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  4. THE IMPACTS OF LIGNIN MODIFICATION ON FUNGAL PATHOGEN AND INSECT INTERACTIONS IN SORGHUM FOR CELLULOSIC AND THERMAL BIOENERGY

THE IMPACTS OF LIGNIN MODIFICATION ON FUNGAL PATHOGEN AND INSECT INTERACTIONS IN SORGHUM FOR CELLULOSIC AND THERMAL BIOENERGY

Objective

Examine effects of specific modifications to lignin biosynthesis through bmr loci or transgenic over expression on feeding of green bugs (phloem feeder) corn earworms and fall armyworms (chewing insects). Examine the effects of these lignin modifications on the colonization of fungi causing foliar or stalk diseases, anthracnose, stalk rot, and charcoal rot. In the relevant lines, investigate the potential underlying mechanisms for significantly reduced insect feeding or fungal colonization relative to wild-type.

Investigators
Dowd, Patrick
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2011
End date
2016
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5010-42000-047-01R
Accession number
420873
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