Title:
MAIZE PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/192545
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel FSR resistant germplasm.
Inventors:
BALEY GEORGE J JR (US)
FOUQUET ROMAIN (US)
GANDHI SONALI D (US)
GOLEGAONKAR PRASHANT G (US)
JIA HONGWU (US)
PAN YULE (US)
STEIN JEFFREY M (US)
SWAMY DHARANENDRA (US)
ZHOU HAO (US)
FOUQUET ROMAIN (US)
GANDHI SONALI D (US)
GOLEGAONKAR PRASHANT G (US)
JIA HONGWU (US)
PAN YULE (US)
STEIN JEFFREY M (US)
SWAMY DHARANENDRA (US)
ZHOU HAO (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/030579
Publication Date:
February 01, 2018
Filing Date:
May 02, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC (US)
International Classes:
A01H1/02; A01H1/04; C12Q1/68
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HANSON, Robert, E. (US)
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