African Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, systematics and patterns of molecular evolution

Tonny Kinene

doi:10.26182/5d881449629ff

African Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, systematics and patterns of molecular evolution

Tonny Kinene

School of Molecular Sciences

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African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a small sap sucking insect causing extensive damage to cassava. B.tabaci is responsible for the Cassava Mosaic Disease and Cassava Brown Streak Disease pandemic that have constrained cassava production in East Africa. We invesitgated the role the HSP90 gene play in B. tabaci's ability to adapt to varying climate and its relation to the superabundance phenomenon of whiteflies. We inferred phylogenetic relationships of the B. tabaci species using common genes: RNA polymerase II and Shaker cognate gene w. Finally, we estimated the B. tabaci species tree from 3000 nuclear genes generated from transcriptomic data.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Boykin, Laura, Supervisor Small, Ian, Supervisor Kubatko, Laura Salter, Supervisor, External person Alicai, Titus, Supervisor, External person Omongo, Christopher , Supervisor, External person Luboobi, Livingston , Supervisor, External person
Award date	19 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5d881449629ff
Publication status	Unpublished - 2019

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