Essays about: "Amanda Karlström"
Found 2 essays containing the words Amanda Karlström.
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1. Evaluation of the effects of the waxy starch mutation and environment on yield and starch functional properties of cassava
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : Cassava roots are one of the most important sources of starch on a global scale. Two aspects of cassava as a starch crop were studied in this thesis work; 1) determining if the amylose-free (waxy) mutation is coupled with a reduction in yield, and 2) the environmental impact on yield, yield components and starch functional properties of cassava. READ MORE
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2. Female mate choice and modulation of oviposition preference in the moth Spodoptera littoralis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : In this thesis, two aspects of reproductive behaviour in the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) were studied. The first was whether female moths make a mate choice based on precopulatory assessments of male mating partners, and the second whether larval food plant experience of an ectoparasite modulates the female choice of oviposition site. READ MORE