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DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID PCR-BASED TESTS TO DETECT FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE PROFILES IN CERCOSPORA BETICOLA

(WYO-417-07)

New generation "environmentally friendly" fungicides often select for fungicide resistance in plant pathogen populations. Selection for resistance often leads to failure of fungicides to suppress disease, ultimately resulting in greater crop loss, increased fungicide use, and greater environmental impact. Rapid detection of fungicide resistance genes in the pathogen population will enable monitoring of pathogen populations for emergence of resistant isolates. Monitoring will ensure that only the most effective chemistries will be utilized for disease suppression, with the goal of improving the overall efficacy of IPM programs.