Essays about: "seed-borne pathogens"

Found 2 essays containing the words seed-borne pathogens.

  1. 1. The effect of heat and UVC treatments on seed germination and seed-borne fungi of Pinus sylvestris, Pinus contorta and Pseudotsuga menziesii used in Swedish nurseries

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Wiktoria Breza; [2023]
    Keywords : seed-borne pathogens; artificial regeneration; conifers; thermotherapy;

    Abstract : Pathogen free seeds are critical to produce healthy plants for forest regeneration. However, recent studies have shown that tree seed carry a high diversity of fungi including known and unknown pathogens. READ MORE

  3. 2. Methods for extracting plant pathogenic nematodes from Brachiaria seed

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Agnes Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Aphelenchoides besseyi; Ditylenchus dipsaci; Brachiaria ruzizensis; seed treatment; ThermoSeed;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT A commonly used forage grass in Brazil is Brachiaria spp. These grasses are used as feed for beef and cattle production and are grown on approximately 70 million hectares in Brazil. A pasture with Brachiaria spp. can last for 20 years and is relatively free from diseases. READ MORE