Sentences with phrase «plant pathogens on»

Huanglongbing is one of eight plant pathogens on the U.S. Federal Register's list of «bioterrorism select agents.»

Peppers are susceptible to plant pathogens on the seed coat such as bacterial leaf spot and tobacco mosaic virus.

Not exact matches

The food test kits developed and produced by ifp include: Rapid lateral - flow test kits for the on - site detection of food allergens (distributed by Romer Labs under the trademark AgraStrip); real - time PCR kits for the detection of pathogens, GMO, plant / animal species etc. (distributed by QIAGEN under the trademark mericon); microbiological vitamin test kits in microtiter plates (distributed by R - Biopharm under the trademark VitaFast); enzymatic kits in microtiter plates for the quantitative determination of sugars, organic acids and other metabolites (trademark EnzymeFast).

Microbiological tests are then conducted on equipment and products at chicken plants by companies and federal laboratories, including tests for pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenes.

«A new approach to plant protection involves vaccinating plants against pathogens with double - stranded RNA molecules that can be sprayed directly on the leaves,» explains Dr Minna Poranen of the Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

The other is turned on when an insect regurgitates stomach contents containing microbes onto the plant triggering a response by the plant to microbial pathogens that uses salicylic acid.

She became a professor at Cornell University in 2003 and teaches a class on international agriculture and rural development, while focusing her research on understanding how plants defend themselves against pathogen attack.

In the future, the knowledge about beneficial fungi could also help to develop sustainable solutions for agriculture, the scientist says: «Inoculants based on these beneficial microbes help to «immunize» the plants against pathogens and pests, thereby reducing yield losses due to infections, in a sustainable way.»

How these protein networks are subverted by pathogens, has been investigated on a plant model by a research team.

The speculation began because of the curious case of the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae, a plant pathogen that promotes frost damage on crops.

The study recommended that 2 - to 3 - week - old basil plants be protected, and that application of ASM should be made before pathogen infection on plants older than 5 weeks to maximize the efficacy of the fungicide.

Tighter controls on timber and plant movements into Europe are necessary to prevent further disastrous effects of plant diseases, a new study of the ash - dieback pathogen advises.

Now, Finnish authorities have discovered a tomato pathogen on some of the nation's ornamental plants, which can spread the disease to tomatoes.

Their next step is to test the isolates they've captured on plants such as tomatoes, potatoes, wheat, oat and rye to see if they have qualities of beneficial bacteria or those of pathogens.

«Our focus is on exploring plant - derived natural food bioactive compounds as antimicrobials to control foodborne pathogens, in order to ensure safety of fresh produce,» she said.

Dr Ton added: «Plant immunity that is controlled by a single resistance gene, on which most conventional breeding programs are based, is comparably easy to overcome by a pathogen.

Masters Student, Rotation, Dept. of Plant Pathology December 2005 — April 2006 Cornell University, Geneva, NY Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Smart The lab focuses on the identification of novel plant defense mechanisms under field conditions and is looking at the relationship between pathogen and insect resistPlant Pathology December 2005 — April 2006 Cornell University, Geneva, NY Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Smart The lab focuses on the identification of novel plant defense mechanisms under field conditions and is looking at the relationship between pathogen and insect resistplant defense mechanisms under field conditions and is looking at the relationship between pathogen and insect resistance.

2015 — 2017 NSF BIO Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2013 Gordon Research Conference Carl Storm Fellowship 2013 27th Fungal Genetics Conference Travel Award to attend meeting 2013 APS - Southern Division Travel Award to attend annual meeting 2012 — 2014 USDA NIFA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 2012 NCSU Stewards of the Future Outstanding Student Research Award 2012 NCSU Stewards of the Future Outstanding Faculty Research Award (contributor) 2012 MSA Graduate Fellowship Award 2012 APS - PPB and USDA - NIFA Scholarship to attend Human Pathogens on Plants meeting 2012 Keystone Symposia Scholarship / Travel Award 2012 Sigma Xi inductee to Associate Membership 2011 UNC campus scholarship 2011 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting Superior Presentation Medal 2011 MSA Richard Korf Mentor Student Travel Award 2011 MSA John W. Rippon Research Award 2011 Gamma Sigma Delta inductee 2011 8th International Aspergillus Meeting best poster award 2011 PPSNC Student Travel Award 2010 UNC campus scholarship 2010 MSA Annual Meeting best oral presentation award 2010 MSA Alma W. Barksdale / John Raper Mentor Student Travel Award 2009 UNC campus scholarship 2008 University Graduate Research Fellowship 2008 — 2011 Center for Integrated Fungal Research USDA National Needs Fellowship

This Focus Issue on Biotic Stress will showcase Update reviews on recent advances in the field and primary research articles covering all research areas on plant host interactions with pathogens and pests.

Among research that has faced industry disapproval, says Benbrook, are studies on evolving weed resistance, on plant pathogens, and on susceptibility of non-pest insects to the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)- derived toxins that protect the GM plants against insect pests.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

The other use is to provide basic knowledge on how plants grow and protect themselves from pathogens.

There are parasites, pathogens, endotoxins, hormones, and environmental toxins in or on plants.

A challenge going forward, whether with introduced animals, plants or pathogens, will be to know when to fight an invasive species (it's worth pushing on pythons, biologists say) and when to accommodate them.

Incidences of contamination by other pathogens such as listeriosis and salmonella have also been on an upward trend since the 1970s, coinciding with the jumped - up pace of production at ever bigger slaughterhouses and processing plants.

Many pests and pathogens spend the winter on diseased plant parts, lying in wait for the chance to launch a new attack in spring.