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Understanding systemic signalling in pathogen- challenged cereals: potential for novel disease control

Reference9708842
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor John Draper
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Aberystwyth University
DepartmentInst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 64,126
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/07/1998
End date 31/03/2001
Duration32 months

Abstract

UK crop disease control demands a never-ending search for new sources of resistance and novel fungicides. We aim to understand the principles underlying systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to disease in grasses in order to harness this generic immunity for future disease control strategies. An SAR bioassay will be developed together with molecular probes and biochemical assays which will allow us to understand in an integrated way the SAR phenomenon at the whole plant level in cereals. We aim to identify candidate molecules functioning as systemic signals that may form the basis of future approaches for manipulating SAR in crops.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative ROPA 1997 (ROPA1997) [1997]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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