Kennedy | Studies on natural occurrence of plant pathogenic fluorescent pseudomonads in the phyllosphere of soybean | Ph.D. | 1972 |
| Ho-Shii Chang | Lucas Calpouzos and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Effect of light on uredospore germination, tropism of germ tubes, and uredosorus development of Puccinia graminis tritici and P. recondita on wheat | Ph.D. | 1972 |
| John T. Siwula | Milton F. Kernkamp | Attraction of the plasmodia of Physarum polycephalum. The problem of pesticides. The chemical control of powdery mildews | MS-B | 1971 |
| James D. Miller | Helen Hart | Studies on phenotypic variability within Puccinia graminis var. tritici | Ph.D. | 1971 |
| Richard A. Meronuck | Clyde M. Christensen | Toxic isolates of Alternaria and Penicillium spp. | Ph.D. | 1971 |
| John R. Lieberman | Chester J. Mirocha | Studies in the biosynthesis of F-2, a fungal estrogen produced by Fusarium | M.S. | 1971 |
| Alwyn F. Gibbs | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The relationship between leaf sugar and Helminthosporium leaf spot in Kentucky bluegrass | Ph.D. | 1971 |
| John Dueck | Bill W. Kennedy | Some physiological and ultrastructural aspects of systemic toxemia in soybeans | Ph.D. | 1971 |
| Richard J. Zeyen | Ernest E. Banttari | Histology and ultrastructure of Avena sativa L. infected with the oat blue dwarf virus | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| William C. Woodruff | Milton F. Kernkamp and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Research on leaf blight and other diseases of wild rice | MS-B | 1970 |
| Herman L. Warren | Thor Kommedahl | Ecological factors affecting the prevalence of Fusarium species associated with roots of crop plants | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Franklin H. Tainter | David W. French | The ultrastructure of the eastern dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum Peck) | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| David P. Swendsrud | Lucas Calpouzos | Physiological studies on germination, growth, and infectivity of Darluca filum | M.S. | 1970 |
| John W. Schwandt | Neil A. Anderson | The incompatibility system of Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Kummer in nature | M.S. | 1970 |
| Philip J. Salisbury | Thor Kommedahl and David W. French | The effect of high concentrations of solutes in agar substrates on growth of Pythium spp., and on susceptibility of seedlings to damping-off and root-rot caused by Pythium spp. | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Alan P. Roelfs | John B. Rowell and Robert W. Romig | Gradients in horizontal dispersal of cereal rust uredospores | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Jon M. Prescott | Milton F. Kernkamp | Resistance and virulence relationships in the Triticum aestivum: Puccinia graminis tritici system | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Ricardo M. Mont | John B. Rowell | Studies of nonspecific resistance to stem rust in spring wheat | M.S. | 1970 |
| Delfin B. Lapis | Lucas Calpouzos | Effect of mineral oil in controlling three foliar diseases of wheat | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Yong Sup Cho | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the nature of resistance in alfalfa plants to bacterial wilt | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Annabelle I-Pin Chang | Thor Kommedahl | Ecology of fungi in the rhizosphere of corn | Ph.D. | 1970 |
| Roderick R. Bevis | Paul G. Rothman | The effect of temperature on urediospore germination, appressorial formation, and penetration of Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae | M.S. | 1970 |
1960s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn S. Wang | Neil A. Anderson | Spatial distribution of the incompatibility factors of Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Kummer in nature and a genetic analysis of sporocarp production. | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Timothy P. Sullivan | John B. Rowell and William R. Bushnell | Living haustoria of Erysiphe graminis in host cells opened by microsurgery | M.S. | 1969 |
| Mahesh C. Pandey | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Effect of light on the development of Leptosphaerulina leaf spot on alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Robert F. Nyvall | Thor Kommedahl | Biotic factors affecting the growth of Fusarium roseum in the soil | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Ernesto Moreno Martinez | Clyde M. Christensen | Studies of the fungus flora of black and white pepper and of the factors affecting its development | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Donal Moloney | Thomas H. King | None | MS-B | 1969 |
| John A. Menge | David W. French | The ecology and survival of Cylindrocladium floridanum in soil | M.S. | 1969 |
| Thomas A. Kucharek | Milton F. Kernkamp and Harry C. Young, Jr. | Factors influencing teliospore germination of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Daphne A. Hoskin | William R. Bushnell | The haustorial sac of Erysiphe graminis | M.S. | 1969 |
| Bruce E. Haissig | Albert J. Linck | Physiological aspects of adventitious root initiation in brittle willow (Salix fragilis L.) | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| James V. Groth | Neil A. Anderson | Studies of heterokaryosis in the genus Thanatephorus | M.S. | 1969 |
| Harold E. Carley | Thomas H. King and Milton F. Kernkamp | Factors affecting the epidemiology of pea (Pisum sativum L.) root rot caused by Aphanomyces euteiches drechs | Ph.D. | 1969 |
| Darryl L. Anderson | David W. French | Studies on the infection of Populus Tremuloides by Hypoxylon Pruinatum | M.S. | 1969 |
| Joseph M. Vargas, Jr. | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The effect of radiation, temperature, medium and certain chemicals on the sporulation of Helminthosporium dictyoides | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Franklin H. Tainter | David W. French | The biology of the eastern dwarfmistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum Peck) | M.S. | 1968 |
| Roy V. Sturgeon, Jr. | Harry C. Young, Jr. and Milton F. Kernkamp | An investigation of certain factors in the host-pathogen relationship of Cercospora arachidicola on the peanut plant Arachis hypogaea var. Argentine | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Gilbert F. Stallknecht | Chester J. Mirocha | Carbon dioxide fixation in the dark by uredospores of Uromyces phaseoli and its relation to nucleic acid metabolism during germination | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Mark A. Smith | Bill W. Kennedy | Effects of light on the development of bacterial blight of soybeans and histological and histochemical changes in soybean leaves infected with Pseudomonas glycinea | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Darroll D. Skilling | David W. French | The biology of Scleroderris canker in the lake states. | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Arthur L. Schipper, Jr. | Chester J. Mirocha | A B-amylase activator, resident in rust uredospores, active in starch depletion of rust-infected tissue | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Louis T. Palmer | Thor Kommedahl and David MacDonald | The ecological relationships of Diabrotica longicornis, Meloidogyne incognita and Pratylenchus spp. in the Fusarium root rot complex of Zea mays | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Peter T. Onesirosan | Ernest E. Banttari | Factors that influence sporulation of Helminthosporum (sic) teres in culture. | M.S. | 1968 |
| Richard H. Morrison | David W. French | Relationships of Cylindrocladium floridanum and C. Scoparium to soil and host plants. | M.S. | 1968 |
| Allen S. Heagle | Matthew B. Moore, Roy D. Wilcoxson, and Neil A. Anderson | The nature and effect of adult plant resistance to crown rust in several commercial oat varieties | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Hemant A. Fanse | Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the microbiology of stored rice | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Cesaria P. Eugenio | Clyde M. Christensen and Chester J. Mirocha | Factors influencing the biosynthesis of the fungal estrogen (F-2) and the effects of F-2 on perithecia formation by Fusarium species | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Dexter R. Douglas | Carl J. Eide | Factors influencing the survival and infective capabilities of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis in the soil | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Gerald L. Crane | Lucas Calpouzos | Mineral oil as a foliar spray for the potential control of cercospora leaf spot and virus yellows diseases of Beta vulgarus L. | Ph.D. | 1968 |
| Abdul-Aziz H. Abu-Zinada | Bill W. Kennedy | Some factors affecting the reaction of soybean to Pseudomonas glycinea | M.S. | 1967 |
| Gloria M. Warner | David W. French | The role of birds in the dissemination of fungi | M.S. | 1967 |
| H. Grant Vest, Jr. | Neil A. Anderson | Resistance in flax to Rhizoctonia solani and the effect of heterokaryosis on virulence | M.S. | 1967 |
| Alton Harry Seid | Neil A. Anderson | None | MS-B | 1967 |
| David B. Sauer | Clyde M. Christensen | Fungus flora, germinability and fat acidity values of stored corn | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Kantilal Patel | Roger V. Anderson, Milton F. Kernkamp, and David MacDonald | The bionomics of Tylenchorynchus martini | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Robert L. Norgren | Bert M. Zuckerman and David MacDonald | Investigations on the biology of the soil inhabiting nematode Tetylenchus joctus Thorne | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Harrison L. Morton | David W. French | The germination of Polyporus dryophilus basidiospores | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Carlos R. Meza | Carl J. Eide and Milton F. Kernkamp | Effect of inoculum potential on the parasitism of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn | M.S. | 1967 |
| Paul D. Manion | David W. French | Factors affecting the germination of basidiospores of the heart rot fungus, Fomes igniarius in the infection of trembling aspen | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Barry B. Hunter | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Self-inhibitor produced by the conidia of Phoma herbarum var. medicaginis | MS-B | 1967 |
| James D. Froyd | Milton F. Kernkamp and Bill W. Kennedy | Bacterial blight of mock orange (Philadelphus) caused by Pseudomonas syringae | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Kuo A. Feng | Albert J. Linck | Effects of N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid on and bud formation of tobacco callua in vitro | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Dolores Anne Clemente | Albert J. Linck | None | MS-B | 1967 |
| Hoo Sup Chung | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Germination of conidia and reproduction in Phoma herbarum var. medicaginis | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Ronald D. Cheetham | T.W. Sudia | The effect of gibberellic acid on the mechanism of phosphate absorption by the roots of corn | M.S. | 1967 |
| Annabelle I-Pin Chang | Thor Kommedahl | Biological control of seedling blight of corn | M.S. | 1967 |
