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Research Thesis Topic

Intracellular Mycoparasites as Trojan Horses in the Biological Control of Powdery Mildews: Enhancing the Biocontrol Potential of new Ampelomyces Strains


Topic ID:
268

Thesis Topic/Title:
Intracellular Mycoparasites as Trojan Horses in the Biological Control of Powdery Mildews: Enhancing the Biocontrol Potential of new Ampelomyces Strains

Description

Ampelomyces spp. are the best-known natural mycoparasites of powdery mildew fungi worldwide. Their hyphae and pycnidia commonly occur inside powdery mildew colonies in the field. Ampelomyces strains can be isolated from powdery mildew mycelia and maintained on artificial media. Some strains have already been commercialized to be used as biological control agents (BCAs) of powdery mildew infections of some crops in Europe, USA, India, Korea, and elsewhere. This project will focus on the isolation of new Ampelomyces spp. strains from diverse powdery mildew species in Australia, their genotyping based on already existing molecular markers, such as nrDNA ITS, ACT1, RPB1 and EukNR sequences and microsatellites, and selection of promising BCA candidates based on mycoparasitic activities of the newly isolated strains. Genomic tools and genetic transformation will be applied to study, and enhance, the biocontrol potential of the selected strains.


Principal Supervisor

Associate Supervisors

Research Affiliations
  • Centre for Crop Health

Field of Research
  • Crop and Pasture Production

Available Academic Programs
  • Doctor of Philosophy (DPHD)

Application Open Date
04/07/2017

Application Close Date
31/12/2022

USQ Scholarship Applications

Pre-approved for Ethics
Not Applicable

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