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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
George K Rufener, II, Johnston, IA (US);
Albert J Balducchi, Ames, IA (US);
Ronald P Mowers, Ames, IA (US);
Richard C Pratt, Wooster, OH (US);
Raymond Louie, Wooster, OH (US);
Michael McMullen, Columbia, MO (US);
John Knoke, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; A01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800200 ; 800250 ; 800D / ; 4351723 ; 4351721 ; 47 58 ; 47DI / ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a maize plant, method of making and using the same, which is resistant to Maize Chlorotic Dwarf Virus (MCDV). More particularly the invention relates to the introgression into elite maize lines genetic material identified by map loci which is capable of causing the plant and hybrid produced therefrom to be resistant to MCDV.