2009
Early detection of Asian rust using real-time PCR
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kurt Lamour, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

This project is to continue the aggressive early detection program for Asian soybean rust (ASR) in Tennessee. The research group proposes to continue using a sensitive real-time PCR assay that can reliably detect the presence of ASR in leaf tissue 1 to 3 days following infection. This test has been rigorously tested in controlled studies with the United States Department of Agriculture. Detection of ASR at an early stage will give producers a useful window of time to make decisions concerning chemical control.

From 2005-2007, the research group evaluated over 50,000 leaf samples and used real-time PCR to screen over 6000 leaf samples from throughout Tennessee. These samples were...

Unique Keywords:
#asian soybean rust (asr), #phakopsora pachyrhizi (soybean rust), #soybean diseases
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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