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HASTENING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALITY SPRING WHEATS WITH RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT

Objective

Use marker assisted selection (MAS) and the production of double-haploid (DH) plants to rapidly pyramid different genetic sources of FHB resistance into Alsen spring wheat. Accelerate the development of FHB resistant specialty wheat germplasm and cultivars for the Northern Plains.

Investigators
Simmons M W
Institution
North Dakota State University
Start date
2004
End date
2009
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00053-001-93G
Accession number
408298
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