The researcher will develop tools/materials that can be used to develop resistant germplasm that in turn can be used to develop soybean varieties that have resistance to the reniform nematode, t Transfer reniform nematode resistance from resistant lines to lines that are agronomically adapted to Mississippi, determine genomic location of resistance genes; and identify molecular markers that can be used in marker-assisted selection.
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