Unversität Zürich

Kws Saat Se * Co. Kgaa

University of Zürich

University of Bern

Simon Krattinger

Milena Ouzunova

Ping Yang

Beat Keller

Daniela Scheuermann

Thomas Presterl

Bettina Kessel

Carsten Knaak

Gerhard Herren

Severine Hurni

Thomas Wicker

Matthias Erb

Coraline Praz

Severine Bender

The present invention provides an improved-resistant plant, in particular a maize plant which comprises a polynucleotide with one or more resistance-conferring genes, for example on a truncated chromosome fragment from the accession Pepitilla, as well as a cell, a tissue, a part, grain and seeds thereof, an isolated polynucleotide which comprises one or more resistance-conferring genes against, a vector, a transgenic plant cell and a transgenic plant containing this polynucleotide. Furthermore, the invention encompasses suitable markers and their use in introducing resistance or the transgene into a plant, as well as the identification of improved maize plants which comprise a truncated chromosome fragment.

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Bonstetten, Switzerland

Simon Krattinger