Project Title:  Molecular Marker-Assisted Breeding for Resistance to Whitefly-Transmitted Geminiviruses Infecting Tomato in Guatemala

INVESTIGATORS:  

 San Carlos University, Guatemala City:

Dr. L. Mejia, Professor, Faculty of Agronomy, San Carlos University, Guatemala City, Guatemala.  Address:  PO Box 590808, P-15, Miami, FL 33159 or 30 Calle, 9-23, Zona 11, 01011 Guatemala.  Phone/Fax:  502-2-442-0588; E-mail: lmejia@gold.guate.net.gt

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

Dr. H. Czosnek, Professor, Department of Field Crops, Vegetable Crops, and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.  Phone:  972-8-481249; Fax:  972-8-946825; E-mail:  czosnek@agri.huji.ac.il.  

Dr. F. Vidavski, Vegetable Crops, and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. E-mail:  vidavaski@agri.huji.ac.il.  

    Volcani Center, Israel:

  Dr. M. Lapidot, Dr. M. Friedmann, and Dr. M. Pilowsky, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, PO Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.  Phone:  972-3-968-3568; Fax:  972-3-960-4180; E-mail:  lapidotm@netvision.net.il.  

    University of Wisconsin-Madison:

Dr. Douglas P. Maxwell and Dr. M. K. Nakhla, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 1630 Linden Dr., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.  Phone:  608-262-1995; Fax:  608-263-2626; mobile: 608-332-3625E-mail:  dpmax@plantpath.wisc.edu.

Dr. Michael J. Havey, USDA-ARS, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.  Phone:  608-262-1830; E-mail:  mjhavey@facstaff.wisc.edu.