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US 9,040,772 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for enhancing resistance to northern leaf blight in maize
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsBailin Li, William A. Wilson
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and selecting maize plants with enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
Claims4
A method of selecting a maize plant with enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight, the method comprising:
- a. isolating nucleic acids from a maize plant;
- b. analyzing the isolated nucleic acids for the presence of a QTL allele associated with the enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight, wherein the presence of said QTL allele is determined by detecting in the maize plant at least one marker allele that is linked to and associated with a haplotype selected from the group consisting of:
- i. a “G” at PHM13395-27 and an “A” at PHM3418-12;
- and
- ii. a “C” at PHM2817-26 and an “A” at PHM7446-6;
- and wherein said at least one marker allele is within 10 cM of the haplotype;
- and
- b. selecting said maize plant that has the at least one marker allele.
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A method of selecting a maize plant with enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight, the method comprising:
- a. isolating nucleic acids from a maize plant;
- b. analyzing the isolated nucleic acids for the presence of a QTL allele associated with the enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight, wherein the presence of said QTL allele is determined by detecting in the maize plant a haplotype selected from the group consisting of:
- i. a “G” at PHM13395-27 and an “A” at PHM3418-12;
- and
- ii. a “C” at PHM2817-26 and an “A” at PHM7446-6;
- and
- b. selecting said maize plant that has said haplotype.
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