Project Number: 3611-22000-019-07
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Jan 01, 2005
End Date: Dec 31, 2008

Objective:
To generate strategic knowledge on soybean rust distribution and variability in conjunction with breeding resistance to develop target resistant lines that are of value to the breeding programs in Africa and the U.S.

Approach:
Establish inoculation and field sites to test sources of resistance. Determine the genetics of resistance in selected resistant lines identified at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and develop markers that can aid marker-assisted breeding for resistance.