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Quantitative comparative plant disease epidemiology

Reference	BBS/E/C/00004210
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Bruce Fitt
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	386,287
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1999
End date	31/03/2006
Duration	84 months

Abstract

The ultimate objective of this project is to derive realistic, accurate, validated models that improve fundamental understanding of plant pathogen population dynamics, host-pathogen interactions and development of diseases in natural environments. These will allow sustainable management of the most significant diseases of UK arable crops. The principal components of this objective are: Plant pathogen population dynamics 1.To study, by modelling population changes, how different selective influences affect the frequencies of different pathogen types; 2.To quantify relative importance of different inoculum sources in the epidemiology of different diseases; Host-pathogen interactions 3.To relate epidemiology to the genetics of host-pathogen interactions 4.To develop strategies for deployment of disease resistance. Sustainable agriculture 5. To compare different approaches for modelling components of disease development and how they are affected by environmental factors for pathogens differing in biotrophy/necrotrophy. 6. To develop web-based systems for delivering disease forecasting and oilseed rape/pathogen genetic information.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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