Due to the lack of published molecular information concerning plant viruses from Iraq, this study was initiated to investigate the diversity of viruses infecting potato and vegetables in Iraq on a molecular basis. Based on the economic importance and incidence worldwide, eight v…
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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a diploid with 18 pairs of chromosomes and an estimated genome size of 658 Mb. It is a dioecious perennial monocot, with a long generation time (a period of 4-5 years until first flowering). Date palm is one of the major fruit crops grown in…
A framework for analysing crop processes and their suitability to automation was developed in order to address the challenges of labour costs and skills availability that UK growers face. Harvesting was found to be the function of greatest potential labour resource savings. The …
Basal Stem Rot (BSR) of oil palm (EIaeis guineensis) is caused by Ganoderma boninense, and is one of the most commercially devastating diseases in South East Asia. It can kill more than 80 percent of stands by the time they are halfway through their normal economic life. High in…
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is a popular vegetable, known for its nutritional benefits. However, the marketability of broccoli is limited by a short shelf life. Broccoli is susceptible to rapid postharvest senescence, which causes visible head yellowing and wilting…
Research objectives were to study dormancy/sprout control in potato and sweetpotato, and to identify novel sprout control strategies. Consistent with sprout stimulation by gibberellins (GAs) in potato, 10 mM GA3 enhanced sprout length and number in sweetpotato roots and sprout g…
The time of bolting is an important factor in lettuce production because it affects the yield and quality of the harvested crop. Bolting is promoted by higher temperatures and is an increasing problem for growers with the current trend for warmer summers. Lettuce plants that are…
A three-year study on the practice of ratooning of sorghum was conducted in Eastern Kenya (1999 to 2002), with emphasis on the stem borer (Chilo partellus) and covered kernel smut (Sporisorium sorghi Ehrenberg Link). Ratooning is the practice of stimulating tillering by cutting …
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) is the most common and important virus infecting oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK. It causes reductions in growth and seed yield in oilseed rape. Between 2007 and 2010, the prevalence of TuYV in oilseed rape crops in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire …
Over the last three decades, concern about food safety and the management of natural resources has increased. Instigated by the previous EU pesticide review, (EU 91/414) carrot growers in particular have been hit by the revocation of several post-emergence herbicides. There is r…
Worldwide production of wheat in 2007 was 787 million (IGC 2008). Due to its importance in the world commodity market, there has been much research into the potential problems of weather damage to wheat, particularly with reference to bread making. The current project aimed to a…
Bulb initiation is a process which is photoperiodically driven, drawing parallels with flowering. Photoperiodic flowering is well characterised at molecular and genetic levels and occurs when photoreceptors interact with the circadian clock, regulating the expression of CONSTANS…