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Brassica plant resistant to the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans (blackleg)

US7893325B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayer Bioscience N.V. · BE

Inventors

Elke Diederichsen · Berlin, DE
Benjamin Laga · Wingene, BE
Johan Botterman · Zevergem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2004
Grant date	Feb 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01H6/202
WIPO fieldFood chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to fungal disease resistance, in particular to resistance to blackleg disease caused by Leptosphaeria maculans. Provided are Brassica plants and seeds comprising a fragment of chromosome 8 of a wild B. rapa accession in their genome, wherein this fragment comprises a blackleg resistance locus. Further provided are molecular markers linked to the blackleg resistance locus and methods of using the markers. Brassica plants and seeds with stacked blackleg resistance loci are also provided.

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