| Jose J. Castaño | Thor Kommedahl | The role of storage conditions, chemical treatments, and storage fungi on maize seedling blight caused by Gibberella zeae | Ph.D. | 1967 |
| Charles J. Arntzen | Albert J. Linck | The effects of 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole on structural development of the apices in flax (Linum usitatissimum) | M.S. | 1967 |
| Armagedon A. Alabanza | Carl J. Eide | The epidemiology of potato late blight: measurement of field resistance in small field plots | M.S. | 1967 |
| Abdul-Aziz H. Abu-Zinada | Bill W. Kennedy | Some factors affecting the reaction of soybean to Pseudomonas glycinea | M.S. | 1967 |
| Ming-Hsien Sun | Thor Kommedahl | Factors affecting the infection of Helminthosporium turcicum on corn | M.S. | 1966 |
| Gilbert F. Stallknecht | Lucas Calpouzos | A comparison of fungicidal activity of triphenyl tin hydroxide, dithane M-45, and tri-basic copper sulfate against Cercospora beticola in laboratory and greenhouse tests. | M.S. | 1966 |
| Mark A. Smith | Helen Hart | Survival of stem rust urediospores on foliage of wheat and variability in some morphological characters of wheat in differenct environments | M.S. | 1966 |
| Meira B. Silberman | T.W. Sudia | Mechanism of phosphate absorption in Rhizoctonia solani | M.S. | 1966 |
| Eugene E. Saari | Milton F. Kernkamp and Harry C. Young, Jr. | Susceptibility of North American Thalictrum spp. to infection by Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Paul D. Rick | Chester J. Mirocha | Carbon dioxide fixation in the dark by rust uredospores and rust-infected host tissue | M.S. | 1966 |
| Mahesh C. Pandey | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Influence of nutrition and temperature on the production and ejection of ascospores of Leptosphaerulina briosiana | M.S. | 1966 |
| Robert F. Nyvall | Thor Kommedahl | Factors affecting the survival of Fusarium moniliforme in soil | M.S. | 1966 |
| Luis C. Lopez-Frias | Clyde M. Christensen | Factors affecting invasion of grains and seeds by Asporgillus flavus, and effects of the fungus on germination of the seeds | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Clark H. Livingston | Carl J. Eide | Phenolic compounds of potato tubers in relation to predisposition to bacterial soft rot | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Kenneth T. Leath | John B. Rowell | The resistance of Zea mays to Puccinia graminis | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Kenneth T. Leath | John B. Rowell | Histological study of the resistance of Zea mays to Puccinia graminis | M.S. | 1966 |
| Michael J. Kenney | Carl J. Eide | Host range and survival of Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke and Berthold | M.S. | 1966 |
| Bobbi Lee Keeling | Ernest E. Banttari | Studies on the nature of barley resistance to Helminthosporium teres | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Mengistu Hulluka | Bill J. Roberts and Jonas J. Christensen | The reaction of seedling and adult plants of 45 varieties and lines of oats to 28 physiologic races of Puccinia gaminis var. avenae. | M.S. | 1966 |
| John H. Hill | Helen Hart and Donald M. Stewart | Toxicity of a culture filtrate from Helminthosporium sorokinianum to Puccinia graminis var. tritici, race 32 | M.S. | 1966 |
| Leslie H. Fuchigami | Milton F. Kernkamp, David MacDonald, and Roger V. Anderson | The effects of Treflan and Meloidogyne hapla on the growth of periwinkle (Vinca major) | M.S. | 1966 |
| John Dueck | William R. Bushnell and John B. Rowell | Host-parasite relations of Erysiphe graminis in micro-culture | M.S. | 1966 |
| Charles E. Dorworth | Clyde M. Christensen | Variations in germination, microflora, and fatty acids of soybeans stored under different combinations of moisture content, temperature, and time | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| John E. Cross | Bill W. Kennedy | Variability in pathogenicity in the bacterial blight pathogen of soybeans | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Sister M. Stephana Choong | Albert J. Linck | None | MS-B | 1966 |
| Kenneth E. Bohnenblust | Carl J. Eide | Growth and survival of the pathogen causing russet scab of potatoes | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| George E. Ahlgren | T.W. Sudia | Studies on the absorption and translocation of phosphate by soybean leaves | Ph.D. | 1966 |
| Wayne T. Williams | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The nature of resistance of Poa pratensis L. to Erysiphe graminis DC | M.S. | 1965 |
| Louis Wigginton | Albert J. Linck | None | MS-B | 1965 |
| Ronald E. Welty | Carl J. Eide | Factors influencing wilt of muskmelon caused by Fusarium oxysporum form melonis (Leach and Currence) Snyder and Hansen. | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| David B. Schroeder | Thomas H. King | Seedling blight, stalk rot and ear rot of sweet corn caused by Penicillium oxalicum | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Arthur L. Schipper, Jr. | David W. French | Sources of fungal inoculum and its effect on cellulosic fiberboard | M.S. | 1965 |
| Paul D. Manion | David W. French | Nectria type cankers of aspen in Minnesota | M.S. | 1965 |
| May Yoshiko Manabe | Thor Kommedahl | None | MS-B | 1965 |
| Thomas A. Kucharek | Thor Kommedahl | The frequency, mode of entry, and mechanisms of infection of Fusarium moniliforme in Zea mays L. | M.S. | 1965 |
| Donald M. Knutson | Albert J. Linck | Air-borne inoculum and the rate of disease development in epidemics of leaf and stem rusts of wheat | M.S. | 1965 |
| Syed M. Husain | Elvin C. Stakman and Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the phenomenon of apical dominance and its relationship to nutrient accumulation in Pisum sativum L. var. Alaska | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Raul Garza-Chapa | Neil A. Anderson and Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the behavior of single-basidiospore isolates and heterokaryons of Rhizoctonia solani | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Hemant A. Fanse | Clyde M. Christensen | Invasion by storage fungi of rice stored at moisture contents of 13.5 to 15.5% | M.S. | 1965 |
| Cesaria P. Eugenio | Neil A. Anderson | Genetic studies on Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Kummer | M.S. | 1965 |
| Sayed M. El-Kandelgy | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Effect of red clover flower extract and sugars on infection of Gomphrena globosa by red clover vein-mosaic virus | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Lauren E. Carlson | Thomas H. King and Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the root rot of peas caused by Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| William M. Bugbee | Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the aggressiveness of race 15B and race 56 and progenies from crosses of theses races of Puccinia graminis var. tritici | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| George E. Brown | Bill W. Kennedy | Effect of oxygen concentration on Pythium seed rot of soybean | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Claude C. Bernier | Thomas H. King and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Mechanical transmission of aphid-borne raspberry viruses to herbaceous hosts | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Andrew Asare-Nyako | Thor Kommedahl | The role of leaf microflora on epidemiology of the northern leaf blight of corn | Ph.D. | 1965 |
| Abdel-Hamid I. Zaki | Richard D. Durbin and Helen Hart | Some physiological studies on healthy and rust-infected bean plants | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Leif Sundheim | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Epidemiology, ecology, and host-parasite relationships of Leptosphaerulina briosiana on Medicago sativa | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Helmut Stingl | Thomas H. King and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the strawberry virus complexes | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Richard H. Shimabukuro | Albert J. Linck | Studies on the effect of atrazine on oat (Avena sativa (L.) var. Minhafer) | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| David B. Sauer | Clyde M. Christensen | Microbiological studies of wheat stored at moisture contents of 12-16 percent | M.S. | 1964 |
| Wallace E. Rogers | Milton F. Kernkamp and Jonas J. Christensen | The effect of micro-environment on germination, infection and sporulation of Septoria passerinii on barley, Hordeum vulgare | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Kenneth M. Old | Thor Kommedahl and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Fungistatic effects of bacteria on root rotting fungi | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Harrison L. Morton | David W. French | The establishment of wood-rotting fungi by spores and mycelium | M.S. | 1964 |
| Arvid M. Monson | Carl J. Eide | Infection of potato tubers by Phytophthora infestans | M.S. | 1964 |
| Rafael O. Lopez | Helen Hart | Pathogenicity and phenotypic variability within race 38 and related races of Puccinia graminis F. Sp. tritici | M.S. | 1964 |
| Larry J. Littlefield | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Translocation in fungi: Rhizoctonia solani and Lentinus tigrinus | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| John M. Halloin | T.W. Sudia | The competition of wild oats with wheat, barley and oats for phosporus and potassium | M.S. | 1964 |
| James D. Froyd | David W. French | Studies of the biology of Hypoxylon canker of aspen | M.S. | 1964 |
| Merle N. Follstad | Clyde M. Christensen | Identification, characteristics, and biology of Pullaria pullulans (de Bary) Berkhout, a common fungus on barley grains | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Sayed M. El-Kandelgy | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Mechanical and insect transmission of red clover vein-mosaic virus | M.S. | 1964 |
| Howard L. Bissonnette | Thomas H. King | The effect of soil mycoflora on the seedling diseases of sugar beets | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Mary Abrahamsen | T.W. Sudia | Some aspects of the carbohydrate metabolism of germinating soybean seedlings in relation to levels of carbohydrates and carbohydrate presursors | Ph.D. | 1964 |
| Stein O. Telneset | Carl J. Eide | Studies on potato tuber rot | Ph.D. | 1963 |
| Robert L. Norgren | Roger V. Anderson and David W. French | Host range, life cycle, and factors affecting reproduction of Aphelenchus avenae Bastian, 1865 | M.S. | 1963 |
| William Merill, Jr. | David W. French | The physical and chemical effects of common mold fungi on wood fiberboard | Ph.D. | 1963 |
| Jack S. Horricks | Jonas J. Christensen and Thor Kommedahl | The influence of crop residues on soil microorganisms in relation to plant growth | M.S. | 1963 |
| Edward R. French | Milton F. Kernkamp and Bill W. Kennedy | Investigations on root rot of soybeans, with emphasis on Fugarium oxysporum as the causative agent | M.S. | 1963 |
| Patrick J. Breen | Albert J. Linck | The absorption and translocation of Cu64 by Phaseolus vulgaris | M.S. | 1963 |
| Patrick J. Borich | Helen Hart | Comparative studies with single-urediospore lines of races 15B and 56 of Puccinia graminis tritici | M.S. | 1963 |
