Apologies that these protocols have been on the site for sometime but were inadvertently not publicly accessible. I’ve reposted some of them and as I repair the links the others will be available. These include: SCREENING FOR BACTERIAL WILT TOLERANCE IN TOMATO (EGGPLANT AND PEPPER) Screening for downy mildew resistance in cucurbits Screening for Fol […]
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Plant Breeding
This category is for plant breeding items.
Potential for resistance to leaf miner in tomato
While it may be some years off before a leaf miner resistant tomato variety is available, the recently published results of screening for resistance shows real promise. More details can be found by accessing the article (free access) from Peter Hanson’s group (AVRDC) in Plant Breeding (Screening recently identified whitefly/spider mite-resistant wild tomato accessions for […]
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Updates to website
There have been a few updates to the website where I’ve added some details on projects undertaken by AgConAsia in addition to some details on opportunities in the agriculture sector. More and more will be posted over time as I put the details onto the website. For more details on any of the projects/opportunities just […]
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Phytopthera often a consequence of flood irrigation
Many farmers who flood-irrigate their crops tend to either use highly contaminated water supplies or, as is most often the case, flood irrigate for excessive periods of time retaining water in the channels for more than one day. Phytopthera is a fungal pathogen endemic in most areas and following extended periods of flood irrigation infect […]
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