Main subject area: Biopesticide, plant pathology, HPLC-MS/MS, qPCR
Plants change their metabolites when attacked by fungal plant pathogens, in particular, the secondary (specialized) metabolites that are involved in defence mechanisms. Fungal plant pathogens are also affecting plant physiology. However, the secondary metabolite and physiological variations in response to stress or pathogen attacks have not been extensively investigated. This is important to understand plant response dynamics to pathogen attacks and facilitate future controlling plant diseases.
This project aims to investigate the secondary metabolite and physiological variations in response to pathogen attacks. In the project, HPLC-MS/MS technique will be used to quantify the content of known secondary metabolites and qPCR to quantify fungus levels of infested and non-infested plants, using different plant cultivars as plant models.
No specific time
AU Flakkebjerg, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark.
All the variants below can be supervised:
30 ECTS: Theoretical thesis based on literature studies and/or analysis of issued and edited data sets.
45 ECTS: Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for the collection and analysis of his/her own original data
60 ECTS: Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for planning, trial design and collection and analysis of his/her original data
Additional ideas concerning the plant species and fungus pathogen strains can be discussed.
