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Engineering novel effector recognition in Pik NLR receptors

29th April 2022

Although genetic modification of plants remains a hot topic of discussion, genetic engineering of disease resistant crops is one of …

Utilising hormone and calcium reporters to study plant defence pathways in response to Rhopalosiphum padi attack

29th April 2022

Aphids are pests, known to cause significant economic damage to the agriculture industry. Aphids are sap-sucking insects which feed off …

Plant parasitic nematode fauna of horticultural plant collections

29th April 2022

The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) garden Wisley has a 100-year-old history and hosts many important plant collections. Plant parasitic nematodes …

Does temperature influence non-coding RNAs and plant-pathogen interactions in the rhizosphere? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by John-Paul Wilkins. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Forecasting of anthracnose-twister disease using geographic information system (GIS) (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Michael Angelo C. Garcia. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read …

Evaluation of biotic challenges for quinoa cultivation in the UK and Europe (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Ellen Williams. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Novel insights into the “pathogen-protective” microbiota (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Cameron Ferguson. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

How does MAMP application shape the barley rhizosphere microbiota? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Aman Jilani. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Identification and regulation of stress-responsive hotspots in wheat (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Aideen McCabe. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Dr Cunniffe or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crop Mixtures (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Oisin Kim. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Modelling the effect of abiotic factors on the duration of the latent period of Coffee Leaf Rust (Hemileia Vastatrix) (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Sarah Underwood. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Bacterial tree diseases in the UK (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Katherine Hinton. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Are plant pests and pathogens invasive alien species? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Amanda Garvey. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Investigation of yield losses caused by co-existing fungal pathogens Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa on oilseed rape (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Amina Sultana. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Identification of molecular mechanisms of mutations in Leptosphaeria maculans populations leading to breakdown of host resistance (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Evren Bingol. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

Accuracy assessment of a remotely sensed map detailing tree health and composition throughout England (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Thomas Kennedy. This is the report from a 2020 BSPP Lockdown Bursary. Click here to read more/apply for …

A literature review into Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense – the causal agent of Panama disease of banana (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Fred Hill, The University of Exeter. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here …

Profiling four Take-all reference isolates (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Rosie Miller, Eden Project Learning. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to …

Using CRISPR-Cas9 and calcium reporters to study arabidopsis interactions with the green peach aphid (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Emma Turley, John Innes Centre. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to read …

Characterisation of fungicide resistance in Venturia inaequalis (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Araminta Gray, University of Kent. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to …

Bacteriophages: an innovative form of biocontrol to help combat bacterial tree disease (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Emily Grace. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to read more/apply …

Functionally characterising chloroplast-associated genes involved in wheat responses to yellow rust (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Juliet Smith, University of Sheffield. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to …

Characterising sources of genetic resistance to take-all disease from ancestral wheat and rye relatives (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

23rd April 2021

Written by Nicolas Trenk, University of Bath. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to …

Phenotyping Verticillium wilt resistance in hop to novel, hyper-virulent forms of Verticillium nonalfalfae through large scale pathogenicity assays

23rd April 2021

Written by Carla Hazel Finn. This is the report from a BSPP Undergraduate Summer Vacation Bursary. Click here to read …

Engineering novel effector recognition in Pik NLR receptors

Utilising hormone and calcium reporters to study plant defence pathways in response to Rhopalosiphum padi attack

Plant parasitic nematode fauna of horticultural plant collections

Does temperature influence non-coding RNAs and plant-pathogen interactions in the rhizosphere? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Forecasting of anthracnose-twister disease using geographic information system (GIS) (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Evaluation of biotic challenges for quinoa cultivation in the UK and Europe (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Novel insights into the “pathogen-protective” microbiota (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

How does MAMP application shape the barley rhizosphere microbiota? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Identification and regulation of stress-responsive hotspots in wheat (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Dr Cunniffe or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crop Mixtures (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Modelling the effect of abiotic factors on the duration of the latent period of Coffee Leaf Rust (Hemileia Vastatrix) (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Bacterial tree diseases in the UK (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Are plant pests and pathogens invasive alien species? (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Investigation of yield losses caused by co-existing fungal pathogens Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa on oilseed rape (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Identification of molecular mechanisms of mutations in Leptosphaeria maculans populations leading to breakdown of host resistance (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

Accuracy assessment of a remotely sensed map detailing tree health and composition throughout England (A BSPP ‘Lockdown’ Bursary Report)

A literature review into Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense – the causal agent of Panama disease of banana (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Profiling four Take-all reference isolates (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Using CRISPR-Cas9 and calcium reporters to study arabidopsis interactions with the green peach aphid (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Characterisation of fungicide resistance in Venturia inaequalis (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Bacteriophages: an innovative form of biocontrol to help combat bacterial tree disease (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Functionally characterising chloroplast-associated genes involved in wheat responses to yellow rust (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Characterising sources of genetic resistance to take-all disease from ancestral wheat and rye relatives (A BSPP Summer Vacation Bursary Report)

Phenotyping Verticillium wilt resistance in hop to novel, hyper-virulent forms of Verticillium nonalfalfae through large scale pathogenicity assays

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