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DEVELOPMENT OF FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT RESISTANT WHEAT VARIETIES - CORNELL

Objective

Evaluate locally adapted wheat varieties and elite germplasm for resistance to FHB. Hybridize elite lines and varieties to new sources of FHB resistance. Select and evaluate different lines possessing superior resistance to FHB by combining resistance genes from different sources.

Investigators
Simmons M W
Institution
Cornell University
Start date
2004
End date
2009
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00053-002-17G
Accession number
408364
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