Understanding the Interactions Between Plants and Their Pathogens - Dr Volkan Cevik
The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Volkan Cevik, whose research focuses on understanding interactions between plants and their pathogens, as well as understanding how these pathogens evolve.
00:00 Introduction
00:24 How did you become interested in how plants and pathogens interact?
01:56 What kind of immune systems do plants have?
06:32 What is the pathogen you are studying?
07:35 What does white rust do to a plant?
09:09 How does white rust get into the plant and what is its life cycle?
11:39 Studying the viruses threating world tomato production.
17:33 What's the ultimate goal of your research?
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