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Postgraduate Student Research Projects 2010

Dissertations/Theses: [19]

Bihon Legesse W: Population diversity of Diplodea pinea (Prof BD Wingfield)

Cortinas MN: Taxonomy, phylogeny and population biology of Kiramyces sp. causing cankers on Eucalyptus (Prof BD Wingfield, Prof MJ Wingfield)

Hurley BP: Molecular ecology and establishment of the <|>Sirex noctilio biocontrol agents, Deladenus siricidicola and <|>Ibalia leucospoides (Prof B Slippers, Prof MJ Wingfield)

Nadel RL: Molecular and chemical ecology of invasive Thaumastocoris peregrinus populations, its Eucalyptus host and parasitoids. (Prof B Slippers, Mr BP Hurley, Prof MJ Wingfield, Dr JR Garnas)

Swanevelder ZH: Aphid-plant interactions and the possible role of an endosymbiont in biotype development. (Prof A-M Oberholster (Botha), Dr E Venter)

Van der Nest MA: Compatibility and mating in Amylostereum (Prof BD Wingfield, Prof MJ Wingfield, Prof B Slippers)

Alves Ferreira MA: Conservation management of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa using genetics and population modelling (Prof P Bloomer, Prof R Slotow)

Bouwer M: Chemical ecology of the <|>Gonipterus scuttelatus-Eucalyptus interaction (Prof ER Rohwer, Prof B Slippers, Prof MJ Wingfield)

Cramer TJ: Monitoring the African horsesickness virus life cycle by real-time RT-PCR of viral dsRNA (Dr V Van Staden, Prof H Huismans)

De Castro TC: Analysis of Arabidopsis plants transformed with AtPRX34 for defence against bacterial wilt. (Dr S Naidoo, Prof AA Myburg, Prof DK Berger)

Edwards JM: Conservation genetics of the South African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) metapopulation. (Prof MJ Somers, Prof P Bloomer, HT Davies-Mostert)

Jackson CS: Significance of photosynthesis and the photosynthesis related genes TMP14, FBPase and P700 in Russian wheat aphid resistant wheat. (Prof A-M Oberholster (Botha))

Koberstein HB: Identifying the factors that determined fecundity in early Afrikaners (Prof JM Greeff)

Martin SH: Phylogenetics of MAT genes in Fusarium (Prof BD Wingfield)

Mewalal R: Expression and characterization of full length and truncated versions of major outercapsid protein VP2 of bluetongue virus in bacterial and in insect cells (Prof H Huismans, Dr WC Fick)

Mlonyeni OX: High throughput development of population genetic markers for the Sirex noctilio woodwasp and its nematode parasite, Deladenus siricidicola (Prof B Slippers, Prof BD Wingfield, Prof MJ Wingfield, Mr BP Hurley)

Mphahlele MM: Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of Eucalyptus sucrose synthase 1 (EgSuSy1) in Arabidopsis thaliana (Prof AA Myburg)

Van der Linden LE: The genetic basis of resistance in <|>Arabidopsis thaliana ecitype Kil-0 against <|>Ralstonia solanacearum isolate BCCF402 from <|>Eucalyptus (Prof DK Berger, Dr S Naidoo)

Van der Merwe E: The role of conserved residues in the transmembrane domains and flanking regions of nonstructural protein NS3 of AHSV in localization, trafficking and cytotoxicity (Dr V Van Staden)

 

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