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Project Leader(s): Phillip D.
Griffiths
Cooperator(s): Lisa Earle
Project location(s): All of NY
Abstract: Fresh-market cabbage
is an important vegetable crop in NY State which had a farm-gate value
of approximately $80 million in 2000. Black rot (Xanthomomas
campestris pv. campestris) is a major limiting factor
to cabbage production in New York State especially during warm, damp
seasons. Limited host plant resistance has been incorporated into several
cabbage varieties, but is insufficient. Breeding a new source of resistance
to black rot will be important for the future protection of this crop
in NY State, through the development of new varieties with enhanced
resistance to this disease. This research focuses on introgressing resistance
from a related crop (Ethiopian mustard) into cabbage, and using molecular
markers to aid the breeding work.
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