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Browsing Microbiology and Plant Pathology by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2008)Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is one of the most destructive plant diseases in recorded history. The disease was first discovered in Australia in 1874 but became renowned for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-05-19)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Alternative application methods of antagonists to avocado flowers to control stem-end rot pathogens (University of Pretoria, 2006-02-13)Biological pre- and postharvest disease control strategies depend on successful colonisation and survival of the introduced antagonists on the infection court. Effective and economical applications involve targeting the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)In this study, the fluctuation and variation in salinity composition of the Vaal River and its catchment area was investigated between 1975-2015. Long-term data sets gathered from a 40-year span collected across nine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-05)Grapevine leafroll-associated virus type 3 (GLRaV-3) is the major causative agent of grapevine leafroll disease. The disease has a major negative impact on grape production for wineries, and can cause up to 62.8% loss in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-04-07)Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly contagious disease that affects goats in Africa and Asia resulting in great economic losses. The aetiological agent is Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)During the past decade there has been an explosion in the probiotic industry due to an increase in concern for health. It is well known that these probiotic products offer consumers numerous health benefits and that viability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are those bacteria that colonise the rhizosphere of various plants and promote growth either directly by improving nutrient uptake by the plant roots or indirectly through the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-11-12)In the past, the response of microbial populations to anthropogenic disturbances was studied using conventional methods based on cultivation of microorganisms and on measurement of their metabolic activities (Fantroussi ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-12)Plants are colonised by a vast amount of bacteria which are found in parts such as seeds, roots, leaves and fruits while fewer are found on blossoms, stems and vascular tissue. These different parts of plants make up ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)Bacteria filled leaf nodules can be found on some plant species within the genus Pavetta. The identity of the bacterial endophytes within leaf nodules has been described for certain leaf nodulated plant species such ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-09)Various research efforts have focused on Banana streak badnavirus (BSV), the causal agent of banana streak disease (BSD), since the discovery of endogenous sequences of the virus in the nuclear genome of several Musa (banana ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-07)The genus Lyssavirus, currently consisting of 12 confirmed and two putative species, all of which are capable of producing the lethal encephalitic disease known as rabies. Due to the long history and common knowledge of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2002-10-10)Morphogenesis of orbiviruses, of which bluetongue virus (BTV) is the prototype, entails a process whereby each precursor viral particle acquires a single copy of each of the ten dsRNA genome segments. The lack of free pools ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-20)Please read the abstract in the front section of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-11-03)Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd. is the world‘s fourth largest supplier of sea-borne iron ore and currently operates two mines in South Africa namely: the Sishen mine in the Northern Cape and Thabazimbi mine in Limpopo. The Sishen ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-01)It was established that although the phytoalexin scoparone is associated with resistance/tolerance of citrus rootstocks to stem cancer caused by Phytophthora citrophthora, it does not dictate tolerance to root rot caused ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-04-04)Nuclear energy generation results in the production of effluents and radioactive waste that are very difficult to treat and dispose. A considerable fraction of nuclear waste is discharged in the form of complex mixtures ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-11)Biofilms are important in nature and in engineered processes. Because of this, a fundamental understanding of their growth and behaviour is required. This work aimed at monitoring biofilm growth using a biological rotating ...
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