| George A. Bean | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the physiology and pathogenicity of Helminthosporium species attacking bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) | Ph.D. | 1963 |
| Andrew Asare-Nyako | Thor Kommedahl | Etiology of the northern leaf blight of corn | M.S. | 1963 |
| Gerald W. Anderson | David W. French | The biology and control of some Cronartium rust of jack pine | Ph.D. | 1963 |
| Richard H. Shimabukuro | Albert J. Linck | The absorption and translocation of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) | M.S. | 1962 |
| Josephine M. Shen | Helen Hart | Studies on the nuclei of the wheat stem rust fungus | M.S. | 1962 |
| David B. Schroeder | David W. French | Morphology and wood destroying properties of Asterostroma cervicolor (Berk. & Curtis) Massee and Corticium radiosum (Fr.) FR. | M.S. | 1962 |
| Eugene E. Saari | Matthew B. Moore | Pathogenicity of Puccinia coronata avenae on Avena spp. | M.S. | 1962 |
| Edward W. Ryan | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The effects of 5 grass species on growth and root rot of wheat | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Bill J. Roberts | Jonas J. Christensen and Hickman C. Murphy | The effect of temperature on seedling reaction of oats to Puccinia graminis var. Avenae | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| David L. Mumford | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the identification and nature of resistance in barley to spot blotch caused by Helminthosporium sativum | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Robert D. Milholland | Helen Hart | Biological adjustments of rust fungus cells to wheat cells | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Richard W. Lutey | Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the microflora of barley kernals | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Larry J. Littlefield | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Histological and physiological studies of corn stalk rot disease | M.S. | 1962 |
| Roland F. Line | Jonas J. Christensen and Milton F. Kernkamp | Factors affecting the germination of spores of Puccinia graminis var. tritici | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Yong Joon La | Thomas H. King and Howard L. Bissonnette | Studies on variability and pathogenicity of Cercospora beticola Sacc. on sugar beet | M.S. | 1962 |
| John M. Kraft | Clyde M. Christensen, Thor Kommedahl, and Richard A. Frederiksen | Factors affecting seed set and storage of flax | M.S. | 1962 |
| Johannes Jorgensen | Jonas J. Christensen and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Intra- and interspecific matings of barley smut fungi | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Monty D. Harrison | Carl J. Eide | Studies on potato russet scab | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| David L. Gerwitz | Richard D. Durbin | Some physiological changes in bean due to infection by Uromyces phaseoli typica | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Wiley N. Garrett | Jonas J. Christensen and Roy D. Wilcoxson | The asexual production of new biotypes of Puccinia graminis var. Tritici | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Luis C. Lopez-Frias | Clyde M. Christensen | Factors affecting invasion of stored seed of sorghum and beans by fungi | M.S. | 1962 |
| Ahmed L. Hadidi | Carl J. Eide | The effect of tannic acid and other substances on the infectivity of potato virus X | M.S. | 1962 |
| Ronald P. Covey, Jr. | Jonas J. Christensen and Richard A. Frederiksen | Field resistance of flax to pasmo | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Lauren E. Carlson | Thomas H. King | Relation of microorganisms to the quality of pea seed | M.S. | 1962 |
| William M. Bugbee | Neil A. Anderson | Studies on the epidemiology of Cylindrocladium scoparium Morgan | M.S. | 1962 |
| Lloyd A. Brinkerhoff | Carl J. Eide | Variability of Xanthomonas malvacearum, the cotton bacterial blight pathogen | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Ernest E. Banttari | Roy D. Wilcoxson | The effect of inoculum concentration, nutritive substances, and host resistance on spring black stem of alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1962 |
| Mohammed Ashraf | Jonas J. Christensen and Neil A. Anderson | Studies on the biology of Cochliobolus sativus (Ito & Kurib.) | M.S. | 1962 |
| George E. Ahlgren | T.W. Sudia | The distribution of phosphorus in soybean and the interspecific competition for phosphorus between soybean and barnyard grass | M.S. | 1962 |
| Mary Abrahamsen | Helen Hart | Plant tissue culture studies with hosts of obligately parasitic fungi | M.S. | 1962 |
| Francis A. Wood | David W. French | A study of the epiphytology of hypoxylon canker of aspen | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Ronald E. Welty | Clyde M. Christensen | Moisture content, germination percentage, germ damage, and storage fungi in corn stored four years in a commercial bin, and factors affecting the growth of Aspergillus restrictus | M.S. | 1961 |
| Dale A. Von Ruden | Thomas H. King | Fragaria virginiana; an index host for viruses of strawberry | M.S. | 1961 |
| John H. Ohman | Thor Kommedahl and David W. French | The role of Agropyron repens in the germination and growth of certain crop plants | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| William Merill, Jr. | David W. French | Investigations on the evaluation of preservative treatment of rigid insulating materials | M.S. | 1961 |
| Muhummad A.B. Mallik | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Influence of soil factors on seedling blight of corn | M.S. | 1961 |
| Roger G. Lambert | Albert J. Linck and Thor Kommedahl | Physiological interactions between Avena sativa and Medicago sativa | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Bill W. Kennedy | Thomas H. King | Studies on bacterial angular leafspot, a new disease of strawberry in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Julia Guzman-Naranjo | Carl J. Eide | The nature of the partial resistance of certain clones of three species of potatoes to Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de By. | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Robert W. Goth | Jonas J. Christensen and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the effects of viruses on Trifolium spp. | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| David L. Gerwitz | Richard D. Durbin | Some metabolic changes in wheat due to stem rust infection at different temperatures | M.S. | 1961 |
| Richard A. Frederiksen | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the transmission, effect, and control of 2 viruses on Linum usitatissimum L. | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Merle N. Follstad | Clyde M. Christensen | The microflora of barley in the field, during malting, and in storage | M.S. | 1961 |
| Richard W. Fields | Thomas H. King, Clyde M. Christensen, and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the deterioration of stored pea seed by Aspergillus species | M.S. | 1961 |
| Arthur M. Elliot | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Ecological studies of Pseudoplea trifolii | Ph.D. | 1961 |
| Edmundo Davila | Carl J. Eide | Late blight infection of potato tubers | M.S. | 1961 |
| Yong Sup Cho | Thomas H. King | Factors affecting sporulation of Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs. | M.S. | 1961 |
| Thomas D. Wyllie | Jonas J. Christensen and Donald P. Taylor | Host-parasite relationships between soybean and Rhizoctonia Solani | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Myron E. Tumbleson | Thor Kommedahl | Reproductive potential of Cyperus esculentus L. | M.S. | 1960 |
| Donald P. Taylor | Jonas J. Christensen | Biology and host-parasite relationships of the spiral nematode, Helicotylenchus microlobus | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Eric G. Schleder | Donald P. Taylor and Jonas J. Christensen | The relation of certain nematode species to the development of fusarium wilt of flax | M.S. | 1960 |
| Ricardo A. Rodriquez | Carl J. Eide | The of resistance in muskemelons to Fusarium wilt | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Bobby L. Renfro | Milton F. Kernkamp and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies concerning epidemiology of black stem of alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Donald Penner | Albert J. Linck | Studies on the aborption and translocation of iron and phosphorus in Glycine max | M.S. | 1960 |
| Jacobo Ortega | Jonas J. Christensen | Genetic factors controlling stem rust resistance in Kenya farmer wheat | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Charles W. Miller | Helen Hart | Ecological variability in stem rust reaction of Kubanka wheat | M.S. | 1960 |
| Kenneth W. Knutson | Carl J. Eide | Studies on the nature of field resistance of the potato to Phytophthora infestans | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Thomas Kavanagh | Jonas J. Christensen and Roy D. Wilcoxson | Infection and developmental studies on Ustilago nuda and Ustilago tritici | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| William A. Haglund | Thomas H. King and Richard D. Durbin | Studies on the sulfur nutrition of Aphanomyces euteiches and its relationship to root rot of peas | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Paul A. Gustafson | Unknown | None | MS-B | 1960 |
| Arthur M. Elliot | Helen Hart | Studies on the epidemiology of certain races of Puccinia graminis tritici | M.S. | 1960 |
| Bimala P. Chakravarti | Helen Hart | Pathogenic capabilities of the wheat stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis tritici in certain rust resistant and tolerant varieties of wheat | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| George A. Bean | Roy D. Wilcoxson and Jonas J. Christensen | Effect of environmental factors on the development of Phoma herbarum var. medicaginis on alfalfa and red clover | M.S. | 1960 |
| Neil A. Anderson | David W. French | Studies on the effects of the Cronartium rusts on jack pine and the epidemiology of these fungi | Ph.D. | 1960 |
| Arne S. Andersen | John B. Rowell | The duration of effectiveness of activity of systemic fungicides in wheat seedlings against stem rust |
1950s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subhi A. Qasem | Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on deterioration of stored corn by fungi | Ph.D. | 1959 |
| Richard W. Lutey | Jonas J. Christensen and Karl D. Fezer | Studies on Septoria leaf blotch; with special reference to epidemiology and the production of artificial epidemics | M.S. | 1959 |
| Roland F. Line | Carl J. Eide | A study of potato seed piece decay | M.S. | 1959 |
| Siriphong Intrama | Helen Hart | The curvularia disease of gladiolus | M.S. | 1959 |
| Richard A. Herrett | Albert J. Linck | Studies on the absorption, trasnlocatioin, and metabolism of 3-amino-1,2,4- triazole in perennial plants | Ph.D. | 1959 |
| Ronald P. Covey, Jr. | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Studies on the seedling blight of corn caused by Fusarium graminearum | M.S. | 1959 |
| Bernardo S. Castillo | Thomas H. King | The mechanical transmission of strawberry viruses to other herbaceous plants | M.S. | 1959 |
