................................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 3 Background on the U.S. Regulatory System for GE Crops ............................................. 3 Characterization of the Tra...

eight wheat varieties some of which were earlier reported to be resistant to pythium arrhennmanes, were inoculated with p. arrhenomanes. inoculation was performed by placing 2-day-old seedlings on the edge of a p. arrhenomanes culture on corn meal agar for 3 h at 25°c. infected seedlings were then transferred to test tubes (9 mm dia.) containing glass beads and 1 ml of sterile water, and in...

the influence of leaf pubescence of three wheat cultivars (pishtaz, ghuds and falat) on preference and biological parameters of sipha maydis (passerini) was investigated under greenhouse conditions (25 ± 2 °c, 70 ± 10% rh and 14: 10 h (l: d) photoperiod). the results showed that pishtaz had a greater density of trichomes compared to the other cultivars. in the preference test with whole plant, ...

Systemic acquired resistance is an important component of the disease resistance repertoire of plants. In this study, a novel synthetic chemical, benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH), was shown to induce acquired resistance in wheat. BTH protected wheat systemically against powdery mildew infection by affecting multiple steps in the life cycle of the pathogen. The ons...

Imidazolinone-resistant (IR) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was released for commercial production in portions of the USA in 2002 and has provided growers with a new technology to selectively control winter annual grass weeds. Imidazolinone herbicides inhibit acetolactate synthase (ALS) in susceptible plants; however, IR wheat has an altered target site which confers resistance to these herbicide...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance in wheat is considered to be polygenic in nature. Cell wall fortification is one of the best resistance mechanisms in wheat against Fusarium graminearum which causes FHB. Metabolomics approach in our study led to the identification of a wide array of resistance-related (RR) metabolites, among which hydroxycinnamic acid amides (HCAAs), such as coumaroylagmat...

Title of Document: EVALUATION OF SCAB RESISTANCE QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL) EFFECTS ON WHEAT Jing Kang, M.S., 2010 Directed By: Associate Professor Dr. José Costa, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) of wheat (Triticum aestivum), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a disease that periodically strikes the mid-Atlantic region of the USA. Breeding fo...

The biology and genetics of developmentally regulated resistance to rusts and powdery mildews is being examined through a study of wheat mutants that express enhanced resistance to one or more of these pathogens. Mutants, isolated from the wheat varieties Hobbit ‘sib’ and Guardian, are being mapped to determine the number, location, and effect of each mutation contributing to each pathogen resi...

The disease take-all, caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis, is one of the most destructive root diseases of wheat worldwide. Breeding resistant cultivars is an effective way to protect wheat from take-all. However, little progress has been made in improving the disease resistance level in commercial wheat cultivars. MYB transcription factors play important roles in plant responses to en...