Project Number: 6659-22000-020-04
Project Type: Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Feb 02, 2007
End Date: Aug 30, 2009

Objective:
To determine if variability exists among strains of Phytophthora capsici isolated from cucurbits and watermelons in the southeast U.S.

Approach:
A large collection of isolates of P. capsici isolated from various cucurbit species and watermelons in the southeast U.S. is being maintained by Dr. P. Roberts and others at SWFERC, Immokalee. Many new isolates are added to this collection routinely. DNA will be extracted from select isolates using standard procedures. DNA will be analyzed by using AFLP, micro- satellite, and other marker technologies at the U.S. Vegetable laboratory in Charleston, SC to assess the existence of variability among the isolates. Knowledge of variability among isolates will help us develop better disease management strategies.