Project Number: 500-42-001-49
Project Type: Grant

Start Date: Jul 01, 2003
End Date: Jun 30, 2005

Objective:
To develop new potato cultivars free of IHN.

Approach:
Identify amplified fragment length polymorphism markers associated with resistance and/or susceptibility to IHN in a population; covert the AFLP markers to PCR-based sequence tagged sites or microsatellite markers for population screening; test the utility of those DNA-based markers in a series of crosses designed to develop high yielding, high specific gravity potatoes free of IHN.

Project Team

Bennett, A. Rick G Yencho - Assistant Professor 301-504-6915

Related National Programs

Plant Diseases (303)   Crop Protection & Quarantine (304)