PROPOSAL:
ICA4-2000-30001
ACRONYM
ISOCASSAV
AREA:
FP5 - INCO2, 5/ unknown KeyAction
Call number / date:
-
PROJECT TYPE:
Shared Cost
EU CONTRIBUTION:
851,216
STARTING DATE:
2001-01-01
DURATION:
36 months
Coordinator: Dr. J. Stanley, The John Innes Centre, Department of Virus Research, Colney Lane, UK -NR4 7UH, Norwich, United Kingdom, Email: john.stanley@bbsrc.ac.uk
Project Description:
This proposal will identify, clone and sequence the Gemini viruses which are collectively called African cassava mosaic disease (ACMD) and Indian cassava mosaic disease (ICMD).These virus clones will be used to screen cassava germplasm, used in national breeding for resistence. Methods of inoculation, such as biolistic gun, agroinoculation and pin inoculation will be compared and the most suitable screening technology transferred to breeders in Africa. The epidemiology of ACMD will be studied both in the field and through laboratory tests on the cassava genotypes. The cloned genomes of viruses will be used to determine gene function and the requirement for infection of cassava. The data obtain will be used to devise novel control measures which will be tested in the laboratory. All breeding material will be rated for virus resistance against all virus clones by biolistic mechanical inoculation.
Project URL: not known
Consortium:
Co-ordinator:
Contact Person: Dr. John Stanley
Department: VIRUS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
Organisation: John Innes Centre
Colney Lane Norwich Research Park
NR4 7UH Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44-1603-450244
Fax: +44-1603-450016
mary.anderson@bbsrc.ac.uk
Participants
Contact Person: SCHWARZE, Joachim (Dr)
Department: ABTEILUNG MOLEKULARBIOLOGIE
BIOLOGISCHES INSTITUT - FAKULTAET FUER GEO- UND BIOWISSENSCHAFTEN
Organisation: Universitaet Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 57
70569 STUTTGART
GERMANY
Contact Person: ALUMA, John R.W. (Dr)
Department: NAMULONGE AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organisation: National Agricultural Research Organization
UGANDA
Contact Person: KIOME, Romano M. (Dr)
Department: CROPS, SOIL AND WATER RESEARCH
Organisation: Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
2 NAIROBI
KENYA
Contact Person: PENTAL, Deepak (Professor)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Organisation: University of Delhi
South Campus
110007 NEW DELHI
INDIA
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