Organization structure
Department of Plant Pathology
Professor Edward Arseniuk, D.Sc. phone: (+48 22) 725 30 95 e-mail: e.arseniuk@ihar.edu.pl
Laboratory of Breeding for Disease Resistance Paweł Czembor, Ph.D. phone: (+48 22) 725 36 11 ext. 302 e-mail: p.czembor@ihar.edu.pl
Objectives:
- development of germplasms and strategies for breeding of cereals resistant to fungal pathogens,
- study of host-pathogen interactions,
- development of PCR-based DNA markers linked to partial resistance in wheat and triticale to necrotrophic and biotrophic fungi,
- development of PCR-based DNA markers linked to mating types and pathogenicity of Phaeosphaeria (Stagonospora) nodorum,
- molecular studies of genetic variation in populations of fungal pathogens and their respective hosts, i.e. wheat and triticale,
- development of methodology applied in pathogen detection, monitoring of incidence and resistance screening of potato germplasms to quarantine pathogens of potato (Synchytrium endobioticum – causal agent of black wart disease, Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus, Ralstonia solanacearum, Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida),
- collaborative research projects financed by European Commission within 5th, 6th and 7th FP (BIOEXPLOIT, ENDURE), domestic and international agencies (SUSVAR).
Laboratory of Plant Pathology Tomasz Góral, Ph.D. phone: (+48 22) 725 36 11 ext. 333 e-mail: t.goral@ihar.edu.pl
Objectives:
- development and screening of initial breeding materials of wheat and triticale with resistance to Fusarium spp.,
- analysis of pathogenicity in populations of the cereal pathogens,
- refinement and development of methodology applied in resistance screening of crops to plant pathogens,
- analysis of importance of mycotoxins in the pathogenesis of Fusarium-diseases of cereals,
- mycotoxin production by Fusarium ssp. isolates,
- content of selected mycotoxins in wheat and triticale grain,
- content of selected mycotoxins in maize grain,
- determination of ergosterol content in plant material,
- development of methods of mycotoxin analysis,
- analysis of endophyte toxins in grasses.
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