Project Number: 6645-22000-016-03
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Mar 21, 2006
End Date: Sep 30, 2009

Objective:
The objective of the cooperative research between Louisana State University and the USDA Agricultural Research Service is to evaluate and identify sources of resistance to wheat stripe rust and incorporte and identify souces of resistance to wheat stem rust.

Approach:
Louisana State University will obtain, plant, manage, evaluate, and harvest (if needed) uniform nurseries and other germplasm sources of wheat for evaluation to the wheat stripe rust pathogen, Puccinia striiformis and wheat stem rust pathogens, P.graminis. The wheat germplasm will be evaluated for resistance by University personnel using standard evaluation rating scales at one or more locations in the State of Louisana, where stripe rust is know to occur. Data will be put into a standard electronic format and given to the ARS project coordinator. Crosses will be made in coordination with the ARS project coordinator.