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| Clint Magill Professor |
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Office: 202H LF Peterson Phone: 979-845-8250 Email: c-magill@tamu.edu |
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Post-Doctoral: University of Minnesota Ph. D. Cornell University BS University of Illinois |
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Fungal Genetics and Host Resistance The use of molecular probes is allowing us to gain new insights into fungal plant pathogens and to host responses to potential pathogens. We are currently developing real-time PCR primers for two downy mildews that are considered to be a threat to maize production if introduced into the US. We are also developing PCR-based tags genes for resistance to headsmut, anthracnose, downy mildew and grain mold in sorghum. These molecular tags will be useful for breeding cultivars with more durable resistance and for cloning specific resistance genes. We have also used PCR to clone segments of the cotton and sorghum equivalents of genes that function in known host defense pathways. These clones are being used to compare the rate and timing of induction of each gene in resistant and susceptible lines following inoculation with a pathogen. |
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GENE 310: GENE 603: GENE 482:
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Benedict, CR, G Martin, J Liu, L. Puckhaber and CW Magill (2004) Terpenoid alldehyde formation and lysigenousgland storage sites in cotton: Variant with mature glands but suppressed levels of terpenoid aldehydes Phytochemistry (In press). Little, CR and CW Magill (2004) Elicitation of defense response genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench in response to infection by Fusarium thapsinum and Curvularia lunata at anthesis. Mol.& Phsiol. Plant Patholgoy (In Press) Martin, G., J. Liu, CR Benedict, RD Stipanovic,and CW Magill, C. (2003) Reduced levels of cadinane sesquiterpenoids in cotton plants expressing antisense (+)-?-cadinene synthase Phytochemistry 62:31-38 Thakur, RP, CW Magill, S Sivaramakrishnan, CT Hash, HS Ahetty and DE Hess (2002) Variability in Sclerospora graminicola, the Pearl Millet Downy Mildew Pathogen. pp51-56. In: Sorghum and Millets Diseases. ed. JF Leslie, Iowa State Press K. S. Boora, A. Sindhu, P. Boora and C. W. Magill (2002) Identification of Molecular Markers for an Oval Leaf Spot Resistance Gene in Sorghum. pp239-242. In: Sorghum and Millets Diseases. ed. JF Leslie, Iowa State Press |
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