Breeding for Development of Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) Technique for Downy Mildew Resistance in Thompson Seedless
Name of PI with associates
Dr. Roshni R. Samarth, Scientist (Plant Breeding)
Dr. Anuradha Upadhyay, Sr. Scientist (Biotechnology)
Dr. Indu S. Sawant, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)
Objectives:
To carry out crossing programme for transferring downy mildew resistant trait in Thompson seedless.
To confirm the hybrid nature of the seedlings using microsatellite markers.
To study the co-segregation of markers and disease resistance trait in F1 population.
To develop technique for marker assisted selection.
To develop a downy mildew resistant variety of Thompson seedless
Duration:
20 September 2010 to 31 August 2015
Highlights:
The primary aim of the project is, breeding to develop a mapping population segregating for the downy mildew resistant trait in Thompson seedless variety of the grape using Sevye villard 23501 as a donor parent. The project will be initiated by carrying out the crossing programme and the confirmation for transfer of the character will be done by molecular markers in F1 generation. This will also be facilitated by in-vitro screening for the character.
Total outlay: Rs. 95.81 lakhs