GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF GRAIN YIELD AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN WHEAT

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA CONTRACT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0435413
• Project Start Date: Jun 8, 2018
• Project End Date: Jun 7, 2021
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
WEST LAFAYETTE,IN 47907

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

60%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

20%

Applied

60%

Developmental

20%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
212	1540	1080	20%
711	1541	1080	20%
212	1542	1080	20%
711	1545	1080	20%
212	1549	1080	20%

Knowledge Area
212 - Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants; 711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources;

Subject Of Investigation
1549 - Wheat, general/other; 1540 - Hard red winter wheat; 1542 - Soft red wheat; 1541 - Hard red spring wheat; 1545 - Durum wheat;

Field Of Science
1080 - Genetics;

Keywords

fusarium

red

winter

wheat

genetics

resistance

fhb

Goals / Objectives
Develop FHB resistant soft red winter wheat for Indiana through the use of molecular and conventional breeding methods as well as screening.

Project Methods
Breeding FHB resistant wheat through molecular and conventional methods and screening.