Main subject area: Biopesticide, plant pathology, HPLC-MS/MS, qPCR
When plants are under pathogen attacks, they initiate a range of hormonal responses to defend against the pathogen. Changes in plant hormone levels, particularly in response to stress or pathogen attack like a fungal pathogen infestation, can have various effects on plant growth, development, and defence mechanisms. Thus, imbalanced plant hormones might respond to the pathogen's attack, however, the hormone's impact on plant growth and physiological development needs to be investigated.
This project aims to investigate the plant's hormonal response to pathogen infestation and the effect of hormone variations on plant physiology. In the project, HPLC-MS/MS technique will be used to quantify the hormone levels and qPCR to quantify fungus levels of infested and non-infested plants, using different plant cultivars.
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.
