2013
Increasing and protecting yield through the use of targeted genetic resources: Genetic diversity and mapping new genes for resistance to SCN race 5
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
NematodePest
Lead Principal Investigator:
Stella Kantartzi, Southern Illinois University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Khalid Meksem, Southern Illinois University
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Brief Project Summary:

Soybean Cyst Nematode Race 5 (SCN Hg-type 2.5.7) is becoming a major yield challenging nematode in the Midwest, especially in the state of Illinois. Although, PI88788 type of resistance is the most deployed one in the state of Illinois (~80%), it is breaking down. It has been found that new nematode populations can overcome PI88788 resistance. For this reason, there is an urgent need to diversify the genetic resources used to manage resistance to SCN in order to secure a suitable soybean yield. The proposed research is about moving genes for resistance to SCN race 5 that were identified in PI438489B towards well adopted and high yielding lines for germplasm releases.

Unique Keywords:
#nematodes
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