Development of FHB Resistant Wheat Genotypes Adapted to the Gulf Coast and Use of DHs to Expedite

Project 1 - Development of FHB Resistant Wheat Genotypes Adapted to the Gulf Coast: 1) to develop and release disease resistant, high-yielding wheat varieties adapted to the Gulf Coast region that are FHB resistant and contribute to reduced DON in export grain; 2) to increase efficiency of coordinated breeding programs through development of marker populations, collaborative phenotyping of populations for marker development, and introgression of useful genes, and 3) to evaluate varieties and advanced breeding lines in the USSN, statewide variety trials, and other regional nurseries to determine FHB reaction and provide that information to growers and breeders. Project 2 - Developing Doubled Haploids to Expedite Variety Development in SRWW: Develop cultivars and readily available superior parental lines having gene Fhb1 and other validated QTL derived from exotic and native resistance sources.