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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 | |||
• Identification of genes involved in resistance to a bacterial pathogen that causes bacterial blight, a major disease of bean throughout the world, | • 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 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 | • 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. | • 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: 1- Functional Analysis of SKP1 orthologs in Arabidopsis:
2-Castor as a Next-Generation Crop for the Biorenewable Chemical and Energy Sectors:
3- Phaseolus Genomics for Improved Bio-Product Development:
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. |