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Investigations into the molecular interactions between Claviceps purpurea, the causal agent of ergot, and cereal hosts
The fungus Claviceps purpurea infects female flowers of cereals and grasses, producing an ergot sclerotia (the overwintering structure of the pathogen) in place of a grain. C. purpurea can infect wheat, barley, rye, oats, ... -
Quantifying genotypic and environmental factors affecting potato canopy growth
There is a high degree of variation in potato yield which may contribute to the current UK yield plateau. There is a strong correlation between light intercepted, total biomass produced and biomass partitioned to the tubers ... -
Molecular biology of B vitamin metabolism genes and their regulation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) in its diphosphate form is an essential cofactor for virtually all organisms. Thiamine biosynthesis is an expensive metabolic process involving suicidal and low-turnover enzymes, and many organisms ... -
On the role of pectin methylesterases in the development of the non-vascular land plant model Marchantia polymorpha
Morphogenesis is the emergence of form in a living thing from a set of processes occurring at different levels of organisation over time. For plant morphogenesis to be understood, it must therefore be studied at multiple ...