| Ernest E. Banttari | Matthew B. Moore | The cause and transmission of blue dwarf of oats and two kinds of dwarfing in barley | M.S. | 1959 |
| Leon S. Wood | Jonas J. Christensen | Genetic variation of Helminthosporium sativum in relation to seedling blight of small grains | Ph.D. | 1958 |
| Herbert David Thurston | Carl J. Eide | The relative survival ability of races of Phytophthora infestans in mixtures | Ph.D. | 1958 |
| William Silverman | Helen Hart | A study of the necrosis sometimes associated with infection of cereal plants by Puccinia graminis Pers. | Ph.D. | 1958 |
| John H. Ohman | David W. French | Studies on the pathological deterioration of oak wilt-killed red oaks and control of the disease | M.S. | 1958 |
| John B. Kotheimer | Clyde M. Christensen | The microflora of barley kernels in relation to staining and discoloration | M.S. | 1958 |
| William A. Haglund | Thomas H. King and Donald P. Taylor | Nematodes associated with peas in Minnesota and their effect on the development of root rot and yield | M.S. | 1958 |
| Santiago Fuentes Fuentes | Carl J. Eide | Observations on the survival of three pathogenic bacteria of tomato | M.S. | 1958 |
| Prasanta Kumar Dutta | Thor Kommedahl and Albert J. Linck | The effects of previous crops on growth, yield and certain chemical constituents of two soybean varieties | Ph.D. | 1958 |
| Edgar V. Christensen | Roy D. Wilcoxson | Some factors affecting the development of Rhynchosporium secalis on brome grass | M.S. | 1958 |
| Dor-Fen Chen | Louise Dosdall and Jonas J. Christensen | Some biological effects on Eremothecium ashbyii by polonium 210 and ultraviolet radiations | M.S. | 1958 |
| Alfredo Campos | Helen Hart | The importance of stem rust races in relation to the production of rust resistant wheats for Mexico | Ph.D. | 1958 |
| Howard L. Bissonnette | Thomas H. King | Physiologic specialization in Aphanomyces euteiches | M.S. | 1958 |
| Thomas D. Wyllie | Clyde M. Christensen | The effect of time, temperature, moisture content, and molds on the deterioration of wheat seed in storage | M.S. | 1957 |
| Roy D. Wilcoxson | Jonas J. Christensen | A study of penetration by Puccinia graminis var. tritici | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Kenneth R. Walker | Matthew B. Moore | The influence of insecticides on the effectiveness of fungicides as protectant seed treatments for corn | M.S. | 1957 |
| James Threinen | Thor Kommedahl and Robert J. Klug | The use of irradiation in studying the life history and pathogenicity of two varieties of Diaporthe phaseolorum | M.S. | 1957 |
| Theodore P. Reiling | Thomas H. King | Studies on virus diseases of canning peas in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| George C. Papavizas | Clyde M. Christensen | Factors influencing invasion of stored wheat seed by Aspergillus spp. and the effects of such invasion on germination and amount of germ damage | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Nagayoshi Oshima | David W. French | Physiology of Hypoxylon pruinatum (Klot.) Cke. | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Juan Orjuela | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Variability in reaction of wheats to isolates of faces 38 and 48 of Puccinia graminis var. tritici | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Rashad M. Natour | Helen Hart | Some biological properties of extracts from wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis var. tritici Erikss. and Henn.) | M.S. | 1957 |
| Stephen C.Y. Liu | Thomas H. King | Biochemical variability, biological reaction of certain strawberry viruses and their mechanical transmission | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Roger G. Lambert | Albert J. Linck and James E. DeVay | The effect of certain temperature treatments on fruit development in Pisum sativum | M.S. | 1957 |
| Robert J. Klug | Jonas J. Christensen | Physiological studies of mutants of Collectotrichum linicolum induced by radiation | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Robert C. Hildreth | Thomas H. King and Jonas J. Christensen | Genetic variation and variability of Fusarium solani f. pisi and F. oxysporum f. pisi, race 2 | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Robert W. Goth | Milton F. Kernkamp and John B. Rowell | Behavior of interspecific crosses in the genus Sphacelotheca | M.S. | 1957 |
| Richard A. Frederiksen | Jonas J. Christensen | The nature and causes of boll blight of flax | M.S. | 1957 |
| Marco A. Flores | Thomas H. King and Jonas J. Christensen | Biology and control of coffee stem canker caused by Nectria canker | M.S. | 1957 |
| Albert H. Ellingboe | Milton F. Kernkamp | A comparative study of fungi that cause spring blackstem of forage legumes, particularly alfalfa and red clover | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Ma Lourdes De La Isla | Milton F. Kernkamp | Variability in the species of Stemphylium on red clover and alfalfa | M.S. | 1957 |
| Hoo Sup Chung | Jonas J. Christensen | Antagonistic effects of the micro-flora of barley leaves on the pathogenicity of Helminthosporium sativum | M.S. | 1957 |
| Robert N. Campbell | David W. French | Studies on the biology of some wood-staining fungi | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Kenneth R. Bromfield | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | The effect of temperature on seedling reaction of selected wheat varieties to Puccinia graminis tritici | Ph.D. | 1957 |
| Roger V. Anderson | Helen Hart and John B. Rowell | The effects of ionizing radiations on the host-parasite relationships of stem rust of wheat | M.S. | 1957 |
| Neil A. Anderson | David W. French | Studies on the epidemiology and control of the oak wilt fungus, Endoconidiophora fagacearum Bretz. | M.S. | 1957 |
| John F. Tuite | Clyde M. Christensen | The relationship of Aspergillus glaucus to the deterioration of stored wheat | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Sheodhan Singh | Jonas J. Christensen | Physiology and epidemiology of Helminthosporium teres | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Charles L. Schneider | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the pathogenicity and host range of the sugar beet black root fungus, Aphanomyces cochlioides Drechs. | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Joaquim C. Santiago | Helen Hart and Jonas J. Christensen | Epidemiology of wheat stem rust in Portugal and the effect of environmental factors and certain mutagenic agents on the prevalent physiologic races of Puccinia graminis tritici | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Manuel Rojas-Garciduenas | Thor Kommedahl | Effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on the germination, morphology, anatomy and yield of Amaranthus retroflexus, L and Soja max, (L) Piper. | M.S. | 1956 |
| Kishun D. Paharia | Jonas J. Christensen and Thor Kommedahl | The effect of cropping sequence on soil microflora in relation to development of root-rots of cereals | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Charles R. Olien | John B. Rowell and Helen Hart | Studies on necrosis in the infection of Khapli emmer by the stem rust fungus. Puccinia graminis var. tritici. | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Padmanabhan Narayanan Nair | Jonas J. Christensen and Thor Kommedahl | Factors affecting resistance of flax to Fusarium lini Bolley | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Kenneth W. Knutson | Carl J. Eide | A study of parasitic aggressiveness in Phytophthora infestans | M.S. | 1956 |
| Eugene B. Hayden, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman, Jonas J. Christensen, and Helen Hart | Progressive development of infection by Puccinia graminis var. tritici Eriks. and E. Henn. (Guyot) on certain varieties of wheat and the relation of stem rust to yield | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Elmer J. Hawn | Milton F. Kernkamp and Melville W. Cormack | Studies on crown bud rot of alfalfa in southern Alberta | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| George D. Failes | Milton F. Kernkamp and James E. DeVay | The effect of calcium ions and pH on damping off of soybeans by Rhizoctonia Solani Kühn | M.S. | 1956 |
| Robert F. Drescher | Clyde M. Christensen and Stanley J. Buckman | The relation of certain microorganisms to the plugging of paper machine wet felts | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Julio Bird-Pinero | Thomas H. King | Mosaic of Jatropha gossypifolia in relation the lear-curl virus of tobacco in uerto Rico | Ph.D. | 1956 |
| Elsa J. Wood | John B. Rowell and Helen Hart | Mutation for growth types in Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Unger. | M.S. | 1955 |
| Roy D. Wilcoxson | Jonas J. Christensen and Helen Hart | Morphologic studies on stem rust resistance | M.S. | 1955 |
| Fateh M. Turk | David W. French | The biological relationship between the oak wilt pathogen Endoconidiophora fagacearum Bretz, and the fungi found in wilted oak trees | Ph.D. | 1955 |
| Mary Ann Swaebly | Helen Hart and Jonas J. Christensen | Variability in the infection of wheat by Puccinia graminis tritici and studies on extracts from rust urediospores | Ph.D. | 1955 |
| David H. Smith, Jr. | Jonas J. Christensen | Evaluation of certain chemical compounds for the control of wheat stem rust | M.S. | 1955 |
| Harry W. Schroeder | Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting resistance of wheat to scab caused by Gibberella zeae (Schw.) Petch. | Ph.D. | 1955 |
| Donald S. Olmsted | Carl J. Eide | The value of some recently introduced fungicides as treatments for potato seed-pieces | M.S. | 1955 |
| Charles R. Olien | Matthew B. Moore | Mode of action of organic mercury seed treatments | M.S. | 1955 |
| Hosni A. Mohamed | Helen Hart | Variability in the pathogenicity of races 49 and 139 of Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss. and Henn. | M.S. | 1955 |
| Fred I. Frosheiser | Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the etiology and epidemiology of Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora, the cause of stem canker of soybean | Ph.D. | 1955 |
| Albert H. Ellingboe | Milton F. Kernkamp | A comparative study of the Ascochyta and Phoma black stem fungi on forage legumes in Minnesota | M.S. | 1955 |
| Jose J. Castaño | Milton F. Kernkamp | Nutritional factors influencing development and pathogenicity of certain races of Rhizoctonia solani. | M.S. | 1955 |
| James W. Broyles | Helen Hart, Jonas J. Christensen, and Elvin C. Stakman | Comparative studies of races and biotypes of Puccinia graminis, with special reference to morphology of urediospore germination, chemical composition, and factors affecting survival | Ph.D. | 1955 |
| Erwin Schwinghamer | Jonas J. Christensen and Thor Kommedahl | Physiologic specialization and the nature of parasitism in Colletotrichum linicolum Pethyb. & Laff. | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Harry W. Schroeder | Jonas J. Christensen | Physiologic variation in cultural races of Diplodia zeae | M.S. | 1954 |
| Antonio E. Rodriguez | Jonas J. Christensen and Helen Hart | Seedling blight of corn as affected by treatments of the parent plants | M.S. | 1954 |
| Joseph J. Reilly | Jonas J. Christensen | Corn seedling diseases and their relationship to stalk rot | M.S. | 1954 |
