Brassica rapa var nipposinica named mazunte
AssigneeVilmorin-Mikado USA, Inc.
InventorCharlie Dowling
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Abstract
Novel Brassica rapa var. nipposinica, such as Brassica rapa var. nipposinica designated MAZUNTE is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE, to the plants and plant parts of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE, and to methods for producing a Brassica rapa var. nipposinica plant by crossing the Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE with itself or another Brassica rapa var. nipposinica plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing other Brassica rapa var. nipposinica plants derived from the Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE.
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A seed of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica designated MAZUNTE, wherein a representative sample of seed of said Brassica rapa var. nipposinica having been deposited under NCIMB No ______.
A Brassica rapa var. nipposinica plant, having all of the characteristics of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE listed in Table 1 when grown in the same environmental conditions or a part or a plant cell thereof.
A Brassica rapa var. nipposinica plant, or a part thereof, having all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE, wherein a representative sample of seed of said Brassica rapa var. nipposinica having been deposited under NCIMB No ______.
A method of introducing a desired trait into Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE comprising:
- (a) crossing a Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE plant grown from Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE seed, wherein a representative sample of seed has been deposited under NCIMB No. ______, with another lettuce plant that comprises a desired trait to produce F1 progeny plants;
- (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected progeny plants;
- (c) crossing the selected progeny plants with the Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE plants to produce backcross progeny plants;
- (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the desired trait and all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE listed in Table 1 when grown in the same environmental conditions to produce selected backcross progeny plants;
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- (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) three or more times in succession to produce selected fourth or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of Brassica rapa var. nipposinica MAZUNTE listed in Table 1 when grown in the same environmental conditions.
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