Technical cooperation to identify molecular markers in tomato
RDA Korea and the World Vegetable Center continue their long-term research relationship
The World Vegetable Center and the Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea, have embarked on a technical cooperation project to identify molecular markers associated with disease and insect resistance for marker assisted selection in tomato breeding programs.
Il-Sheob Shin, an RDA scientist seconded to the Center, is the project’s principal investigator, under the supervision of Roland Schafleitner, head of Biotechnology/Molecular Breeding.
The research aims to contribute to global knowledge about the morphological, agronomic and genetic traits of major tomato cultivars, and to enhance tomato breeding efficiency.
The project runs through January 2018.
