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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, BE;
David R. Rudell, Jr., Wanatchee, WA (US);
Rachel S. Leisso, Wanatchee, WA (US);
James P. Mattheis, Wanatchee, WA (US);
James J. Giovannoni, Ithaca, NY (US);
Nigel E. Gapper, Dryden, NY (US);
Nicolai M. Bart, Heusden, BE;
Chris B. Watkins, Ithaca, NY (US);
Jason W. Johnston, Havelock North, NZ;
Maarten L. Hertog, Scherpenheuvel, BE;
Robert J. Schaffer, Auckland, NZ;
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, Auckland, NZ;
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
The present invention is a tool for diagnosis and prediction using biomarker-based risk assessment for chilling-related disorders of Rosaceous fruit crops including apple and pear. Provided are methodology and genes whose relative and absolute expression can accurately indicate disorder risk throughout the production and supply chain of these crops. This technology describes a necessary and novel management tool for stakeholders producing, servicing, or retailing these crops.