Essays about: "disease tolerance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 essays containing the words disease tolerance.

  1. 6. Heritage cereals : tasty and sustainable? : acceptance and important qualities of heritage cereals

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Ekblad; [2022]
    Keywords : heritage cereals; consumer awareness; consumer acceptance; consumer preference; food quality;

    Abstract : Heritage cereals, a group of cereals that have not been subjected to modern crop breeding, have been getting attention due to their generally high genetic diversity, traits like high drought and disease tolerance as well as high nutritional values. Knowledge about how consumers relate to heritage cereals in Sweden is limited, and therefore this thesis aims to, firstly, explore acceptance, awareness and preferences among a specific consumer group; students in the agriculture program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and, secondly, quality perception in relation to heritage cereals among consumers, bakers and retailers, in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  3. 7. A molecular analysis of the interaction between the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea and the cereal pathogen F. graminearum

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

    Author : Esther Kuper; [2021]
    Keywords : Agrobacterium- mediated transformation; Biocontrol; Clonostachys rosea;

    Abstract : Modern agriculture is increasingly challenged by newly emerging crop diseases- many of them caused by fungal pathogens. At the same time, excessive application of chemical fungicides accelerates the development of resistant pathogen strains and may cause harmful effects on non-target organisms. READ MORE

  4. 8. Building Tolerance to Gut Bacteria: Quantification of Goblet Cell – Immune Interactions in the Proximal and Distal Colon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Nellie Asseh Hall; [2021]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Goblet cell - immune cell interactions and their role in inflammatory bowel disease Goblet cells, specialized mucus secreting cells lining the gut, are key players in mediating immune responses. While the mucus layer functions as a barrier against the intrusion of foreign bacteria into the host, substances from e. READ MORE

  5. 9. Uttrycksnivåer för interleukin-2 (IL-2)-mRNA och -protein hos Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Siri Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : IMRD; cytokin; immunmedierad reumatisk sjukdom; NSDTR; tollare; tollarsjuka; auto-immunitet; hund; ELISA; RT2-PCR;

    Abstract : Immunmedierad reumatisk sjukdom (IMRD) är en autoimmun sjukdom med ökad predisponering hos rasen Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, också känd som tollare. IMRD, som är en del i den så kallade tollarsjukan, karakteriseras främst av smärta och stelhet i leder samt oftast positivt test avseende autoantikroppar (ANA). READ MORE

  6. 10. Development of a defined minimal culture medium for Prevotella copri DSM 18205

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI)

    Author : Anna Nieto Esteve; [2020]
    Keywords : Prevotella copri; probiotics; fermentation; hemin; biotechnology; bioteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The human gut microbiota is involved in the host’s health and disease. There has been growing interest in the next generation probiotic candidate Prevotella copri, which plays a beneficial role in glucose metabolism. READ MORE