Award details

Cowpea transformation

Reference	BBS/E/J/00000148
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Maule
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	9,222
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	31/12/1998
Duration	21 months

Abstract

In this project, conditions will be established for the genetic transformation of cowpea lines. The target genes for transforming into cowpeas are the structural genes of two potyviruses, cowpea aphid- borne mosaic and blackeye cowpea mosaic viruses. These viruses of agronomic importance in central Africa. To this end the viruses will be purified and the coat protein genes characterised before insertion into expression cassettes for introduction into cowpea. Transgenic cowpeas will be assessed for their copy number insertion, levels of transgene expression, and virus resistance.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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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