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Stacking of novel anti-nematode and anti-feeding site factors to obtain resistance against plant parasitic nematodes

Reference	SAP20474
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor John Jones
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor John Brown, Dr Craig Simpson
Institution	The James Hutton Institute
Department	Division of Pathology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	152,884
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	16/06/2003
End date	16/06/2006
Duration	36 months

Abstract

We will develop a novel resistance strategy against plant parasitic nematodes that will be unique as it will target the nematode and the plant simultaneously. Functional experiments will identify nematode genes essential for development or survival of the pathogen and plant genes critical for pre-mRNA processing. The nematode genes will be targeted using RNA based silencing approaches and the plant genes will be targeted using antisense or RNAi based systems. In both cases RNA will be delivered specifically to the developing feeding site using nematode responsive promoters. By stacking anti-nematode and anti-feeding site factors we aim to achieve durable resistance against a major plant pathogen of the UK and to demonstrate that control of a plant pathogen can be achieved through RNA interference targeting plant and pathogen genes.

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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: Sustainable Arable Production SAPPIO (SAP) [1998-2010]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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