| Carlos N. Ochoa | Carl J. Eide | Reaction of some South American species of Solanum (tuberarium) to different races of Phytophthora infestans | M.S. | 1954 |
| Richard R. Nelson | Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on Stemphylium leafspot of alfalfa | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Charles E. Logsdon | Carl J. Eide | Studies on ring rot of potatoes | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Duane J. Le Tourneau | Elvin C. Stakman, Helen Hart ,and Raymond H. Landon | Catalase activity and chlorophyll content of several species of triticum in relation to their resistance to puccinia graminis tritici. | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Robert J. Klug | Raymond H. Landon | None | MS-B | 1954 |
| Eugene B. Hayden, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Races and biotypes of Puccinia graminis tritici Eriks. and Henn. in relation to spring wheat improvement | M.S. | 1954 |
| Paul R. Fridlund | T.L. Aamodt, Elvin C. Stakman, Carl J. Eide, and Thomas H. King | Studies on virus diseases infecting hardy Prunus grown in Minnesota nurseries | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Alfonso Castronovo | Carl J. Eide | Significance of variation in Phytophthora infestans | M.S. | 1954 |
| Robert N. Campbell | David W. French and Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the biology and epidemiology of Endoconidiophora fagacearum Bretz, the cause of oak wilt | M.S. | 1954 |
| Edward E. Butler | Elvin C. Stakman and John B. Rowell | Mycoparasitism by Rhizoctonia solani | Ph.D. | 1954 |
| Syed Bazley Ali | Jonas J. Christensen | None | MS-B | 1954 |
| C.S. Venkataram | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | None | MS-B | 1953 |
| John F. Tuite | Clyde M. Christensen | The mold flora of barley seed in relation to the deterioration of stored barley | M.S. | 1953 |
| Herbert David Thurston | Carl J. Eide | Physiologic specialization in Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. | M.S. | 1953 |
| Donald M. Stewart | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting local control of white pine blister rust | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Malcolm C. Shurtleff, Jr. | Frank L. Howard and Elvin C. Stakman, and Helen Hart | Brown patch of turf caused by Rhizoctonia solani | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Charles L. Schneider | Jonas J. Christensen | A study of some factors affecting the development of root rot of barley | M.S. | 1953 |
| Curtis W. Roane | Elvin C. Stakman, Jonas J. Christensen and Carl J. Eide | Genetic variation and cytology of Helminthosporium carbonum Ullstrup and the importance of the pathogen in the development of disease-resistant maize | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Joseph J. Reilly | Jonas J. Christensen | Corn seedling diseases and their relationship to stalk rot | M.S. | 1953 |
| George C. Papavizas | Helen Hart | Aggressiveness and pathogenicity of certain physiologic races of Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss: and Henn: | M.S. | 1953 |
| Lawrence I. Miller | Elvin C. Stakman, Jonas J. Christensen, and Helen Hart | Studies of the parasitism of Cercospora arachidicola Hori and Cercospora personata (B. & C.) Ell. & Ev. | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Merle E. Michaelson | Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting development of stalk rot of corn caused by Diplodia zeae and Gibberella zeae | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| James A. Lyle | Coyt Wilson and Elvin C. Stakman | A comparative study of Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. and Sclerotium delphinii Welch. | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Riley D. Konerza | Thomas H. King | None | MS-B | 1953 |
| Joseph A. Keplinger | Milton F. Kernkamp | None | MS-B | 1953 |
| Herbert G. Johnson | Thomas H. King and Elvin C. Stakman | Investigations on the control of root rot of canning peas | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Shosuke Goto | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Leaf diseases of oats | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Robert F. Drescher | Clyde M. Christensen | Experimental plugging of felts used in the paper industry | M.S. | 1953 |
| James E. DeVay | Elvin C. Stakman and John B. Rowell | Biochemical studies of sex and pathogenicity in Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Ung. | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Stuart R. Andrews | Elvin C. Stakman and Clyde M. Christensen | Western red rot of ponderosa pine | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Edward A. Andrews | Jonas J. Christensen, Ian W. Tervet, and Matthew B. Moore | Seedling blights and root rot of forage grasses | Ph.D. | 1953 |
| Robert L. Skiles | Elvin C. Stakman and Thomas H. King | The strawberry viruses in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Tapa N. Shukla | Helen Hart and Elvin C. Stakman | Variability in resistance of certain wheat varieties to Puccinia graminis tritici race 15 | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Rosendo Postigo | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Biotypes within race 15B of Puccinia graminis tritici. | M.S. | 1952 |
| Bjorn Peturson | William F. Hanna, Elvin C. Stakman, and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on specialization and pathogenicity in Puccinia coronata Corda. | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Myrtle A. Norquist | Elvin C. Stakman and John B. Rowell | Mutation in Penicillium roqueforti Thom. | M.S. | 1952 |
| Richard R. Nelson | Carl J. Eide | Factors affecting susceptibility of potatoes to bacterial soft rot | M.S. | 1952 |
| Gabriel P. Murillo | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on root rots of wheat in Mexico | M.S. | 1952 |
| Shih-I Lu | Elvin C. Stakman, John B. Rowell, and Jonas J. Christensen | A study of variation in black pigment production in Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Unger. | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Norman E. Krog | Elvin C. Stakman and Raymond H. Landon | The effects of uranium salts on higher plants | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Ismail A. Ibrahim | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Studies on the effect of some environmental conditions and chemicals on the development of Puccinia graminis avenae Erikss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Glen A. Hemerick | Milton F. Kernkamp | The relation of Ascochyta imperfecta to alfalfa seed production in Minnesota | M.S. | 1952 |
| Paul R. Fridlund | Carl J. Eide and Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization and adaptation in Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. | M.S. | 1952 |
| David W. French | Clyde M. Christensen | The phenomena of plugging in paper machine wet felts | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Tung-Fang Chao | William H. Alderman, Elvin C. Stakman, and Raymond H. Landon | A study of the phytotoxic action of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on certain aquatic plants | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Ricardo Cardeñosa | Jonas J. Christensen and Elvin C. Stakman | Pathogenicity of Helminthosporium on corn | M.S. | 1952 |
| Robert E. Atkinson | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on viruses of cereal grains | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Ralph L. Anderson | Clyde M. Christensen | Factors influencing the incidence of hypoxylon canker of aspen | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| Henry A.H. Wallace | Jonas J. Christensen | A rare seed-borne fungus disease of wheat | M.S. | 1951 |
| Maria de los Angeles Melendez de la Garza | Helen Hart | Reactions of Mexican bean varieties to races alpha, beta and gamma of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. and Magn.) Bri. and Cav., and determination of the races of fungus which are native to Mexico | M.S. | 1951 |
| Duane J. Le Tourneau | Raymond H. Landon and Norman E. Krog | A colorimetric method for the quantitative determination of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid | M.S. | 1951 |
| Thor Kommedahl | Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting the pathogenicity of Fusarium lini Bolley. | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Abdul G. Kauser | Elvin C. Stakman and Thomas H. King | Studies on the biology of Dendrophoma obscurans (Ellis and Everhart) Anderson | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Hugh H. Hotson | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Studies on the physiology of the rust fungi | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Theodore A. Grahek | Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the relation of fungi to the deterioration of stored wheat | M.S. | 1951 |
| Jacob J. Goodman | Clyde M. Christensen | Physiological studies on fungi associated with the deterioration of stored grains | M.S. | 1951 |
| John W. Gibler | Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the control of Rhizoctonia solani on soybeans | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Frank A. Del Prado | Clyde M. Christensen | A study of the micro-flora of rice seed and the relation of these organisms to quality and storage deterioration of rice | M.S. | 1951 |
| Mortimer Cohen | Clyde M. Christensen, Elvin C. Stakman, and Louise Dosdall | Studies on pathogenicity and sexuality of certain isolates of Phytophthora palmivora Butler. | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Michael G. Boosalis | Jonas J. Christensen | The epidemiology of Xanthomonas translucens (J.J. ad R.) Dowson on cereals and grasses | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Kishan S. Bedi | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the formation of sclerotia, apothecia and survival of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Chester A. Wismer | J.P. Martin , Elvin C. Stakman, Helen Hart ,Jonas J. Christensen, and Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the control of the pineapple disease of sugar cane caused by Ceratostemella paradoxa (de Seynes) Dade. | Ph.D. | 1950 |
| Martin T. Tveit | Matthew B. Moore | Studies on seedling blights of oats | M.S. | 1950 |
| Malcolm C. Shurtleff, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman, Helen Hart,and William Q. Loegering | Effect of rusts on water loss in wheat and oats | M.S. | 1950 |
| Donald E. Munnecke | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of diagnostic characters of physiologic races of Puccinia graminis tritici | Ph.D. | 1950 |
| Shih-I Lu | Elvin C. Stakman | Cultural characters of Ustilago zeae mutants | M.S. | 1950 |
| Abrar M. Khan | Elvin C. Stakman and Milton F. Kernkamp | Factors affecting the pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia solani on legumes | Ph.D. | 1950 |
| Yu Tien Hsia | Jonas J. Christensen and Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of 2,4-D on seedling blight of wheat caused by Helminthosporium sativum | M.S. | 1950 |
| Lavanial Henderson | Raymond H. Landon | None | MS-B | 1950 |
| Phillip C. Hamm | Clarence E. Steinbauer, Raymond H. Landon, Elvin C. Stakman, and Rodney B. Harvey | Physiological studies of the seed of Taraxacum kok-saghyz | Ph.D. | 1950 |
