Completed Competitive Grant

Developing potatoes with horizontal resistance to the Colorado potato beetle

Project ID: E2004-26

Abstract

Producers who grow potatoes can look to a new variety that features greater resistance to the Colorado potato beetle, the most financially damaging potato pest.

Key Question: Is it possible to breed for durable resistance to crop pests?

Findings: Yes, and thus it is not necessary to resort to synthetic chemicals or genetically engineered crops to ensure good yields and quality.

Lead investigator: David G. Fisher, Maharishi University of Management

Year of grant completion: 2008

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Ecology Initiative.

Topics: Biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management, Fruit and vegetables

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