Genetic locus associated with green snap in maize
AssigneeDow AgroSciences LLC
InventorsWei Chen, Tiffany King, Yanxin Star Gao, Jafar Mammadov
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods for identifying maize plants that having increased green snap tolerance. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with increased green snap tolerance or to identify and deselect plants with decreased green snap tolerance. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
Claims12
A method of identifying a maize plant that displays increased green snap tolerance, the method comprising detecting in germplasm of the maize plant at least one allele of a marker locus wherein:
- a. the marker locus is located within a chromosomal interval comprising and flanked by PZE-103082924 and PZE-103101055;
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- b. the at least one allele is associated with increased green snap tolerance.
A method of identifying a maize plant that displays increased green snap tolerance, the method comprising detecting in germplasm of the maize plant a haplotype comprising alleles at one or more marker loci, wherein:
- a. the one or more marker loci are located within a chromosomal interval comprising and flanked by PZE-103082924 and PZE-103101055;
- and,
- b. the haplotype is associated with increased green snap tolerance.
A method of marker assisted selected comprising:
- a. obtaining a first maize plant having at least one allele of a marker locus, wherein the marker locus is located within a chromosomal interval comprising and flanked by PZE-103082924 and PZE-103101055 and the allele of the marker locus is associated with increased green snap tolerance;
- b. crossing the first maize plant to a second maize plant;
- c. evaluating the progeny for the at least one allele;
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- d. selecting progeny plants that possess the at least one allele.
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