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Lactuca sativa cultivar exhibiting resistance to downy mildew and corky root rot

US5973232A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01H5/12
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new crisphead Lactuca sativa cultivar, designated Sharp Shooter, which exhibits resistance to downy mildew pathotypes I, IIA, III, and IV and corky root rot pathotype CA1, a color of 146A according to The R.H.S. Colour Chart published by the Royal Horticultural Society of London, England, and mature heads of which weigh about 10% to about 40% more than comparable varieties of crisphead lettuce.

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