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UNDERSTANDING HOW SUNFLOWER SOIL MICROBIOME IMPACTS RESISTANCE TO SCLEROTINIA STALK ROT

Objective

Objective 1. Determine the nature of the interaction of between soil bacteria, Sclerotinia, and other fungi. Objective 2. Identify the distribution of the 42 bacterial and archaeal OTUs. Objective 3: Target the fungal component of the rhizosphere to determine if Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) are correlated with resistant plant genotypes.

Investigators
Hulke B S; Kane N C; Corwin J; Quandt A
Institution
University of Colorado
Start date
2019
End date
2020
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3060-21000-043-23S
Accession number
436507
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