Publications by authors named "P Dodds"
Crown rust caused by the basidiomycete fungus f. sp. () results in significant crop losses worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent years have seen unprecedented shifts in global natural gas trade, precipitated in large part by Russia's war on Ukraine. How this regional conflict impacts the future of natural gas markets is subject to three interconnected factors: (i) Russia's strategy to regain markets for its gas exports; (ii) Europe's push towards increased liquified natural gas (LNG) and the pace of its low carbon transition; and (iii) China's gas demand and how it balances its climate and energy security objectives. A scenario modelling approach is applied to explore the potential implications of this geopolitical crisis.
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- The population structure and evolution of basidiomycetes, such as rust fungi, are shaped by complex reproductive strategies that include both asexual and sexual reproduction, which enhance their adaptability.
- Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae (Pca), a significant oat pathogen, exhibits varied contributions from sexual reproduction, clonality, and genetic exchange to its evolution, leading to challenges in managing host resistance.
- Recent genome sequencing of Pca isolates from the USA, Australia, Taiwan, and South Africa revealed genetic recombination and somatic hybridization, indicating increased genetic diversity and potential intercontinental movement of strains, highlighting the need for global pathogen monitoring.
Objectives: Despite the development of efficacious wellness interventions, sustainable wellness behavior change remains challenging. To optimize engagement, initiating small behaviors that build upon existing practices congruent with individuals' lifestyles may promote sustainable wellness behavior change. In this study, we crowd-sourced helpful, flexible, and engaging wellness practices to identify a list of those commonly used for improving sleep, productivity, and physical, emotional, and social wellness from participants who felt they had been successful in these dimensions.
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- Oats are a minor forage crop in Taiwan, and previous records of oat rust disease in the country are limited, leading to a lack of understanding of the pathogen population.
- In 2019, a rust-like outbreak at National Taiwan University's Experimental Farm prompted researchers to collect samples and identify the responsible pathogen, suspected to be the oat crown rust fungus.
- The study successfully confirmed the pathogen's identity using phenotypic and molecular techniques, establishing it as the first molecular confirmation of this pathogen in Taiwan and noting its low virulence traits.