Project Number: 3607-43440-005-05
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Aug 22, 2006
End Date: Jun 30, 2009

Objective:
1) Collaboratively facilitate genetic mapping of wheat quality traits; cooperate on the development and release superior-quality wheat cultivars and germ plasm for the Eastern United States. 2) Develop new methods and genetic markers to predict milling qualities from physical and chemical kernel characteristics and define the biophysical and biochemical basis of wheat quality.

Approach:
Develop evaluation program or a screening test that predicts important aspects of soft wheat quality. Better genetic mapping of wheat quality traits will increase the efficiency of breeders selection of high quality soft wheat cultivars by making opportunities for new selection strategies for breeders and quality evaluators that integrate molecular-genetic assays with conventional quality assays. The cooperative project will use genetic stocks developed for the CSREES-NRI Wheat CAP project, the Ohio State University Wheat Breeding Program, and the SWQL program to identify novel genetic traits, markers for wheat quality, and improve methodologies for delivery of value added germplasm to the marketplace. The genetic stocks will be applied to a series of field and molecular biology experiments over a two year period using experimental designs appropriate for publication of results in peer reviewed publications.