DETECTION AND CONTROL OF CARBENDAZIM-RESISTANT Colletotrichum spp. CAUSING MANGO ANTHRACNOSE
PORNPRAPA KONGTRAGOUL
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
APRIL 2011
DETECTION AND CONTROL OF CARBENDAZIM-RESISTANT Colletotrichum spp. CAUSING MANGO ANTHRACNOSE
PORNPRAPA KONGTRAGOUL
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
APRIL 2011
DETECTION AND CONTROL OF CARBENDAZIM-RESISTANT Colletotrichum spp. CAUSING MANGO ANTHRACNOSE
PORNPRAPA KONGTRAGOUL
THIS THESIS HAS BEEN APPROVED
TO BE A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
18 April 2011
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Lect. Dr.
Sarunya Valyasevi, for her encouragement and valuable advice that made this thesis possible. She is more than a teacher to me.
My gratitude also goes to Prof. Dr. Kazuya Akimitsu, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Japan, for kindly sharing his knowledge, invaluable help and suggestions.
I appreciated the support, advice and critical comments from my co-advisors and the examining committee members, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasem Soytong, Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Chaiwat To-anun, Asst. Prof. Dr. Angsana Akarapisan and Asst. Prof. Dr.
Ekachai Chukeatirote.
I am grateful to the Dean of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chumphon Campus for giving me the opportunity to conduct the study.
I also thank the lab members of Prof. Dr. Kazuya Akimitsu, especially Yoko Miyamoto, Chikako Miyake and Yuriko Izumi, for providing significant support in molecular techniques.
I would like to particularly thank my junior students, Maew, Pueng, Tangtaew, Bear and Ammie and the officers of the Plant Pathology Division, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture at Chiang Mai University.
Their involvement provided a great help to complete the study.
This thesis is partially supported by the Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology, Science and Technology Postgraduate Education and Research
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Development Office, Office of Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE).
I am also grateful to all my former teachers who thought me the many invaluable lessons I could apply in my work.
Finally, the biggest thanks of all go to my parents and family members who provided endless support, love, care and patience. This thesis I dedicate to my parents.
Pornprapa Kongtragoul
