Preliminary work towards a gene drive employing SKC1 in Fusarium verticillioides - University of Illinois & USDA

Intended use

To control this plant pathogen which causes ‘ear and stalk rot of maize’ and which can ‘contaminate maize kernels with fumonisin mycotoxins’

Readiness of Technology

3 - Preliminary laboratory work published

Project leader

Hammond TM

Institution

University of Illinois, USA

Project leader

Brown DW

Institution

USDA, Agricultural research service, Illinois, USA

Publications

Authors name for system

‘SKC1 based control practices’ [which would ‘require modifications to SKC1’]

Class of Technology

Other gene drive system

Field(s) of application

Agriculture

Description of system

Engineered gene drive employing Spore Killer Candidate-1 (SKC1) from F. verticillioides

Research in target organism

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Research in model organism

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Intended for release

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Intended direct effects

Not stated