Cytochemical characterization of infection and resistance mechanisms in various host-pest relationships
Description
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Gain insight into the resistance of Pinus banksiana and P. contorta to the European race of scleroderris canker.
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Study the mode of infection of Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death.
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Study the role played by traumatic resin canals in the defense response of Norway spruce and eastern white pine to white pine weevil attack.
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Identify and locate growth regulators (e.g. abscisic acid) involved in defence mechanisms.
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Study the callus formation responses in elm following inoculation of the causal pathogen of Dutch elm disease.
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Prepare syntheses, such as the one currently under way on Dutch elm disease in Canada, encompassing its distribution, effects in the urban environment and research efforts.
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Characterize the differentiation that occurs in the wood of Populus tremuloides in response to forest tent caterpillar attack.
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Effect of various hormones on post-tapping defense reactions in sugar maple.
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Study how new preservatives penetrate and protect wood against decay organisms.
Research team
Collaborators
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Bernier, Louis (Université Laval)
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Tweddwll, Russell (Université Laval)
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Chevrier, Normand (UQAM)
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Guay, Stéphane (Centre ACER)
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Gaston Laflamme
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