Essays about: "Puccinia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Puccinia.

  1. 1. A look into stem rust resistance breeding

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Lucas Sydh Sjögren; [2023]
    Keywords : Stem rust; Black rust; Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici; Plant breeding; Ug99; TKTTF; Plant resistance; Social challenges; Political challenges; Practical challenges;

    Abstract : Wheat is one of the largest food commodities globally, but the cultivation of wheat faces many challenges. Among these is the stem rust disease, which historically has caused mass starvation and misery. This thesis explores the stem rust disease in wheat, and the plant breeding for the potential of resistance to stem rust in the future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Remote Sensing Based Pre-Season Yellow Rust Early Warning in Oromia, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Chinatsu Endo; [2021]
    Keywords : yellow rust; modeling; prediction; early warning; remote sensing; geography; geographical information systems; GIS; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici) is a crop disease caused by a fungus that regularly infects wheat and causes yield loss in Ethiopia. The disease has a significant impact on the country’s crop production, food security, health, and socioeconomic well-being. READ MORE

  4. 3. Population structure of Puccinia graminis, the cause of stem rust on wheat, barley, and rye in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Clara Kjellström; [2021]
    Keywords : plant pathology; plant disease; crop protection; fungi; P; graminis f.sp. tritci; P. graminis f.sp. secale; P. graminis f.sp. hordei;

    Abstract : Rust fungi belong to the phylum Basidiomycetes, order Uredinales cause damage on almost all plants, including cereal crops. Some of the species within the genus Puccinia causes rust disease on cereal crops. One example of a disease from this genus is Puccinia graminis, which historically has caused severe damage in cereal crop production. READ MORE

  5. 4. Genotypic variation of Puccinia graminis infecting barberry and grasses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Karolina Jörgensen; [2016]
    Keywords : Puccini graminis; population biology; barberry; Berberis spp.; phylogeny; small sequence repeats;

    Abstract : Stem rust on cereals is a large problem in parts of the world, and it may reduce the yields significantly. It is caused by Puccinia graminis, a heteroecious basidiomycete with 365 known telial host grass species. Puccinia graminis reproduces asexually on the grass host. READ MORE

  6. 5. Populationsstudie av gulrost (Puccinia striiformis) i Skåne under odlingssäsongen 2015

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Mikael Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : gulrost; Puccinia striiformis; vete; berberis; populationsbiologi; växtskydd;

    Abstract : Gulrost är en sjukdom i vete (Triticum aestivum) och rågvete (Triticale) orsakad av svampen Puccinia striiformis forma specialis tritici. I Sverige var sjukdomen länge av mindre betydelse, men sedan 2007 är kraftiga angrepp mer regel än undantag. READ MORE