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Characterisation of a genetic region that conditions resistance to viral, fungal and plasmodiophorid plant pathogens

Reference	BBS/E/C/00005068
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Mark Stevens
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	13,586
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	21/06/2010
End date	20/06/2013
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Plant resistance (R) genes form an important component of integrated pest management strategies, decreasing reliance on fungicide and insecticide treatments. Recent work within our consortium has resulted in the identification of an R gene region that conditions resistance to viral, fungal and plasmodiophorid pathogens of sugar beet. This broad-spectrum resistance could be conferred by a number of tightly-linked R genes or by a single, novel gene. Subsequent scans of the genome revealed a number of loci that interacted with the broad-spectrum R gene locus to reduce disease levels. The aim of the project is to characterise the region of Beta vulgaris chromosome IV involved in resistance to diverse pathogens, in terms of its structure, its interaction with secondary genetic loci and its ability to control disease in the field. It is anticipated that the information and materials generated within the project will be used for marker assisted selection by sugar beet breeders and potentially for map-based cloning of the resistance gene(s) in subsequent work. A further aim of the project therefore is to facilitate further exploitation of this resistance locus.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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