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GREAT LAKES TAR SPOT INITIATIVE: MOBILIZING RESISTANCE IN MAIZE

Objective

Our proposed work has three main goals:1) Map and validate resistance to tar spot by screening diverse temperate maize germplasm across affected locations in multiple years2) Generate new resistant material for breeders by backcrossing resistant varieties into elite germplasm and testing subsequent doubled haploid lines3) Establish resources (doubled haploid germplasm, marker data, and new quantitative genetics and remote sensing approaches) for future research

Investigators
Thompson, A.
Institution
Michigan State University
Start date
2020
End date
2023
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
MICL08577
Accession number
1022354
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