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The role of rhizosphere behaviour in biocontrol and the secondary spread of plant disease
Reference
P05168
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Christopher Gilligan
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Cambridge
Department
Plant Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
162,079
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/12/1995
End date
01/12/1998
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The project will analyse the effects of mycelial spread between infected and susceptible hosts on the development of epidemics of soil-borne fungal plant pathogens, using a combination of experimental (including immunological and bioimaging techniques) and mathematical methods. In this way it will be possible to relate the effects of biological factors (including introduced antagonists, pathogen genotype and host nutrient status) that affect colony size, rate of growth, density and colony architecture on the probability of successful infection of susceptible roots with the likelihood of epidemic development at a much larger scale. Experimental work will involve two contrasting biocontrol-host-pathogen systems, Rhizoctonia solani on Raphanus sativus controlled by Trichoderma viride and Gaeumannomyces graminis on wheat controlled by fluorescent pseudomonads.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
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