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Development of wheat with new sources of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) resistance

Posted on 11.09.2017 | Last Modified 07.05.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): George Fedak
Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Total WGRF Funding: $105,000
Co-Funders: None
Start Date: 2000
Project Length: 3 Years
Objectives:

To combine new sources of resistance to FHB with new sources of resistance to BYDV, and to develop molecular markers for FHB and BYDV resistance genes.