Fusarium head blight disease resistance
AssigneeUniversity College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin;Agriculture and Food Development Authority (“Teagasc”)
InventorsFiona Doohan, Ganesh Thapa, Lokandha Rao Gunupuru, Gerard Hehir, Ewen Mullins
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Abstract
A recombinant construct comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQUENCE ID NO. 1 or a functional variant or functional fragment thereof is provided. Also provided are plant cells transformed with the gene and plant material, including plant cell cultures, seeds and plants, comprising the transformed plant cells.
Claims15
A method of genetically transforming a plant material comprising the steps of introducing into one or more cells of the plant material with a recombinant construct comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or a functional variant of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 having at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:
- 1, and expressing the nucleotide sequence or the functional variant thereof in the plant material;
- wherein the expression of the nucleotide sequence or the functional fragment thereof provides Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) disease resistance in the plant.
A method of producing a transformed plant or plant material having resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) disease, the method comprising the step of transforming a plant or plant material with a recombinant construct comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or a functional variant of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 having at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein the transformed plant or plant material exhibits FHB resistance.
A transgenic plant or plant material comprising a recombinant construct comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or a functional variant of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 having at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein the transformed plant exhibits resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) disease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.