Increased Expression of Antifungal and Insecticidal Flavonoid Phytoalexins in Specialty Maize Lines

Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2019: $15,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2020
Grant Recipient: University of Pennsylvania
Region: Northeast
State: Pennsylvania
Graduate Student:
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Surinder Chopra
Penn State Univ
Description:
This research poster was presented at the 2020 Maize Genetics Meeting. The meeting was scheduled to be organized in Hawaii in March which faced last-minute cancellation due to rising COVID-19 concerns. Later the meeting was organized virtually on July 25th-26th. Debamalya Chatterjee presented the poster virtually on both days. The poster summarises the background research that made the foundation of this project and some results from this project.
Type:
Conference/Presentation Material
File:
Authors:
Debamalya Chatterjee, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Tyler Lesko, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA ,
Michelle Peiffer, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Cullen Dixon, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Dinakaran Elango, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Iffa Gaffoor, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Gary Felton, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Surinder Chopra, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Target audience:
Researchers
This product is associated with the project "Purification and Testing of Corn-based Biopesticide"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.