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    Fungi and Cytokinins: Investigating the impact of cytokinins on fungal development and disease progression in the Ustilago maydis- Zea mays pathosystem

    Year: 2016, 2016
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Morrison, Erin Nicole, Thesis advisor (ths): Emery, R.J.Neil, Thesis advisor (ths): Saville, Barry J, Degree committee member (dgc): Sutcliffe, Jim, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Cytokinin biosynthesis in organisms aside from plant species has often been viewed as a byproduct of tRNA degradation. Recent evidence suggests that these tRNA degradation products may actually have a role in the development of these organisms, particularly fungi. This thesis examines the importance of cytokinins, a group of phytohormones involved in plant cell division and… more