Blar i Faculty of Biosciences (BioVit) på forfatter "Alsheikh, Muath"
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Detection and validation of disease resistance QTL in wheat
Windju, Susanne Skinnehaugen (PhD Thesis;2018:02, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Powdery mildew (PM), Fusarium head blight (FHB) and Septoria leaf blotch (SNB) are devastating wheat diseases. Breeding of disease resistant varieties is an economical and environmentally friendly approach and is given ... -
Evaluation of Detached Leaflet Assay as a High-Throughput Way to Select for Late Blight Resistant Potato
Kordal, Rolf Einar (Master thesis, 2022)The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world’s third most important food crop. It is grown all over the world. Late blight is an important disease in potato, caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans. The disease causes ... -
Gene editing of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) with CRISPR/Cas9 knocking out F3'H
Miller, Sara (Master thesis, 2019)Breeding new improved crop varieties is a lengthy process that can take many years. With climate change and more rapidly changing environmental conditions, it becomes even more important to develop new varieties quickly. ... -
Improving the seed yield potential of tetraploid red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)
Amdahl, Helga (PhD Thesis;2016:79, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Tetraploid red clover has similar forage properties as diploid red clover. However, tetraploid red clover plants are taller, have thicker stems, larger leaves and flower heads, and bigger seeds resulting in higher forage ... -
Oat breeding in the era of genomics : resistance against Fusarium
Sørensen, Espen Sannes (PhD Thesis;2024:9, Doctoral thesis, 2024)In Norway, oat, along with wheat and barley, constitute one of the three major crops, valued as a break crop due to its minimal disease overlaps with the others. However, a significant threat to the cereal crops, particularly ...