DEVELOP GENETIC RESOURCES AND ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FHB RESISTANCE IN WHEAT

1. Develop algorithms using unsupervised classification methods for fast evaluation of the Fusarium-Damaged Kernels on multiple platforms. 2. Identify resistance genes in Lyman and CI 13227 and DNA markers linked to these genes for marker-assisted selection. 3. Develop hard winter wheat germplasm with a high level of resistance by pyramiding resistance gene Fhb1 with a gene on chromosome 5A and one or two other minor genes into U.S. hard winter wheat using marker-assisted selection and evaluate their individual and combined effects.