| John W. Gibler | Milton F. Kernkamp | Studies on the pathogenicity and control of Rhizoctonia solani on soybeans | M.S. | 1950 |
| Alfredo Campos | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Resistance to stem rust in Mexican wheat varieties and hybrids | M.S. | 1950 |
| Julio Bird-Pinero | Elvin C. Stakman and Thomas H. King | The fungi associated with pepper wilt in southern Minnesota | M.S. | 1950 |
| Aaron David Baskin | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | The fungicidal and herbicidal action of cyanamides | Ph.D. | 1950 |
1940s
| Name | Adviser(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. DeZeeuw | Elvin C. Stakman | Minor element nutrition in relation to plant disease | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Harry C. Young, Jr. | Jonas J. Christensen | Resistance in corn to several pathogens causing seedling blights and stalk rots | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Waldemar E. Sackston | William F. Hanna, Elvin C. Stakman, and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the pasmo disease of flax | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| John B. Rowell | Elvin C. Stakman, Carl J. Eide, and Frank L. Howard | The pathogenicity of Alternaria dauci f. sp. solani. | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Donald E. Munnecke | Elvin C. Stakman | The pathogenicity of certain haploid monosporidial isolates of Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) ung. | M.S. | 1949 |
| Robert S. Mullin | Elvin C. Stakman | Stem rust in Virginia | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Pashupati Ram Mehta | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development of corn rust, Puccinia sorghi Schw. | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| William Q. Loegering | Elvin C. Stakman | Prevalence and distribution of physiologic races of Puccinia graminis tritici in the United States from 1938 to 1947 as affected by the distribution of wheat varieties | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Ismail A. Ibrahim | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | The effect of some environmental conditions and chemicals on the development of races 2, 6, 7 and 8 of Puccinia graminis avenae Erkss. and Henn. | M.S. | 1949 |
| Syed Fakhrul Hasan | Elvin C. Stakman and Matthew B. Moore | Root rot of oats in relation to varietal improvement | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| David W. French | Frank H. Kaufert and Clyde M. Christensen | The synergistic relationship of pentachlorophenol, copper naphthenate, and phenyl mercury oleate | M.S. | 1949 |
| Ernest P. DuCharme | Elvin C. Stakman | The nature and control of the Tristeza disease of citrus | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Donald J. DeZeeuw | Elvin C. Stakman | Minor element nutrition in relation to plant disease | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Mir Ahmed Ali Khan Anwar | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting the survival of Helminthosporium sativum and Fusarium lini in soil | Ph.D. | 1949 |
| Ralph L. Anderson | Frank H. Kaufert and Clyde M. Christensen | The black spruce dwarf mistletoe in Minnesota | M.S. | 1949 |
| Morris N. Teller | Elvin C. Stakman, E.O. Mader, Raymond H. Landon, and Helen Hart | Trace elements in relation to fungus and host metabolism | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| Rodrigo G. Orellana | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Studies of the development of Actinomyces scabies on potatoes in certain Minnesota soils | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| Harry H. Murakishi | Carl J. Eide | Variations in Fusarium bulbigenum Cke. and Mass. var. niveum Wr. | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| Syed Z. Hasanain | Herbert K. Hayes and Elvin C. Stakman | Study of stem rust reaction and other characters in Indian wheat varieties and their crosses | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| Luis C. Felix | Elvin C. Stakman | The germination of certain basic types of Mexican corn | M.S. | 1948 |
| Michael G. Boosalis | Milton F. Kernkamp and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the parasitism of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn on soybeans | M.S. | 1948 |
| Carlos G. Barbosa | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of Mexican leaf rust of wheat made at the University of Minnesota | M.S. | 1948 |
| Mohamed Ayad | Herbert K. Hayes and Elvin C. Stakman | Correlated inheritance of reaction to stem rust and other characters in crosses between Egyptian varieties of wheat | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| Tewfik Abdel-Hak | Elvin C. Stakman | Morphology and behavior of certain races of Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1948 |
| John R. Vaughn | Carl J. Eide and Julian G. Leach | The nature of resistance of potatoes to scab and some factors affecting the type of pustule | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Chen Tong Tsiang | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on root rot of flax caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Walter Thomas, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Factors influencing the epidemiology of late blight on potatoes | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Savel B. Silverborg | Elvin C. Stakman and Clyde M. Christensen | Factors affecting the growth and survival of Phytophthora palmivora | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Dudley A. Preston | Elvin C. Stakman | Bacterial canker of cowpeas in Oklahoma | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| John T. Presley | Elvin C. Stakman | Verticillium wilt of cotton, with particular emphasis on variation of the causal organism | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Ayodhya P. Misra | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting variability in the development of Melampsora lini | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Thor Kommedahl | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the late wilt of flax | M.S. | 1947 |
| Manohar K. Hingorani | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the survival ability of certain physiologic races of Puccinia graminis avenae Erikss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| John Walter Hendrix | Carl J. Eide and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on inheritance of stemphylium resistance in tomatoes | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Albert W. Feldman | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the physiological aspects of Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Ung. | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Richard S. Davidson | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Factors affecting the development of bacterial soft rot of potato tuber initials | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Joseph M. Daly | Helen Hart | Utilization of nutrients by rust fungi | M.S. | 1947 |
| Huey I. Borders | Matthew B. Moore and Carl J. Eide | Studies on the development and control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) DeBary. | Ph.D. | 1947 |
| Coyt T. Wilson | Elvin C. Stakman (?) and Jonas J. Christensen | Concealed damage of peanuts | Ph.D. | 1946 |
| Morris N. Teller | Elvin C. Stakman, Eric G. Sharvelle, and E.O. Mader | Variation in Sclerotinia spp. | M.S. | 1946 |
| Leonel H. Robles | Jonas J. Christensen and Elvin C. Stakman | The pathogenicity of Helminthosporium spp. on corn | M.S. | 1946 |
| Benjamin Ortega-Cantero | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Physiologic specialization in Rhizoctonia sp. on vegetable crops | M.S. | 1946 |
| Martha A. Kotila | Carl J. Eide and Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the potato late blight fungus, Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary. | M.S. | 1946 |
| Thomas H. King | Elvin C. Stakman and Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on the relationship of Fomes lignosus Klotsch and Polyporus zonalis Berkeley and on the factors affecting the pathogenicity of Fomes lignosus | Ph.D. | 1946 |
| Ju-Shen Nancy Hsu | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Studies on bacterial soft rot of potato tubers | M.S. | 1946 |
| Mohan Lal Gattani | Elvin C. Stakman, Jonas J. Christensen, and Helen Hart | Studies on the behavior of diploid lines of Ustilago zeae (Beckm.). Ung. | Ph.D. | 1946 |
| Jose Rodriguez | Helen Hart and Elvin C. Stakman | Effect of light intensity and temperature on the infection types of some physiologic races of Puccinia graninis tritici on certain wheat varieties and the relation to wheat production in Southern Mexico. | M.S. | 1945 |
| Ellis F. Darley | Elvin C. Stakman and Clyde M. Christensen | Studies on panel diseases of Hevea Brasiliensis | Ph.D. | 1945 |
| Frederic Johnston | Rodney B. Harvey | Studies on dehydration of vegetables and fruits | Ph.D. | 1944 |
| Felix Pierre-Louis | Unknown | None | MS-B | 1944 |
| Harry C. Young, Jr. | Jonas J. Christensen | The pathogenicity of certain fungi, singly and in combination, on various inbred lines and crosses of corn | M.S. | 1943 |
| Walter Thomas, Jr. | Carl J. Eide | Stability and variation in six physiologic races of Actinomyces scabies | M.S. | 1943 |
| Henry M. Darling | Elvin C. Stakman and Fred A. Krantz | The yield of Triumph potatoes in Alabama as affected by tuber-borne diseases, and certain other factors related to the production of seed in the South | Ph.D. | 1943 |
| William J. Cherewick | Elvin C. Stakman and John H. Craigie | Studies on the biology of Erysiphe graminis D.C. | Ph.D. | 1943 |
| Shan-Ming Chen | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on Rhizoctonia solani Kühn | Ph.D. | 1943 |
| Edward A. Andrews | Jonas J. Christensen | Root rot and seedling blight of grasses in Minnesota | M.S. | 1943 |
| Edward K. Vaughan | Sears P. Doolittle, W.D. Moore, and Elvin C. Stakman | Bacterial wilt of tomato caused by Phytomonas solanacearum (E.F.S.) Bergey et al. | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Weston J. Martin | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the genetics of Sorosporium syntherismae and Sphacelotheca panici-miliacei | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Rolland C. Lorenz | Clyde M. Christensen | Discolorations and decay resulting from increment borings in hardwoods | M.S. | 1942 |
| Earle E. Hanson | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Seedling blights and foot rots of wheat in the spring wheat region of northern United States | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Thomas W. Graham | Jonas J. Christensen and Elvin C. Stakman | Variation and variability in Helminthosporium gramineum | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| David Gottlieb | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Studies on the nature of wilting due to vascular parasites | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Andrew R. Downie | Elvin C. Stakman and George H. Coons | Damping off and root rot of sugar beets caused by Aphanomyes cochlioides (Drechs.) | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Norman E. Borlaug | Jonas J. Christensen | Variation and variability of Fusarium lini | Ph.D. | 1942 |
