Project Number: 1907-22000-018-07
Project Type: Grant

Start Date: Aug 09, 2005
End Date: Sep 30, 2008

Objective:
To determine partial nucleotide sequence of Potato Virus Y isolates collected during a survey of the 2004 U.S. seed potato crop.

Approach:
Potato virus Y isolates collected by State Potato Seed Certification agencies and partially characterized by either state laboratories or the ARS Plant Virology laboratory at Ithaca, NY will be sent to the University of Idaho. Portions of the virus genome will be amplified using a RT-PCR protocol and the products sequenced. Sequence information will be catalogued in a bioinformatics database that will be made available to all collaborators on the project.