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EVALUATION AND BREEDING OF DIVERSE HEMP GERMPLASM FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE

Objective

The specific goals of the project are to:Evaluate diverse hemp germplasm for resistance to four important diseases of hemp including: a) Fusarium head blight, b) Powdery mildew, c) Septoria leaf spot, and d) downy mildew.Use molecular markers to genetically map resistance loci to these four diseases.Develop resistant pre-breeding lines that are publicly available.

Investigators
Gordon, T.
Institution
Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2023
End date
2027
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
PENW-2023-04713
Accession number
1031217
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1031217.html