Innomics Inc.

Utilization of Next Generation Sequences to Address Genetic Diversity and Disease Interactions of Perennial Tropical Crops - the Objective of This Agreement Is to Support Research Through Collaborations That Provide High Throughput Next Generation Sequencing and Genotyping by Sequencing Services for Tropical and Semitropical Plants; Phytopathogenic Fungi and Bacteria; Plant Insect Pests and Their Associated Host Plants. the Data Generated Through the Collaboration Will Be Used in Genomic and Transcriptome Analysis and Genetic Diversity Analysis. Ars Desires the Cooperator to Provide Goods and Services Necessary to Develop Appropriate Rna Dna and Cdna Libraries From Ars Provided Materials. the Cooperator Will Provide Sequencing and Data Processing to Ars in the Form of Usable Sequencing Data as Well as Providing the Raw Data. the Objectives of the Agreement Directly Relate to Specific Project Objectives: Develop Genomic Tools for Assessing Pathogen Genetic Diversity and Determining the Basis for Virulence in Support of Improved Cacao Breeding and Identify Cacao Defense Genes Through Transcriptome Analysis and Develop Tools to Exploit These Genes for the Improvement of Cacao Breeding in the Project Developing Pathogen- and Plant-based Genetic Tools for Breeding Disease Tolerance in Theobroma Cacao and Elucidate Geospatial Patterns of Genetic Diversity for the Primary Gene Pool of Cacao and Develop and Apply Genomic Tools for Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Managing and Utilizing Genetic Resources of Other Priority Tropical Crops Such as Tea Guava Longan Rambutan Pitaya Star Fruit Mangosteen Peach Palm and Macadamia Nut in the Project Characterizing and Evaluating the Genetic Diversity and Horticultural Value of Genetic Resources for Cacao and Other Tropical Tree Crops Economically Important to the United States.