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Host plant root exudates reduce phytonematode cuticle aging to maintain Pasteuria endospore attachment
Mohan, Sharad; Kumar, Kiran; Davies, Keith (2022-03-17)Endospores of the nematode hyperparasite from the Pasteuria group of Gram-positive bacteria have the potential to suppress phytonematode populations and reduce root infection. Parasitism by the bacteria commences when ... -
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Chrysoviridae
Kotta Loizou, Ioly; Castón, José R.; Coutts, Robert; Hillman, Bradley I.; Jiang, Daohong; Kim, Dae-Hyuk; Moriyama, Hiromitsu; Suzuki, Nobuhiro; ICTV Report Consortium (2020-01-20)Members of the family Chrysoviridae are isometric, non-enveloped viruses with segmented, linear, dsRNA genomes. There are 3–7 genomic segments, each of which is individually encapsidated. Chrysoviruses infect fungi, plants ... -
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Polymycoviridae 2022
Kotta Loizou, Ioly; Coutts, Robert; ICTV Report Consortium (2022-05-31)Members of the family Polymycoviridae are small viruses with multi-segmented and non-conventionally encapsidated double-stranded (ds) RNA genomes. Typically, polymycoviruses have four genomic segments, although some have ... -
Identification and sequence determination of a new chrysovirus infecting the phytopathogenic fungus Dothistroma septosporum
Shah, Unnati A.; Daudu, John O.; Filippou, Charalampos; Tubby, Katherine V.; Coutts, Robert H. A.; Kotta-Loizou, Ioly (2023-04-18)A new double-stranded (ds) RNA mycovirus has been identified in isolate Ds752-1 of the phytopathogenic fungus Dothistroma septosporum, the causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight, also known as red band needle blight or ... -
Identification of Theileria lestoquardi Antigens Recognized by CD8+ T Cells
Goh, Shan; Ngugi, Daniel; Lizundia, Regina; Hostettler, Isabel; Woods, Kerry; Ballingall, Keith; MacHugh, Niall D; Morrison, W Ivan; Weir, Willie; Shiels, Brian; Werling, Dirk (2016-09-09)As part of an international effort to develop vaccines for Theileria lestoquardi, we undertook a limited screen to test T. lestoquardi orthologues of antigens recognised by CD8+ T lymphocyte responses against T. annulata ... -
Identifying food policy coherence in Italian regional policies: The case of Emilia-Romagna
Monticone, F.; Barling, David; Parsons, Kelly; Samoggia, A. (2023-08-16)Achieving a coherent set of food-related policies is a challenge for policymakers worldwide, as food matters are addressed at more than one level of governance and across several policy domains. Policies in different domains ... -
Identifying the Policy Instrument Interactions to Enable the Public Procurement of Sustainable Food
Parsons, Kelly; Barling, David (2022-04-02)A public food procurement policy has been identified as having significant potential to drive food consumption and production towards greater sustainability, delivering social, economic, environmental, and health benefits ... -
The impact of covid-19 and the resulting mitigation measures on food and eating in the East of England: Interim report
Thompson, Claire; Hamilton, Laura; Dickinson, Angela; Fallaize, Rosalind; Mathie, Elspeth; Rogers, Samantha; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2020-09-15)Measures to control the spread of Covid-19 are impacting food systems, household food practices, and organisations supporting vulnerable people in the UK. We report here on the interim findings of an ongoing qualitative ... -
Impacts of saltwater intrusion on soil nematodes community in alluvial and acid sulfate soils in paddy rice fields in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Nguyen, V.S.; Chau, M.K.; Vo, Q.M.; Le, V.K.; Nguyen, T.K.P.; Araki, M.; Perry, Roland; Tran, A.D.; Dang, D.M.; Chol, G.L.; Toyota, K.; Tran, B.L. (2021-03-01)Saltwater intrusion is a potential risk damaging crop diversity and productivity due to degraded soil physicochemical properties. However, little is known about how salinity affects the structure and function of soil ... -
Importance of Leptosphaeria biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape in the UK
Fitt, Bruce; Huang, Yongju; Karandeni Dewage, Chinthani Shanika (2014-11-25)Phoma stem canker is a major disease of oilseed rape in the UK, leading to annual yield losses worth more than £100M. The disease is caused by two closely related species, Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa. L. maculans ... -
Improvement in the transition of a student from secondary or further education into science higher education : Is there a mismatch between staff and students' expectations as to what is required to study science?
