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AssigneeSeminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
InventorsBRAD K. GABOR, BRIAN J. JUST, CAICHENG HUANG, CARL M. JONES, DIRK VREUGDENHIL, JOEL M. KNISKERN, PABLO A. QUIJADA, TERRY BERKE, ANTON P. ALLERSMA, WENWEN XIANG
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The invention relates to pepper plants and lines having resistance to Powdery Mildew, caused by the fungus Leveillula taurica. The invention also relates to parts of pepper plants from lines having Powdery Mildew resistance, including seeds capable of growing pepper plants with Powdery Mildew resistance, and fruit. Methods for the identification, use and breeding of Powdery Mildew resistant pepper plants are also provided.
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A method of producing a pepper plant of the genus Capsicum that displays improved resistance to Powdery Mildew, the method comprising introgressing at least a first chromosomal interval that confers the improved resistance to Powdery Mildew, wherein the chromosomal interval maps to a position between the sequence represented by marker NE0235653 and marker NE0240958, or the chromosomal interval maps to a position between the sequence represented by marker NE0235653 and marker NE0237348, which each map to approximately 7.13 cM and 45.27 cM, respectively, on the genetic map of the linkage group termed pepper chromosome 4.
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