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TRANSFORMATION OF PEANUT FOR IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO PREHARVEST INFECTION BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS

Objective

Improve peanut transformation protocols to enhance the recovery of fertile transgenic plants. Transform peanut with new generation of synthetic gene encoding cecropin analogs.

Investigators
Rajasekaran K
Institution
North Carolina State University
Start date
2006
End date
2011
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6435-42000-021-05S
Accession number
411409
Categories
Mycotoxins
Commodities
Nuts, Seeds
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