IRES in Tropical Plant Pathology with NC State University and the Universidad de Costa Rica

与北卡罗来纳州立大学和哥斯达黎加大学合作开展热带植物病理学 IRES 项目

• 批准号: 0966530
• 负责人: Jean Ristaino
• 金额: $ 14.99万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0966530&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Tropical; Plant; Pathology; NC

This International Research Experience for Students (IRES) award supports student engagement in tropical plant pathology research in Costa Rica. A diverse group of U.S. undergraduate and graduate students will conduct research on late blight of potato caused by Phytophthora infestans, black pod of cacao caused by Phytophthora species, and black Sigatoka disease of banana caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis. Specifically, students will conduct microsatellite analysis of Phytophthora samples, calculate Phytophthora species abundance and diversity, and assess the production of light-activated toxins by M. fijiensis. Graduate and undergraduate students will work in pairs with plant pathologists at the Universidad de Costa Rica, including Dr. Felipe Arauz, Dr. Monica Blanco, and Dr. Luis Gomez. Students will also be mentored by researchers at Dole's Rio Frio Farm and CATIE -Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center. Prior to the research experience, students will take a course in Tropical Plant Pathology that includes field-based learning experiences in cacao, banana, pineapple, tropical root crops, floriculture, and sugarcane fields. This five-week summer research experience will allow students to solve real-world problems connected to economically important diseases of tropical crops. Students will have the opportunity to present their data to a broad community that includes the Universidad de Costa Rica, a Master's student symposium at NC State, the Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network, and major industry groups including the World Cocoa Foundation and Dole Foods. Students will also have the opportunity to continue their research through independent studies in the fall semester.

这个国际学生研究经验（IRES）奖支持学生参与哥斯达黎加的热带植物病理学研究。 一组不同的美国本科生和研究生将对由致病疫霉引起的马铃薯晚疫病、由疫霉属引起的可可黑荚病和由斐济球腔菌引起的香蕉黑叶斑病进行研究。 具体来说，学生将进行疫霉样本的微卫星分析，计算疫霉物种的丰度和多样性，并评估由M。斐济人。 研究生和本科生将与哥斯达黎加大学的植物病理学家成对工作，包括Felipe Arauz博士，Monica布兰科博士和Luis Gomez博士。 学生们还将得到多尔的里奥弗里奥农场和CATIE -热带农业研究和高等教育中心的研究人员的指导。 在研究经验之前，学生将参加热带植物病理学课程，其中包括可可，香蕉，菠萝，热带根作物，花卉栽培和甘蔗田的实地学习经验。 这个为期五周的夏季研究经验将使学生能够解决与热带作物的经济重要疾病有关的现实问题。 学生将有机会向广泛的社区展示他们的数据，其中包括哥斯达黎加大学，北卡罗来纳州的硕士生研讨会，卵菌分子遗传学网络，以及包括世界可可基金会和多尔食品在内的主要行业团体。 学生也将有机会通过秋季学期的独立研究继续他们的研究。