| Irvine A. Watson | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on pathological and genetical factors in relation to breeding rust resistant wheats | Ph.D. | 1941 |
| Richard K. Voorhees | Elvin C. Stakman | The life history and taxonomy of Physalospora rhodina (Berk. and Curt. Cke) | Ph.D. | 1941 |
| Lawrence A. Schaal | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Variation and physiologic specialization in Actinomyces scabies | Ph.D. | 1941 |
| Thomas Laskaris | Elvin C. Stakman and Bernard O. Dodge | Studies on delphinium crown rot | Ph.D. | 1941 |
| Harry G. Lachmund | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Observations relative to the behavior and control of white pine blister rust in California | M.S. | 1941 |
| Milton F. Kernkamp | Elvin C. Stakman | The relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on growth types of Ustilago zeae (Beck.) Unger. | Ph.D. | 1941 |
| Norman E. Borlaug | Clyde M. Christensen | Red stain of box elder trees | M.S. | 1941 |
| John R. Vaughn | Carl J. Eide | Factors affecting the nature of resistance of potatoes to scab | M.S. | 1940 |
| Ian W. Tervet | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Variability in Ustilago levis (Kell. and SW.) Magn., Ustilago avenan (Pers.) Jens., and Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Kell. and SW. | Ph.D. | 1940 |
| Dudley A. Preston | Elvin C. Stakman and Ralph V. Ellis | Seasonal trends of air borne fungus spores in the vicinity of St. Paul, Minnesota | M.S. | 1940 |
| Milton A. Petty, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of certain environmental factors on the phenotypic variability and genetic variation in Ustilago zeae (Beck.) Ungerer. | Ph.D. | 1940 |
| Andrew R. Downie | Elvin C. Stakman | Root rot and damping off the oats | M.S. | 1940 |
| Donald J. DeZeeuw | Elvin C. Stakman and Carl J. Eide | Pathological and cultural differences in isolates of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn | M.S. | 1940 |
| William J. Cherewick | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Rhizoctonia root-rot of sweet clover | M.S. | 1940 |
| Shan-Ming Chen | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Induced variation in Rhizoctonia solani Kühn | M.S. | 1940 |
| J. Lewis Allison | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies of a leaf spot disease on Bromus inermis | Ph.D. | 1940 |
1930s and earlier
| Name | Advisor(s) | Thesis | Degree | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence E. Tyner | Elvin C. Stakman and Guthrie B. Sanford | The effect of crop debris upon the pathogenicity of cereal foot- and root-rotting Fungi | Ph.D. | 1939 |
| Paul V. Siggers | Elvin C. Stakman and Arthur F. Verrall | The brown-spot needle blight of pine seedlings | Ph.D. | 1939 |
| Thomas H. King | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on factors affecting the growth and pathogenicity of Fomes lignosus Klotzsch | M.S. | 1939 |
| Liang Hwang | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | The effect of light on the viability of urediospores of certain cereal rusts | Ph.D. | 1939 |
| Earle E. Hanson | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development and virulence of Fomes lignosus | M.S. | 1939 |
| Richard Nelson | Rodney B. Harvey | The production and function of ethylene in the ripening process in fruits | Ph.D. | 1938 |
| Thomas Laskaris | Jonas J. Christensen and Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on peridial color and lysis in Sphacelotheca sorghi (Link) Clinton. | M.S. | 1938 |
| Milton F. Kernkamp | Elvin C. Stakman | The relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on growth types of Ustilago zeae | M.S. | 1938 |
| Fredrick R. Davies | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the nature of variation in some members of the Fungi Imperfecti | Ph.D. | 1938 |
| St. John P. Chilton | Elvin C. Stakman | Further studies on the cytology and genetics of Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Ung. | Ph.D. | 1938 |
| R.C. Cassell | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the distribution of physiologic races of Puccinia graminis tritici Erkss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1938 |
| Huey I. Borders | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of bacteria pathogenic to cereal rusts | M.S. | 1938 |
| Reiner Bonde | Elvin C. Stakman and Julian G. Leach | A study of blackleg and seed-piece decay in the Irish potato | M.S. | 1938 |
| Chi Shi Wang | Elvin C. Stakman | The cytology and pathogenicity of Ustilago crameri | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Lee H. Person | Claude W. Edgerton and Elvin C. Stakman | Rhizoctonia stem and root rot of beans | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Lee Ling | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development of Urocystis occulta (Wallr.) Rab. | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Ralph M. Lindgren | Elvin C. Stakman | Some relations and effects of fungi causing blue-stain of wood | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Gordon J. Gibbs | Unknown | Factors influencing the control of club-root caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, Wor. | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Alan R. Gemmell | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | A study of the interaction of two fruit-rotting fungi | M.S. | 1937 |
| Clyde M. Christensen | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on Valsa sordida, Nitschke, Cytospora chrysosperma (Per.) Fr. and Valsa nivea (Hoff.) Fr. | Ph.D. | 1937 |
| Chi Shi Wang | Elvin C. Stakman and Helen Hart | Development and cytology of Ustilago crameri Koke. | M.S. | 1936 |
| Syed Vaheeduddin | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the pathogenicity and genetics of some sorghum smuts | Ph.D. | 1936 |
| Lee Ling | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development of Urocystis occulta (Wallr.) Rab. | M.S. | 1936 |
| Melville W. Cormack | Elvin C. Stakman and Guthrie B. Sanford | The relation of Cylindrocarpon and Fusarium to rootrot and winter-killing of alfalfa and sweet clover in Alberta | Ph.D. | 1936 |
| Alfred C. Vogele | Rodney B. Harvey | The effect of environmental factors upon the color of the tomato and the watermelon | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| Syed Vaheeduddin | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Hybridization and segregation in crosses between Sphacelotheca sorghi and Sorosporium reilianum | M.S. | 1935 |
| Frank H. Kaufert | Elvin C. Stakman and Louise Dosdall | The biology of Pleurotus Corticatus Fries | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| J. George Harrar | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the pathogenicity of Fomes lignosus klotzsch | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| Irvin L. Forbes | Claude W. Edgerton and Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development of Puccinia coronata in Louisiana | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| Henry M. Darling | Julian G. Leach | A study of scab-resistance in the potato | M.S. | 1935 |
| John G. Churchward | Walter L. Waterhouse and Elvin C. Stakman | Studies of physiological specialisation of the organisms causing bunt in wheat and the genetics of resistance to this and certain other wheat diseases | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| Clyde C. Allison | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies on the genetics of smuts of barley and oats in relation to pathogenicity | Ph.D. | 1935 |
| Arthur F. Verrall | Elvin C. Stakman | Variation in Fomes igniarius Linn.ex gill | Ph.D. | 1934 |
| Leon J. Tyler | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on variability in Speacelotheca Sorobi (link) Clinton | Ph.D. | 1934 |
| Halbert H. Thornberry | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the filtration and ultrafiltration of tobacco-mosaic virus | Ph.D. | 1934 |
| Eric G. Sharvelle | Elvin C. Stakman | The nature of resistance of flax to Melampsora lini (ers.) Lev. | Ph.D. | 1934 |
| Carl J. Eide | Elvin C. Stakman | The pathogenicity and genetics of Gibberella saubinetii (Mont.) Sacc. | Ph.D. | 1934 |
| James Merrill Walter, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting the development of corn smut, Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Unger | Ph.D. | 1933 |
| James Merrill Walter, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Some effects of inoculation and injury on the development of corn smut | Ph.D. | 1933 |
| T.C. Loh | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the pathogenicity and physiology of certain organisms of rice. | Ph.D. | 1933 |
| Kurt Hubert | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Some studies on Ustialgo nuda (Jens.) Kell. and Sw. Ustialgo tritici (Pers.) Rostr., the loose smuts of barley and wheat, and on an intermediate type of loose smut of barley | M.S. | 1933 |
| Frances E. Haglund | Elvin C. Stakman | The microflora of sweet corn seed in relation to quality | M.S. | 1933 |
| George E. Hafstad | Elvin C. Stakman | The probable relation of delayed segregation to variation in Ustilago zeae (Beckm) Ung. | M.S. | 1933 |
| Thomas W. Graham | Jonas J. Christensen | The parasitism of Helminthosporium gramineum Rab | M.S. | 1933 |
| John G. Churchward | Walter L. Waterhouse and Elvin C. Stakman | Pathologic and genetic studies of Tilletia tritici (Bjerk.) Winter | M.S. | 1933 |
| Warren W. Chase | Henry Schmitz and Rodney B. Harvey | The composition, quantity, and physiological significance of gases in tree stems | Ph.D. | 1933 |
| R.H. Bamberg | Elvin C. Stakman | The black chaff disease of wheat | Ph.D. | 1933 |
| Harry G. Ukkelberg | Elvin C. Stakman and Moses N. Levine and Ralph U. Cotter | Some factors affecting the dissemination of Puccinia graminis Pers. | M.S. | 1932 |
| George H. Starr | Julian G. Leach | A study of diseases of canning crops in Minnesota | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| Erwin L. Le Clerg | Elvin C. Stakman and Julian G. Leach and George H. Coons | The parasitism of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn on the sugar beet. | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| Raymond H. Landon | Rodney B. Harvey | The effect of certain chemicals on the rate of catalase activity in plants | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| M.N. Kamat | Elvin C. Stakman | Some factors influencing the pathogenicity of Puccinia sorghi (Schw.) | M.S. | 1932 |
| Charles S. Holton | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Studies in the genetics and the cytology of Ustilago avenae and Ustilago levis | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| Sydney Dickinson | Elvin C. Stakman | The genetic implications o hyphal fusions in certain fungi | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| William C. Broadfoot | Elvin C. Stakman and Guthrie B. Sanford | Studies on foot and root rot of wheat in western Canada | Ph.D. | 1932 |
| James Munday Walter, Jr. | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen and Julian G. Leach | Some factors influencing infection of corn by Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Unger. | M.S. | 1931 |
| Clyde P. Shumway | Jonas J. Christensen | Studies in the cytology and genetics of Sorosporium reilianum (Kuhn) McAlpine | M.S. | 1931 |
