Dow Agrosciences LLC

Agrigenetics, Inc.

Siva Prasad Kumpatla

Ruihua Ren

Thomas W Greene

Bradley R Hedges

Robert E Moore

Yonghe Bai

Raghav Ram

Peizhong Zheng

Bruce Allen Nagel

Wei Chen

Steven Arnold Thompson

Tyler Mansfield

Mustafa George McPherson

Nathan Joel VanOpdorp

Yanxin Star Gao

Jafar Mammadov

Ryan Gibson

Peter Friedemann

Sushmitha Paulraj

Liang Ye

Ramesh Buyyarapu

Chandra Channabasavaradhya

Joseph W Spinks

Kelly Parliament

Steve Joe Plehn

William M Campbell

David Herbert Meyer

Nathan Joel Van Opdorp

Jan E Backlund

Dennis Fitzl

Jenelle Meyer

Chandra-Shekara A Channabasavaradhya

Nadia Chaidir

Gary L Cutter

Julu Manandhar

This disclosure concerns methods and compositions for identifying cotton plants that have a reniform nematode resistance trait. Some embodiments concern molecular markers to identify, select, and/or construct reniform nematode resistant plants and germplasm, or to identify and counter-select relatively susceptible plants. This disclosure also concerns cotton plants comprising a reniform nematode resistance trait that are generated by methods utilizing at least one marker described herein.

Markers linked to reniform nematode resistance

This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for identifying the SCN resistant phenotype in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for performing marker-assisted breeding and selection of plants carrying one or more determinants of SCN resistance in soybean.

Soybean markers linked to SCN resistance

A newly identified protein that is encoded by a polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity (Rf3) is described. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to restore cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Further applications of the newly identified polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity include a mutation (rf3) which results in cytoplasmic male sterility. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to result in cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Methods for detecting the cytoplasmic male sterility restorer (Rf3) and the cytoplasmic male sterility (rf3) gene sequences are further described.

Maize cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) S-type restorer gene Rf3

A method is provided for determining the zygosity of an Rf4 gene in a corn plant. A method may include performing a first PCR assay, a second PCR assay, quantifying probes used in the first and second PCR assays, and comparing the quantified probes to determine zygosity.

Endpoint zygosity assay to detect Rf4 gene in maize

This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for identifying theresistant phenotype in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for performing marker-assisted breeding and selection of plants carrying one or more determinants ofresistance in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for detectingresistance in soybean via the use of an amplification reaction.

Soybean markers linked to phytophthora resistance

This disclosure concerns high-resolution mapping and candidate gene cloning of Rf4, a maize restorer of fertility gene that restores fertility to C-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The disclosure also relates to molecular markers that are tightly-linked to, or reside within, the Rf4 gene. In some embodiments, methods are provided whereby hybrid seeds may be produced from crosses of a male plant comprising nucleic acid molecular markers that are linked to or that reside within the Rf4 gene and a female plant carrying C-type CMS.

Maize cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) C-type restorer RF4 gene, molecular markers and their use

The disclosure concerns compositions and methods for determining the zygosity of corn plants containing one or more floury2 (fl2) mutations. In embodiments, the disclosure concerns a gene specific PCR-based molecular (KASPar&#xae;) assay for identifying the floury2 trait in plants. In certain embodiments, compositions and methods are disclosed for determining the zygosity of corn plants with respect to the fl2 allele. In particular embodiments, the assay may be used for fl2 germplasm identification, accelerating introgression and molecular breeding programs in corn and other plants.

Floury 2 gene-specific assay in maize for floury (fl2) trait introgression

This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for determining the zygosity of corn plants containing one or more brown midrib (BMR) mutations. The disclosure also concerns methods that are useful for enhancing the breeding process for BMR corn. In certain embodiments, compositions and methods for determining the zygosity of corn plants with respect to the bm3 allele.

Use of brown midrib-3 gene specific markers in maize for trait introgression

This disclosure concerns specific naturally-occurring mutant maize cad2 genes, which altered genes contribute to the bm1 maize phenotype in particular maize lines. In some embodiments, compositions and methods are provided that utilize a nucleic acid molecule comprising a mutant cad2 gene, and/or markers linked to a mutant cad2gene.

Gene and variations associate with BM1 phenotype, molecular markers, and their use

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Carmel, IN, United States of America

Siva Prasad Kumpatla