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The green fluorescence represents
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Project information
»The problem
Insects damage crops by transmitting virus diseases. The microbe
Wolbachia infects insects and gives them a reproductive
advantage.
»The approach
During the early years of this project, scientists made progress
in manipulating the microbe and in analyzing virus genes.
During the current stage, the research will work to produce
a planthopper strain carrying a genetically modified microbe
population that is expected to make it less efficient at disease
transmission, but more efficient at reproduction. The system
will be demonstrated under screenhouse conditions, and with
farmers to develop practical applications of the technology.
»The goal
To reduce crop damage caused by insect-transmitted diseases.
 Group
mapping exercise
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Investigators
Principal Investigators
Dr. Jiang Zhong, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Dr. Weiguo Zhou, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Associates
Dr. Chang-Ben Li, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Dr. Gu Haiying, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Dr. Daleng Shen, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Dr. Zhicai Qu, Fudan
University, Fudan, China
Collaborators
Dr. Pan Chongguang, Shanhai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai,
China
Dr. Wenwu Shi, Agricultural Research Institute, Yunnan, China
Dr. Roger Hull, John
Innes Center, Norwich, United Kingdom
Dr. Scott O'Neill, University
of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Dr. He Yali, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Annual progress reports
Click the links below for annual progress reports.
Year 1 (1/2002-12/2002)
Progress
report
Year 2 (1/2003-12/2003)
Progress
report
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Publications
None listed as of
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Related Links
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