Integrating the use of endophyte-infected grasses (Barrier Festulolium) as a biological control method to combat aphids (Myzus persicae) and virus yellows in sugar beet
More than half of the UK sugar demand and 25% of the European sugar demand is met by indigenously grown sugar beet, making it one of the most economically important crops. The biggest threat to the sugar beet industry is virus yellows (VY) transmitted by peach potato aphids (Myzus persicae). The VY...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English English |
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2025
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/80470/ |