Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Meilina Ong Abdullah

Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi

Nathan D Lakey

Jared Ordway

Rob Martienssen

Steven W Smith

Rajanaidu Nookiah

Leslie Low Eng Ti

Rajinder Singh

Michael Hogan

Leslie Ooi Cheng Li

Andrew Van Brunt

Nan Jiang

Ooi Siew Eng

Rozana Rosli

Mohd Amin Ab Halim

Chan Kuang Lim

Norazah Azizi

Chunyan Wang

Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam

Muhammad A Budiman

Rahimah Abdul Rahman

Jayanthi Nagappan

Stenven W Smith

Mohd Amin Abdul Halim

Chan Kl

Rahimah Abdul Rahim

Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences for predicting and controlling shell phenotype in palm.

Mads-box domain alleles for controlling shell phenotype in palm

Methods, compositions, kits, and computer program code are provided for predicting somaclonal abnormality (e.g., a Mantled phenotype) in a plant and or sorting plants based on the predicted presence or absence of somaclonal abnormality.

Mantle phenotype detection in palm

Methods, compositions, and kits for predicting and controlling fruit color in palm.

Gene controlling fruit color phenotype in palm

Nucleic acid sequences for predicting and controlling shell phenotype in palm.

Gene controlling shell phenotype in palm

MADS-box domain alleles for controlling SHELL phenotype in palm

The present invention relates generally to a molecular marker for a plant physiological process and more particularly for plant embryogenesis. The molecular marker is, in one form, a genetic sequence from a monocot plant such as but not limited to oil-palm plants. In another form, the molecular marker is a polypeptide encoded by said genetic sequence. More particularly, the molecular marker of the present invention enables embryogenic tissue to be detected in vitro. The early detection of embryogenic tissue enables non-embryogenic tissue to be discarded. The ability to detect embryogenesis facilitates maximization of embryogenic potential. The present invention further contemplates a molecular marker comprising in one form a sequence of nucleotides encoding an antioxidant or in another form a sequence of amino acids defining a polypeptide having antioxidant activity. The antioxidant according to this aspect of the present invention is particularly useful in tablet or cream form as an anti-aging agent. The molecular markers of the present invention therefore also have uses in the inhibition or retardation of apoptotic processes. Such an effect has benefits in both plant and animal cells. The present invention further contemplates a promoter sequence encoding the molecular marker and its use in generating male sterile plants.

Molecular markers of plant embryogenesis

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Seremban, Malaysia

Meilina Ong Abdullah