Theses and Dissertations

Dr. Todd C. Wehner (Personal)

  1. Wehner, T. C. 1978. Pod thickness and cold tolerance studies in pea (Pisum sativum L.). M.S. Thesis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison.
  2. Wehner, T. C. 1979. Agronomic evaluation of eight foliage types of pea (Pisum sativum L.) near-isogenic for the genes af, tl and st. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison.

M.H.S. Theses (Graduate Student)

  1. Crane, M. F. 2005. Cucumber cultivars and cultural practices for container gardening. M.H.S. Report, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.

M.S. Theses (Graduate Student)

  1. Rubino, D. B. 1984. Efficiency of early testing and effect of inbreeding in a series of lines developed from an open-pollinated pickling cucumber population. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  2. Sloane, J. T. 1984. Studies on selection for Rhizoctonia solani fruit rot resistance in cucumber. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  3. Strefeler, M. S. 1985. Estimates of heritabilities and genetic variances and comparison of six of multiple selection methods in three fresh-market cucumber populations. M. S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  4. Cade, R. M. 1989. In vitro organogenesis and embryogenesis in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  5. McCarthy, W. H. 1989. Factors influencing isolation and culture of African horned cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus Naud.) protoplasts. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  6. Walters, S. A. 1990. Resistance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and African horned cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus Naud.) to four species of nematode (Meloidogyne spp.). M. S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  7. Christlieb, J. S. 1992. Inheritance of early flowering in cucumber. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  8. Uchneat, M. S. 1993. Belly rot resistance in Cucumis sativus. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  9. Shetty, N. V. 1996. Anthracnose resistance and oriental trellis cultivar evaluation in cucumber. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  10. Strange, E. B. 1999. Screening watermelon for resistance to papaya ringspot virus type-W. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  11. Ellington, T. L. 2000. Evaluation of luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca) germplasm for sponge and seed production in North Carolina. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  12. Neppl, G. P. 2001. Efficient trialing methods for watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thumb.) Matsum. & Nakai). M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  13. Gusmini, G. 2003. Breeding watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) for resistance to gummy stem blight (Didymella bryoniae). M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  14. Criswell. A. 2008. Screening cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) for resistance to downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  15. Oh, J. 2008. Growth regulators for control of chilling injury, parthenocarpy and sex expression in watermelon. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  16. Lou, L. 2009. Inheritance of fruit characteristics in watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  17. Call, A. D. 2010. Studies on Resistance to Downy Mildew in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  18. Hartman, J. L. 2017. Inheritance of citrulline content in watermelon. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  19. Huber, B. M. 2017. Studies on stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  20. Arteman, L. J. 2018. Optimization of field production of parthenocarpic pickling cucumber in North Carolina. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.

Ph.D. Dissertations (Graduate Student)

  1. Ramirez, D. R. 1984. Source-sink relationships and dry matter partitioning of several lines of cucumber differing in plant habit and yield. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  2. St. Amand, P. C. 1993. Gummy stem blight in cucumber: testing methods, pathogenicity of isolates, and inheritance of resistance. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  3. Walters, S. A. 1996. Nematode resistance in cucumber. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  4. Cramer, C. S. 1997. Specific combining ability for fruit yield and shape, yield and yield components of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) populations improved using recurrent selection. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  5. Shetty, N. V. 1999. Evaluation of the cucumber germplasm collection for fruit yield and quality. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  6. Guner, N. 2004. Papaya ringspot virus watermelon strain and Zucchini yellow mosaic virus resistance in watermelon. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  7. Gusmini, G. 2005. Inheritance of fruit characteristics and disease resistance in watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  8. Tetteh, A. Y. 2008. Breeding for resistance to powdery mildew race 2W in watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  9. Kumar, R. 2009. Inheritance of fruit yield and other horticulturally important traits in watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]. Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  10. Dia, M. 2011. Genotype x Environment Interaction and Stability Analysis of Performance, and Mega-Environment Identification of Fruit Yield and Yield Components in Watermelon Tested in Multiple US Locations. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  11. Call, A. D. 2012. Inheritance of resistance to downy mildew in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) PI 197088 and effect of interaction of host plant resistance, fungicides, and environment on severity of downy mildew on cucumber. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  12. Ma, S. 2013. Studies on identifying cucurbit bacterial fruit blotch resistant resources with USDA watermelon germplasm. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  13. VandenLangenberg, K. 2014. Studies on downy mildew resistance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  14. Daley, J. D. 2018. Screening the Citrullus germplasm for resistance to bacterial fruit blotch. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  15. Patel, T. K. 2018. Studies on anthracnose resistance in watermelon germplasm. Ph.D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  16. Silverman, E. J.  2022.  Stevia rebaudiana: Seed longevity studies and estimates of heritability of agronomic traits using parent-offspring regression.  Ph. D. Thesis, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.