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Genetic modification of the commercial strawberry for improved disease resistance

Reference	HRT08287
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Julie Graham
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	The James Hutton Institute
Department	Soft Fruit and Perennial Crops Dept.
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	52,280
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/1997
End date	01/10/2001
Duration	48 months

Abstract

The objectives of this project are: 1) To isolate, clone and characterise PGIP genes from apple and strawberry. 2) To confirm differential expression of PGIPs during flower and fruit development and need for tissue specific expression. 3) Transform strawberry genotypes 'Elsanta', 'Symphony' and Calypso with a range of AFPs and with homologous and heterologous PGIP genes. 4) Overexpress transgenes both constitutively and in a tissue-specific manner to delay or prevent fungal attack of flowers and fruit. 5) Develop testing procedures to assess pathogenicity of Botrytis cinerea on untransformed and transformed plants on both flower parts and fruit under glasshouse conditions and 6) To establish IPR for any novel genes isolated and/or transformed plant material produced.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	LINK: Horticulture (HRT) [1996-2009]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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