Lacock, Lynelle(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-04)
The battle of wheat against pests and pathogens can be strengthened by genetically engineering the wheat plant for disease tolerance, e.g. by enhancing the expression of chitinase and â-1,3-glucanase genes. In order to ...
Lacock, Lynelle(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-02)
This thesis investigates the effect of Russian wheat aphid (RWA; Diuraphis noxia) infestation on the defence responses of the bread wheat line, PI 137739, on a molecular level. PI 137739 is known to contain the RWA resistance ...
