1. To identify DNA variants in the tomato genome that underlie phenotype responses to the interspecies-WNT meta-environment.2. To identify DNA variants in the tomato genome that underlie plant gene expression responses (eQTL) and nematode expression responses (cross-species eQTL) to the interspecies-WNT meta-environment.3. To infer pathways connecting DNA variants, plant and nematode gene expression responses, and phenotype responses to the interspecies-WNT meta-environment.4. To select and validate candidate genes experimentally.5. To integrate the project's basic and widely applicable research into our broad outreach programs including (a) UW-Madison Biotechnology Youth Apprenticeship program, which trains high schools students in biotechnology careers in science through internships with research labs; and (b) NCSU outreach to underrepresented students with St. Augustine's University that includes a summer internship program for undergraduates.
QTL ANALYSES IDENTIFY GENETIC COMPONENTS REGULATING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS, PATHOGENS AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Objective
Investigators
DIGENNARO, P.
Institution
UNIV OF WISCONSIN
Start date
2024
End date
2026
Funding Source
Project number
WIS06034
Accession number
1033102