Objectives

• Evaluation of all the tolerant lines identified so far for identifying the superior genotypes for immediate varietal development.
• Use the information from the tolerant lines identified so far for studying the inheritance patterns.
• Develop structured mapping population for preparation of molecular and genetic maps and tagging and understanding the inheritance patterns through association mapping and pseudo test cross approaches.
• Identify good parental combination, develop hybrids and if possible differentials for Phytophthora resistance.
• Attempt convergent breeding and MAS to reduce breeding time.