STRP

The University of Southern Mississippi

Whitefly Resistant Cotton

Lead: Tristan Clemons

Partner: Alex Flynt, Alex.Flynt@usm.edu; Judy Brown, JBrown@ag.arizona.edu

Keywords: Biopesticide, dsRNA, Food Security

Amount: $400000

Intellectual Property Status: Patent

Award Date: 02/01/2024

End Date: 01/30/2026

ABSTRACT

A collaborative team of USM and UA investigators is developing an RNA interference (RNAi) biopesticide technology, (PCT/US2022/074648), that promises unparalleled specificity and environmental compatibility to protect cotton plants against the sap-feeding pest Bemisia tabaci (Whitefly). The team has developed transgenic cotton plants expressing potent gene-silencing RNA constructs. This project aims to demonstrate the market-ready status of the technology in protecting crops.

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