| Matthew B. Moore | Elvin C. Stakman and Julian G. Leach | Studies in the genetics and cytology of Ustilago zeae (Bekm.) Ung. | M.S. | 1931 |
| Frank J. Greaney | Dixon L. Bailey and Elvin C. Stakman | The prevention of cereal rusts by the use of fungicidal dusts. | Ph.D. | 1931 |
| Stuart J.R. Dunn | Rodney B. Harvey | The relation of hydrophilic colloids to hardiness in cabbage, brussels sprouts, and alfalfa plants as shown by the dye adsorption test | Ph.D. | 1931 |
| L.O. Regeimbal | Rodney B. Harvey | The role of lodine in plant nutrition | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Ralph M. Nelson | Elvin C. Stakman | Experiments with blue stain fungi in southern pines | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Leonard W. Melander | Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of temperature and light on the development of the uredinial stage Puccinia graminis Pers. | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Frank H. Kaufert | Elvin C. Stakman and Harry G. Lachmund | Experiments on the control of damping-off of conifers | M.S. | 1930 |
| Thorvaldur Johnson | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the effect of environmental factors on the variability of physiologic forms of Puccinia graminis tritici, Erikss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Edward M. Johnson | Elvin C. Stakman (?) and Julian G. Leach (?) | Virus diseases of tobacco in Kentucky | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Delia E. Johnson | Julian G. Leach | The relation of the cabbage maggot and other insects to the spread and development of soft rot of cabbage | Ph.D. | 1930 |
| Lee Hines | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss. and Henn. in relation to the development of epidemics of stem rust on wheat | M.S. | 1930 |
| Clyde M. Christensen | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization and saltation in Pestalozzia funerea Desm. | M.S. | 1930 |
| Clyde C. Allison | Elvin C. Stakman | Sex relationships in some of the cereal smuts | M.S. | 1930 |
| James M. Wallace | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization as a factor in the epiphytology of Puccinia graminis tritici, Erikss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Chih Tu | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization in Fusarium spp. causing headblight of small grains | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Bjorn Peturson | Dixon L. Bailey , Guy R. Bisby, Moses N. Levine, and Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization in Puccinia coronata avenae | M.S. | 1929 |
| Paul D. Peterson | Elvin C. Stakman | Reactions of selfed lines of corn to seedling blight caused by Gibberella saubinettii (Mont.) Sacc. and Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Lee H. Person | Elvin C. Stakman and Clifford V. Kightlinger | Studies in the control of cereal rusts by dusting with sulphur | M.S. | 1929 |
| Charles S. Holton | Elvin C. Stakman, Jonas J. Christensen, and Herman A. Rodenhiser | Studies in the genetics and physiology of Ustilago avenae and Ustilago levis | M.S. | 1929 |
| Helen Hart | Elvin C. Stakman | Morphological and physiological studies on stem rust resistance in wheat | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Harold H. Flor | Claude W. Edgerton and Elvin C. Stakman | Some factors affecting the severity of the root-rot complex of sugar cane. | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Carl J. Eide | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the physiology of different strains of Ustilago zeae | M.S. | 1929 |
| Ralph U. Cotter | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting the development of the aecial stage of Puccinia graminis Pers. | Ph.D. | 1929 |
| Rayburn H. Bamberg | Elvin C. Stakman | A bacterium antibiotic to Ustilago zeae (Beckman) Unger | M.S. | 1929 |
| Herman A. Jonas J. Christensen | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization in some of the cereal smuts | Ph.D. | 1928 |
| Howard E. Parson | Elvin C. Stakman, Moses N. Levine, and Arthur W. Henry | Physiologic specialization in Puccinia coronata avenae | M.S. | 1928 |
| Ralph M. Lindgren | Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of wood-rotting fungi on some mechanical properties of wood | M.S. | 1928 |
| Howard W. Johnson | Elvin C. Stakman | Storage rots of the Jerusalem artichoke | Ph.D. | 1928 |
| Carl George Anderson | Elvin C. Stakman | The value of disinfecting seed of sweet corn | M.S. | 1928 |
| James M. Wallace | Elvin C. Stakman and Moses N. Levine | Physiologic specialization as a factor in the epidemiology of Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss. and Henn | M.S. | 1927 |
| James L. Seal | Owen F. Burger, Elvin C. Stakman, and Moses N. Levine | Coconut bud rot in Florida | Ph.D. | 1927 |
| Edmund B. Lambert | Elvin C. Stakman | The relation of weather to the development of stem rust in the Mississippi Valley | Ph.D. | 1927 |
| Lyle W.R. Jackson | Henry Schmitz and Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the heart-rot of aspen ( Populus Tremuloides Michx.) in Minnesota | M.S. | 1927 |
| F.H. Steinmetz | Rodney B. Harvey | Winter hardiness in alfalfa varieties | Ph.D. | 1927 |
| Paul D. Peterson | Elvin C. Stakman | Reactions of selfed lines of corn to root rots caused by Gibberella saubinettii (Mont.) Sacc. and Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon | M.S. | 1926 |
| Frank J. Greaney | Elvin C. Stakman , Dixon L. Bailey, and Jonas J. Christensen | Root and foot-rots of wheat in Manitoba | M.S. | 1926 |
| Lawrence A. Schaal | Elvin C. Stakman and Moses N. Levine | Studies on the parasitism of orange leaf rust of wheat (Puccinia triticina) | M.S. | 1925 |
| Guthrie B. Sanford | Elvin C. Stakman | A study of some factors relative to the pathogenicity of Actinomyces scabies (Thaxter) Gussow | Ph.D. | 1925 |
| Herman A. Rodenhiser | Elvin C. Stakman | Experiments on the control of smuts of small grains | M.S. | 1925 |
| Thorvaldur Johnson | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Factors affecting the growth, reproduction, and pathogenicity of Helminthosporium gramineum Rab | M.S. | 1925 |
| Harold J. Hynes | Elvin C. Stakman and Herbert K. Hayes | The inheritance of resistance and susceptibility to Puccinia graminis tritici in a cross between Federation wheat and Khapli emmer | M.S. | 1925 |
| John H. Craigie | Elvin C. Stakman | The liberation, germination, and vitality of the aeciospores of Puccinia graminis | M.S. | 1925 |
| Jonas J. Christensen | Elvin C. Stakman | Physiologic specialization and parasitism of Helminthosporium sativum P.K.B. | Ph.D. | 1925 |
| William C. Broadfoot | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the parasitism of Fusarium lini bolley | M.S. | 1925 |
| Ralph M. Nelson | Edward M. Freeman and Elvin C. Stakman | A study of the rots of coniferous timber under varying degrees of artificial shade | M.S. | 1924 |
| Leonard W. Melander | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies of the relation of Berberis species to Puccinia graminis pers | M.S. | 1924 |
| Moses N. Levine | Elvin C. Stakman | Biometrical studies on the variation of physiologic forms of Puccinia graminis tritici and the effects of ecological factors on hte susceptivility of wheat varieties | Ph.D. | 1924 |
| Helen Hart | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors affecting the development of Melampsora lini (Pers.) Desm. | M.A. | 1924 |
| Harold H. Flor | Elvin C. Stakman and Jonas J. Christensen | Investigations on the control of covered smuts of small grains | M.S. | 1924 |
| Ralph U. Cotter | Elvin C. Stakman | Specialization of Puccinia graminis tritici in the Hordeae | M.S. | 1924 |
| Dixon L. Bailey | Elvin C. Stakman | Specialization in Puccinia graminis avenae Eriksss. and Henn. | Ph.D. | 1924 |
| Guthrie B. Sanford | Elvin C. Stakman | The relation of soil factors to the development of potato scab | M.S. | 1923 |
| Robert J. Noble | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the parasitism of U. tritici Koern., the organism causing flag smut of wheat | Ph.D. | 1923 |
| Charles R. Hursh | Elvin C. Stakman | Morphological and physiological studies on the resistance of wheat to Puccinia graminis tritici Erikss, and Henn | Ph.D. | 1923 |
| Arthur W. Henry | Elvin C. Stakman | Root-rots of wheat | Ph.D. | 1923 |
| Henry D. Barker | Elvin C. Stakman and Herbert K. Hayes | A study of wilt resistance in flax | Ph.D. | 1923 |
| Robert J. Noble | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on flag smut of wheat | M.S. | 1922 |
| Margaret Newton | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies in wheat stem rust (Puccinia gramminis tritici) | Ph.D. | 1922 |
| Julian G. Leach | Elvin C. Stakman | The parasitism of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sac. and Mag.) Bri. and Cav. | Ph.D. | 1922 |
| Edmund B. Lambert | Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of chemical dusts on cereal smuts | M.S. | 1922 |
| Louise Dosdall | Elvin C. Stakman | Factors influencing the pathogenicity of Helminthosporium sativum | Ph.D. | 1922 |
| Jonas J. Christensen | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on the parasitism of helminthosporium sativum P.K. & B. | M.S. | 1922 |
| Philip Brierley | Julian G. Leach | Some factors affecting the development of the Blackleg disease of the Irish potato | M.S. | 1922 |
| Dixon L. Bailey | Elvin C. Stakman | Sunflower rust | M.S. | 1921 |
| G.F. Puttick | Elvin C. Stakman | The reaction of the F2 generation of a cross between a common and a durum wheat to two biologic forms of Puccinia Graminis Tritci | M.S. | 1920 |
| Raymond Fogelman | Elvin C. Stakman | The host range of Fusarium spp. causing wheat scab | M.S. | 1920 |
| Jean MacInnes | Elvin C. Stakman | Wheat scab | M.S. | 1919 |
| Guy R. Bisby | Elvin C. Stakman | Studies on some Fusarium diseases of potato and truck crops | Ph.D. | 1919 |
| Julian G. Leach | Elvin C. Stakman | A comparative study of the parasitism of Puccinia graminis tritici and Puccinia graminis tritici-compacti | M.S. | 1918 |
| G.R. Hoerner | Elvin C. Stakman | Infection capabilities of crown rust of oats | M.S. | 1918 |
| Moses N. Levine | Elvin C. Stakman | The effect of ecological factors on the morphology and physiology of Puccinia graminis and P. phleipratensis urediniospores | M.S. | 1916 |
| Felix J. Schneiderhan | Edward M. Freeman | A histological investigation of the infection phenomena of loose smuts of wheat and barley | M.S. | 1915 |
| R.C. Rose | Edward M. Freeman | A fruit spot of the wealthy apple | M.S. | 1915 |
| F.J. Piemeisel | Elvin C. Stakman | Life history and parasitism of Ustilago zeae (Becker) Unger | M.S. | 1915 |
| Elvin C. Stakman | Edward M. Freeman and Conway Macmillan | A study in cereal rusts: physiological races | Ph.D. | 1913 |
| A.G. Tolaas | Edward M. Freeman | Bacteriosis of cultivated mushrooms | M.S. | 1912 |
| Elvin C. Stakman | Edward M. Freeman | A study in cereal smuts of Minnesota | M.S. | 1910 |
| Jane Nisbit | Edward M. Freeman | A study in the identification of quack grass | M.S. | 1910 |
| Robert A. Jehle | Edward M. Freeman | Life history study of Sclerotinia fructigena (Persoon) Schroeter | Ph.D. | 1910 |
| Edward M. Freeman | Conway Macmillan | The seed fungus of Lolium temulentum, L., the Darnel | Ph.D. | 1905 |