VOLATILE EMISSIONS OF PUCCINIA TRITICINA INFECTED WHEAT AND ITS EFFECT ON UNINFECTED WHEAT SEEDLINGS

Plants emit a vast array of volatile organic compounds to which surrounding plants can respond. Recent research suggested volatile signalling between leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Erikss.) infected and uninfected wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The current project was undertaken to further investigate...

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Main Author: Castelyn, Howard Dean
Other Authors: Prof ZA Pretorius
Format: Others
Language:en-uk
Published: University of the Free State 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-07232013-111557/restricted/