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Screening of Lettuce Germplasm for Resistance to Wilt Caused by Verticillium Dahliae

Objective

Identify source of resistance in lettuce to wilt incited by Verticillium dahliae.

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APPROACH: Inoculate in pasteurized riverbed sand in the greenhouse. Observe for formation of mycelium, date of occurrence, and date of plant death.

Investigators
Ravva, Subbarao; Hayes, Ryan
Institution
University of California - Davis
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2007
End date
2010
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5305-21220-004-07
Accession number
411968