Collaborations

The Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:

BEET SUGAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, DENVER, CO,

Insect Resistance Mediated by Over-Expression of Proteinase Inhibitor Genes in Sugar Beet Hairy Root Cultures

BGI AMERICAS CORPORATION, Cambridge, MA,

Development of High Throughput Genome and Transcriptome Sequences for Wall-less Bacterial Plant Pathogens and Their Plant Hosts

USDA, APHIS, RIVERDALE, MD,

Development of Standard Positive Controls for Diagnostic Testing of Citrus

USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, FORT COLLINS, CO,

Rapid and Accurate Diagnostic Identification of Phytoplasmas for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program (ARS) FY2016

USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC,

Rapid and Accurate Diagnostic Detection/Identification of Exotic Viroids for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVER, BLACKSBURG, VA,

Targeting Essential Metabolic and Parasitism Genes of the Root-lesion Nematode to Develop Nematode-resistant Plants