Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

University of Delaware

James A Hawk

Karlene H Butler

Karen E Broglie

Travis J Frey

Dilbag Singh Multani

Alexandre Da Silva Conceição

Jennifer S Jaqueth

Marymar Goncalves Butruille

Elizabeth S Jones

Petra J Wolters

Petra Johanna Christina Cecilia Wolters

Petra Johanna Cecilia Christina Wolters

This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding a gene that can confer resistance to the plant pathogen, which causes anthracnose stalk rot, leaf blight and top dieback in corn and other cereals. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to the plant pathogen, and processes of making said plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently introgress the gene from corn lines carrying said gene into other corn lines that do not carry said gene, in order to make them resistant toand resistant to stalk rot.

Polynucleotides and methods for making plants resistant to fungal pathogens

This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding a gene that can confer resistance to the plant pathogen, which causes anthracnose stalk rot, leaf blight and top dieback in corn and other cereals. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising the polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to the plant pathogen, and processes of making the plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently introgress the gene from corn lines carrying the gene into other corn lines that do not carry the gene, in order to make them resistant toand resistant to stalk rot.

Corn variety DE811ASR(BC5)

Method for identifying maize plants with RCG1 gene conferring resistance to colletotrichum infection

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Newark, DE, United States of America

James A Hawk