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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Stephen M. Allen, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Johnston, IA (US);
Stanley Luck, Wilmington, DE (US);
Victor Llaca, Newark, DE (US);
Bernhard Rietmann, Ibbenburen, DE;
Susanne Groh, Basel, CH;
Stephen M. Allen, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Johnston, IA (US);
Stanley Luck, Wilmington, DE (US);
Victor Llaca, Newark, DE (US);
Bernhard Rietmann, Ibbenburen, DE;
Susanne Groh, Basel, CH;
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased cell wall digestibility. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased cell wall digestibility or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased cell wall digestibility. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.