Theses - Plant Sciences: Recent submissions
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Investigating the role of the circadian clock in the physiology of wheat
The circadian clock is an endogenous timing mechanism which acts to synchronise internal processes with daily and seasonal cycles in light and temperature. In Arabidopsis, the components which comprise the circadian ... -
Understanding C4 Photosynthesis Through Quantitative Genetics
Photosynthesis is fundamental to all life on Earth. In terrestrial plants it relies exclusively on RuBisCO to fix atmospheric CO2 into the sugar-generating Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. RuBisCO however, binds with oxygen ... -
Dissecting the genetic basis of wheat yellow rust resistance in the NIAB Elite MAGIC population
Yellow rust, caused by the biotrophic fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), poses a major challenge for wheat breeders and growers globally. The past two decades have seen the rise of Pst populations that are ... -
Development of image analysis techniques to enable low-cost tropical rain forest monitoring
Tropical rain forests are important carbon stores and harbours of biodiversity but are being cleared at an unprecedented rate. There is an estimated 2 billion hectares of degraded forest globally, which retains a large ...
