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SCREENING THE WORLD CORN COLLECTION TO FIND NEW GENES WITH RESISTANCE TO AFLATOXIN AND FUMONISIN

Objective

The objective of this cooperative research project is to enhance the development of mycotoxin-resistant corn hybrids by identifying new resistant genes from world collections and incorporating them into existing breeding programs.

Investigators
Abbas, Hamed
Institution
Louisiana State University
Start date
2003
End date
2005
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6402-42000-003-03S
Accession number
407445
Categories
Mycotoxins
Natural Toxins
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