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Establishing a seed testing protocol and greenhouse/growth cabinet based disease evaluation method to improve disease management against bacterial leaf streak in barley

Crop Types
  • Barley
  • Wheat
Collaborating Locations

Background

This project aims to establish a simple, rapid and cost-efficient seed testing protocol by using a novel technique, named loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). Meanwhile, a greenhouse/growth cabinet disease evaluation method will be developed to screen barley germplasm for resistance, and to determine the virulence of the pathogen. The methods and knowledge from this study will support barley breeding programs and secure the barley industry against BLS.

Objectives

  1. Disease survey of barley samples across western
  2. Molecular diagnosis of barley pathogen by qPCR
  3. Mycotoxin diagnosis of barley grain
  4. Automatic disease identification and measurement by hyperspectral imaging

Project Details

Principal Investigator
Dr. Randy Kutcher
Project Status
Ongoing
Start Date
2021
Completion Date
2024
Funding Partners
SBDC
Total Project Cost
259740
MCA Funding
7792.20

Field Issues

  • Disease

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