Brassica oleracea plants with improved nutritional value
AssigneesSeminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Plant Bioscience Limited
InventorsFranciscus G. van den Bosch, Gerard N. Koorevaar, Richard F. Mithen
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Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods relating to the elevation of glucoraphanin compared to standard Brassica oleracea varieties. The invention also relates to the production of hybrid varieties having desired glucosinolate contents. The invention further provides plants, plant parts, and seeds comprising such traits and comprising a Myb28 allele from Brassica villosa that is not genetically linked to an ELONG allele from Brassica villosa.
Claims3
A method for producing a hybrid Brassica oleracea plant with elevated glucosinolate content comprising crossing a first Brassica oleracea parent plant with a second Brassica oleracea plant of a different genotype, wherein the first parent plant comprises a Myb28 allele from Brassica villosa that lacks an ELONG allele from Brassica villosa genetically linked to said Myb28 allele, wherein the Myb28 allele confers elevated glucosinolates relative to a plant lacking the Myb28 allele, and wherein a sample of seed comprising said Myb28 allele is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-13165.
A method of producing a Brassica oleracea plant with a desired elevated glucosinolate content comprising introgressing into the plant a chromosomal segment comprising a Myb28 allele from Brassica villosa and lacking an ELONG allele from Brassica villosa genetically linked to said Myb28 allele, wherein segment confers a desired glucosinolate content relative to a plant lacking the segment, wherein a sample of seed comprising the chromosomal segment is deposited under ATCC Accession No PTA-13165.
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