Detection of viable endophyte
AssigneeGrasslanz Technology Limited
InventorsRichard David Johnson, Christine Rosalie Voisey
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Abstract
The invention provides a methods and compositions for detecting the presence of viable endophyte in a plant, the method comprising detecting the presence of an endophyte in a young leaf or extract thereof, from the plant, wherein detecting the presence of the endophyte in the young leaf or extract is indicative of the presence of viable endophyte in the plant.
Claims48
A method for detecting the presence of viable endophyte in a plant, the method comprising detecting the presence of an endophyte in a young leaf or extract thereof, from the plant, wherein detecting the presence of the endophyte in the young leaf or extract is indicative of the presence of viable endophyte in the plant.
The method of any preceding claim which is used to screen batches of seed to assess which endophyte species, strain, or strains, is or are present in the batch.
The method of any preceding claim in which at least one step is automated.
A primer that hybridises to the intergenic region (IGS) of the ribosomal repeat region of an endophyte.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.