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EXPLORING LYCOPODIACEAE ENDOPHYTES, DENDROLYCOPODIUM SYSTEMATICS, AND THE FUTURE OF FERN MODEL SYSTEMS

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dc.contributor.authorPetlewski, Alaina Rousseau
dc.contributor.chairLi, Fay-Wei
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRaguso, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSpecht, Chelsea
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-10T20:07:27Z
dc.date.available2020-08-10T20:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description105 pages
dc.description.abstractThis thesis consists of three chapters addressing disparate topics in seed-free plant biology. Firstly, I begin to describe the endophyte communities of lycophytes by identifying the culturable endophytes of five Lycopodiaceae species. Microbial endophytes are integral factors in plant evolution, ecology, and physiology. However, the endophyte communities of all major groups of land plants have yet to be characterized. Secondly, I begin to re-evaluate the systematics of a historically perplexing genus, Dendrolycopodium (Lycopodiaceae). Lastly, I assess the status of developing fern model systems and discuss possible future directions for this work.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/4v8p-px28
dc.identifier.otherPetlewski_cornell_0058O_10872
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:10872
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/70269
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectferns
dc.subjectLycophytes
dc.subjectmodel systems
dc.subjectplant-microbe interactions
dc.subjectsystematics
dc.titleEXPLORING LYCOPODIACEAE ENDOPHYTES, DENDROLYCOPODIUM SYSTEMATICS, AND THE FUTURE OF FERN MODEL SYSTEMS
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplinePlant Biology
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Plant Biology

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