Exploring the genetic and mechanistic basis of resistance to take-all disease in wheat

Take-all, caused by the soil-borne ascomycete fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, (Ggt), is a root disease that devastates wheat production worldwide. Current control measures consist of partially effective chemical seed dressings and cultural methods such as crop rotation. There is current...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osborne, Sarah-Jane
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40646/