marker selection maize streak virus

Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crops

Grant Title:

Marker Selection for Maize Streak Virus Resistance

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Collaborators

Maize production in Kenya is constrained by striga infestation and maize streak virus infection

PI:	Jedidah Danson	*Contact Details* P. O. Box 14773 Nairobi, Kenya Phone: 254 2 447983/440113 Email direct: jwdanson@yahoo.com
Grantee:	KARI
Amount:	US $116,000
Duration:	Two Years

Project Outputs

Establishment of a molecular biology lab
Implementation of a DNA marker-assisted selection system
Identification of materials resistant to MSV for use in breeding
Development of a mapping population for MSV resistance
Studies on the vector epidemiology and migration patterns to produce forecast models
Studies on the maize streak virus that showed 5 different isolates
exist in different regions of Kenya where the disease is endemic

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