Salinity stress protection of Fusarium sp. in Puccinellia maritima

Wind, Wycher (2022) Salinity stress protection of Fusarium sp. in Puccinellia maritima. Bachelor's Research Project (period 2a), Biology.

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Abstract

Soil salinization is a big problem for agriculture because it decreases crop yields in a world where food demand is ever-growing. It would be of great help if we could somehow make crops more resistant to salinity stress so soil salinization doesn’t affect crop yields as much. A fungus (Fusarium sp.) has been found to help protect Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) against salinity stress on a saltmarsh on the Dutch Wadden sea coast. We let the fungus interact with the roots of other grasses (Puccinellia maritima and Lolium perenne) to see if it was able to colonize other grasses. And to follow if it had the same growth-stimulating effect on saline soil as had been seen within F. rubra. We also look at what adaptations the fungus inhibits within the grasses that make them better protected against saline stress.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Research Project (period 2a))
Supervisor name:	Elzenga, J.T.M. and Staal, M.
Degree programme:	Biology
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Research Project (period 2a)
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2022 12:45
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2022 12:45
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/27457

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