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Improved Resistance to Septoria in Superior Varieties (IMPRESSIV)

Reference	BBS/E/J/0000A225
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor James Brown
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	668,752
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/05/2004
End date	31/03/2010
Duration	71 months

Abstract

This project will apply new knowledge of the genetics of resistance to septoria to improve methods of selecting wheat varieties with greater resistance to septoria. It will enable wheat breeders to improve the effectiveness of breeding for resistance to septoria tritici blotch by using genes which control disease effectively but do not have undesirable side-effects on plant performance. This will lead to the production of a steady supply of wheat varieties which have good resistance to septoria and are well-adapted to UK conditions. This will help greatly to reduce farmers' dependence on fungicides to control septoria. There are three specific objectives. 1. To investigate whether resistance to septoria tritici blotch incurs a cost to plant performance, for example by reducing yield. A subsidiary objective is to test whether particular genes for septoria resistance reduce yield. 2. To quantify the value of particular resistance genes for controlling septoria in the field. 3. To increase the precision, and therefore the usefulness, of knowledge about genes for septoria resistance in UK wheat varieties.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	Crop Science, Microbiology, 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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