College of Agriculture and Life Sciences : Department of Horticulture : Urban Horticulture Institute : Research : Graduate student theses
Urban Horticulture Institute Graduate student theses

1983, M.S. Elizabeth M. Wittick
Methods for evaluating the responses of selected woody plants to drought conditions.

1985, M.P.S.Diane M. Miske
Propagation of hybrid lilacs using etiolation pretreatment of the stock plants.

1985, M.S. Elizabeth P. Rabe
Distribution and growth response of Ailanthus altissima in the urban environment.

1986, M.P.S. John J. Creedon
Effects of etiolation, banding and auxin application on rooting responses of softwood cuttings of eleven difficult-to-root hardwood species.

1986, M.S. Brian K. Maynard
Etiolation and banding techniques for improving the vegetative propagation of woody ornamentals.

1987, Ph.D. Donald A. Rakow
Determining adequate container dimensions: the effect of container size on the growth and water relations of Acer rubrum L. 'October Glory'

1987, M.S. Thomas G. Ranney
The relative influence of rootstock and scion on drought tolerance in cherries

1989 M.L.A. Mathew D. Evans
Concrete block paving and its effectiveness as a pavement around street trees

1989, Ph.D Thomas G. Ranney
Comparative physiology and drought tolerance in selected woody plants

1990, Ph.D David B. Headley
Sodium chloride resistance in English ivy and effect of time of dormant season application of sodium chloride on injury in trees

1990, Ph.D Gordon D.Himmelman
The establishment and weed suppression abilities of selected deciduous woody groundcovers.

1990, M.L.A. Richard J. Jaenson
A statistical method for the accurate and rapid sampling of urban street tree populations.

1990, M.S./M.L.A. Patricia A. Lindsey
Differences in water use rates between four broad-leafed woody tree species

1990, Ph.D. Brian K. Maynard
Physiological and anatomical factors associated with the etiolation response in cutting propagation.

1992, M.S. Susan D. Day
Effects of four compaction techniques for landscape trees on soil aeration and mechanical impedance.

1992, Ph.D. Wen Q. Sun
Acceleration of root formation and growth of cuttings. I. Physical effects of stem banding on rooting and growth of cuttings. II. Auxin-induced ethylene and bud break inhibition of rooted cuttings.

1993, Ph.D. Patricia A. Lindsey
Determining an adequate soil volume, improving the rooting environment, and measuring the water use of urban trees.

1994, M.S. Louis B. Anella
Photosynthesis during flooding of Acer rubrum L. populations from contrasting habitats.

1994, Ph.D. J. Roger Harris
Seasonal effects of transplantability of landscape trees: periodic root and shoot growth, seasonal transplant response and effect of dormancy.

1994, M.P.S. Barbara A. Neal
Calibrating different street tree planting specifications with tree growth: a study of Washington, D.C. area willow oaks.

1994, M.S. Anna K. Perkins
The effect of blanching, IBA concentration, and plant growth regulators on growth and over winter survival of softwood cutting propagated ornamentals.

1996, M.S. Jason Grabosky
Developing a structural soil material with high bearing strength and increased rooting volumes for street trees under sidewalks.

1996 M.S. Michael Haug
Increasing transplant success of bare-root street trees by minimizing water stress during handling.

1997, Ph.D. Louis B. Anella
Morphology and physiology of Acer rubrum L. populations from contrasting habitats.

1997, M.S. George Hawver
Influence of root restriction and drought stress on container grown trees: impacts on plant morphology and physiology.

1998, M.S. Gerald A. Bond
Screening oak species for iron efficiency

1998, M.P.S Carol Grohs
The selection and grouping of street trees for visual compatibility

1999, Ph.D. Jason Grabosky
Growth responses of three tree species in sidewalk profiles.

1999, M.S. Michelle Buckstrup
Comparing transplanting success of balled and burlapped and bare root production methods on trees in the urban environment

2000, Ph.D. Hector Benevidas-Meza
Variation in water relatins, cold hardiness and chilling requirements among provenances of Liquidambar styraciflua L.

2000, M.S Karen Scott
The Influence of Mycorrhizae on Field Establishment of Cypripedium Populations in New York State

2000, M.S Sunita Halasz
An ecological approach to resource inventory: an Adirondack case study

2000, M.S. Felix Loh Nutrient and chlorophyll status of Ficus and Poplar growing in' CU-Structural Soil

2001, M.S. Angela Rivenshield
Organuc amendment to improve the physical qualities of compacted soils

2001, M.S. John Jordan
The impact of root volume reduction, disturbance, and desiccation on landscape-sized tree transplanting

2002, M.S. Peter Podaras
Propagation of Acer species under modified light environments

2002, Ph.D Puay Yok Tan
Responses of Catharanthus roseus to Ash Yellows Phytoplasma Infection

2005, MPS James Blackburn
Recommended Deciduous Woody Groundcovers for Municipal Landscapes and Urban Gardens: Site Preparation, Plant Selection, Installation, and Maintenance

2006, MPS Lili Herrera
The East State Street Project: Seeking Mature Tree Size Using Breakout Zones and Borrowed Soil Volume in Downtown Ithaca, New York.

2007, PhD Naalamle Amissah
Effects of Juvenility and Etiolation on Clonal Propagation of Quercus species.

2008, MS Edward Haffner
Porous Asphalt and Turf: Exploring New Applications Through Hydrological Characterization of CU-Structural Soil and Carolina Statlite Structural Soil.