Award details

Genetic diversity of wild and arable populations of the eyespot fungus, Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides

Reference	D01598
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Mark Hocart
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Richard Ennos
Institution	SRUC
Department	Institute of Ecology & Resource Manageme
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	116,987
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	12/09/1994
End date	12/09/1997
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The proposed research will compare the genetic structure and variability within populations of the eyespot fungus, Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides derived from wild host species and from cereal crop stands. Variability in selectively neutral isozyme markers, DNA polymorphisms, host-specific pathogenicity and fungicide sensitivity will be determined and the data used (1) to contrast the genetic structure and compositions of the pathogen populations, and (2) to assess the involvement of the pathogen populations on wild hosts in facilitating the agriculturally important genetic changes seen in crop pathogen populations in recent years.

Summary

unavailable

Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
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

I accept the terms and conditions of use (opens in new window)

export PDF file

back to list new search