Lupin disease resistance focus of WA ag research showcase

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Geoff Thomas, principal research scientist with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, spoke about the Lupin Disease Resistance project at the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration's showcase.

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00:00The Disease Resistance Project, its primary role is to develop and investigate and find

00:10new genes for resistance for a number of diseases of lupin, which include anthracnose,

00:16phomopsis, CMV and sclerotinia, and so these diseases are either major yield impediment

00:25or end use issues for lupins.

00:30What we're looking to do is through having a diverse set of genotypes, screen all those

00:37diseases against those genotypes, see if we can identify some resistant lines within

00:42that which can then we can develop molecular markers for and incorporate into the lupin

00:48breeding program.

00:49So the benefit of this is that we will identify new sources of resistance for some diseases

00:55and for a disease like sclerotinia hopefully identify the first source of resistance.

01:00And then the longer term benefit is that the lupin breeding program will have more options

01:06in terms of disease resistance genes for these diseases and over time we'll be able to incorporate

01:14those to just provide a greater stability to lupin production in the face of those diseases.

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