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A RAPID ASSAY SYSTEM FOR TRANSGENES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO DON AND FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT

Objective

Project 1: Characterize the chitin receptor from barley and establish the molecular tools to manipulate this pathway to enhance basal immunity against FHB. Project 2: Use the super-virulent AGL1 strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to transform the barley cultivar Conlon.

Investigators
Fravel D R
Institution
Rutgers University
Start date
2011
End date
2014
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00053-003-37G
Accession number
421743
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