Methods for producing corn plants with northern leaf blight resistance and compositions thereof

US11219174B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Monsanto Technology LLC · US

Inventors

• William J. Bourdoncle · Borken, DE
• Franck Chopin · Chesterfield, US
• Romain Fouquet · Saint-Palais, FR
• Marcelo P. Giovanini · Londrina, BR
• Peter V. Maloney · Chestertown, US
• Yule Pan · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 11, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 15, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q2600/156
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having northern leaf blight (NLB) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to NLB. The disclosure also provides markers associated with NLB resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel NLB resistant germplasm.