Sydney Jarret
SJ
Former Crop Science - MS
Bio
- Degree Program: Masters, Crop Science
- Previous Degree: B.S., Crop Sciences-Biological Sciences, University of Illinois
- Advisor: Dr. Paul Murphy
- Thesis: Identification of Novel Genes for Resistance to Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici in Triticum aestivum Germplasm Lines ‘NC97BGTD8’ and ‘NC96BGTD2.’
- Thesis Date: 2011-08-08
Research
Identifying a novel gene for resistance to powdery mildew in wheat. The chromosome will be screened with SSR markers and as polymorphisms in parental lines are identified; those regions will be targeted further with SSR markers. When a region is identified as the likely introgression, the markers will be screened on all individuals in the mapping population. Phenotypic screenings of the mapping population at the F2 and F2:3 population will be done to identify the inheritance of the resistance gene.