2014
Identification of Phytophthora sojae Quantitative Resistance Genes Using an Innovative eQTL Approach
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Leah McHale, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Anne Dorrance, The Ohio State University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

One of the most destructive pathogens of soybean in the US, and especially Ohio, is Phytophthora sojae, a soil-borne oomycete that causes seed, root and stem rot. The proposed research aims to identify soybean genes involved in partial (quantitative) resistance to P. sojae. Unlike other types of resistance, partial resistance is expected to be durable, to be effective against all races of P. sojae, and to prevent rapid pathogen evolution. The ideal package of resistance to P. sojae includes high levels of partial resistance in combination genes for race-specific resistance to P. sojae (Rps genes); however, selection for this combination is difficult. Breeding for resistance to P. sojae would...

Unique Keywords:
#, #breeding & genetics
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