Sydney Jarret

• Degree Program: Masters, Crop Science
• Previous Degree: B.S., Crop Sciences-Biological Sciences, University of Illinois
• Advisor: Dr. Paul Murphy

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.