Kass, Lindsy; Graeme-Cook, Kathleen; Peterson, Dale; Crook, Darren; Young, Jennifer (2009)The aim this project is to consider if we can improve the transition of a student from secondary or further education into science higher education by analysing whether there is a mismatch between staff and students’ ... -
Influence of Elevated Temperatures on Resistance Against Phoma Stem Canker in Oilseed Rape
Noel, Katherine; Qi, Aiming; Gajula, Lakshmi; Huang, Yongju; Fitt, Bruce; Stotz, Henrik (2022-03-02)Cultivar resistance is an important tool in controlling pathogen-related diseases in agricultural crops. As temperatures increase due to global warming, temperatureresilient disease resistance will play an important role ... -
The ingestion of protein with a maltodextrin and fructose beverage on substrate utilisation and exercise performance
Tarpey, Michael; Roberts, Justin; Kass, Lindsy; Tarpey, Richard; Roberts, Michael (2013-12)The study investigated the ingestion of maltodextrin, fructose and protein on exogenous carbohydrate oxidation (CHOEXO) and exercise performance. Seven trained cyclists/triathletes (VO2max: 59.20 ± 9.00 ml •kg-1•min-1) ... -
Insights into the delivery of personalised nutrition: evidence from face-to-face and web-based dietary interventions
Al-Awadhi, Balquees; Fallaize, Rosalind; Zenun Franco, Rodrigo; Hwang, Faustina; Lovegrove, Julie A (2021-01-27)Prevention strategies for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global priority as it has been estimated that NCDs will account for around 73% of worldwide mortality by the year 2020. The adoption of diets that are low ... -
Insights Into the Delivery of Personalized Nutrition: Evidence From Face-To-Face and Web-Based Dietary Interventions
Al-Awadhi, Balquees; Fallaize, Rosalind; Zenun Franco, Rodrigo; Hwang, Faustina; Lovegrove, Julie A (2021-01-27)Prevention strategies for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global priority as it has been estimated that NCDs will account for around 73% of worldwide mortality by the year 2020. The adoption of diets that are low ... -
Inter-individual genetic variation in the temperature response of Leptosphaeria species pathogenic on oilseed rape
Fitt, Bruce; Newbery, Fay; Shaw, Michael; Ritchie, Faye; Gladders, Peter (2020-10-01)It is important to understand the likely response of plant pathogens to increased temperatures due to anthropogenic climate change. This includes evolutionary change due to selection on genetically based variation in growth ... -
Interacting Abiotic Factors Affect Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Production Profiles of Aspergillus flavus Strains on Pistachio-Based Matrices and Pistachio Nuts
Baazeem, Alaa; Garcia-Cela, Esther; Medina, Angel; Magan, Naresh (2021-01-20)Pistachio nuts are an economically important commodity produced by many countries. They can be colonized by mycotoxigenic fungi, especially Aspergillus flavus, resulting in contamination with aflatoxins (AFs), especially ... -
Interacting Environmental Stress Factors Affect Metabolomics Profiles in Stored Naturally Contaminated Maize
Garcia-Cela, Esther; Sulyok, Michael; Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol; Medina, Angel; Krska, Rudolf; Magan, Naresh (2022-04-20)There is interest in understanding the relationship between naturally contaminated commodities and the potential for the production of different useful and toxic secondary metabolites (SMs). This study examined the impact ... -
Interactions in the Brassica napus-Pyrenopeziza brassicae pathosystem and sources of resistance to P. brassicae (light leaf spot)
Karandeni Dewage, Chinthani Shanika; Qi, Aiming; Stotz, Henrik U.; Huang, Yongju; Fitt, Bruce D. L. (2021-08-24)Pyrenopeziza brassicae, cause of light leaf spot (LLS), is an important pathogen of oilseed rape and vegetable brassicas and has a wide geographic distribution. Exploitation of host resistance remains the most sustainable ... -
Investigation of molecular mechanisms associated with fungicide sensitivity in Irish Pyrenopeziza brassicae populations
Fitt, Bruce; Huang, Yongju; Bucur, Diana; Ritchie, Faye; Kildea, Stephen (2020-02-25)Light leaf spot is amongst the most damaging diseases of oilseed rape and a significant threat to Irish crops. Unfortunately, the epidemiology of Pyrenopeziza brassicae, the agent causing this disease, remains poorly ...