Molecular analyses on the mechanism of nonhost resistance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to the wheat powdery mildew fungus (Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici) [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Ruth Eichmann

Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology Head: Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kogel Molecular Analyses on the Mechanism of Nonhost Resistance of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to the Wheat Powdery Mildew Fungus (Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici) Inaugural Dissertation for the Achievement of the Degree Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Home Economics and Environmental Management Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Submitted by Dipl.-Ing. agr. Ruth Eichmann from Usingen Board of Examiners Chairman of the Committee Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau 1. Referee Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kogel 2. Referee Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Friedt 3. Referee Prof. Dr. Sylvia Schnell Examiner Prof. Dr. Bernd Honermeier Examiner Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Köhler Examiner PD Dr. Ralph Hückelhoven Date of oral examination: 22.12.2005 Parts of this work have already been published: EICHMANN, R., SCHULTHEISS, H., KOGEL, K.-H. AND HÜCKELHOVEN, R. (2004) The barley apoptosis suppressor homologue Bax Inhibitor-1 compromises nonhost penetration resistance of barley to the inappropriate pathogen Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 17: 484-490. EICHMANN, R., BIEMELT, S., SCHÄFER, P., SCHOLZ, U., JANSEN, C., FELK, A., SCHÄFER, W., LANGEN, G., SONNEWALD, U., KOGEL, K.-H. AND HÜCKELHOVEN, R.