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Genetic analysis of Septoria resistance in wheat

Reference	BBS/E/J/00003307
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Antony Worland
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	14,260
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	30/09/1998
Duration	18 months

Abstract

The project, funded under the BBSRC ROPA scheme, aims to improve resistance to Septoria diseases using environmentally friendly techniques. The two Septoria diseases of wheat, S. tritici and S. nodorum are the most damaging foliar diseases of wheat in the UK. Breeding for resistance is difficult the genetic control of resistance tends to be polygenic and the fungus offers no physiological markers that would be of immense value to genetic studies. The project aims to use the John Innes Centre's comprehensive collection of precise genetic stocks of wheat together with new techniques of genetic analysis, biochemical and molecular gene marker systems and advances in molecular pathology to identify components of the polygenic resistance to Septoria and to provide diagnostic markers to ease their handling in breeding programmes. The ease of which plant breeding companies can improve the selection of new varieties with resistance to Septoria should be greatly enhanced.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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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