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Relatively few nucleotide sequences are available for Phaseolus vulgaris (dry beans) in public databases like GenBank. The lack of genomic information for the dry bean is a major anomaly for such important crop species in the world and it represents an important opportunity for a Ontario genomics effort to have a major international impact. The long-term objectives of the work are to accelerate the rate of genetic improvement in dry beans by developing genomics resources and tools for genomics- assisted improvement of Phaseolus for bio-product development. In the current Study we are to focusing the genomics research in bean around five themes, namely: | Relatively few nucleotide sequences are available for Phaseolus vulgaris (dry beans) in public databases like GenBank. The lack of genomic information for the dry bean is a major anomaly for such important crop species in the world and it represents an important opportunity for a Ontario genomics effort to have a major international impact. The long-term objectives of the work are to accelerate the rate of genetic improvement in dry beans by developing genomics resources and tools for genomics- assisted improvement of Phaseolus for bio-product development. In the current Study we are to focusing the genomics research in bean around five themes, namely: | ||
Development of a draft genomic sequence for P. vulgaris | *Development of a draft genomic sequence for P. vulgaris | ||
* Identification of genes involved in resistance to a bacterial pathogen that causes bacterial blight, a major disease of bean throughout the world, | |||
* Characterization of genes that code for the phenylpropanoid pathway that results in an enormous variety of compounds with significant disease resistance, seed quality and nutraceutical importance, | |||
* Characterization of the genes that code for protein composition in bean, which is the major reason it is grown throughout the world, and | |||
* Determination of the economic consequences of bio-product demand for dry beans. |
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Research Outline :
Currently the lab has three main research themes: SCF ligase regulation Functional Analysis of SKP1 orthologs in Arabidopsis:
Castor GenomicsCastor as a Next-Generation Crop for the Biorenewable Chemical and Energy Sectors:
Phaseolus Genomics Phaseolus Genomics for Improved Bio-Product Development:
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