Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome Resistant Soybeans, Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistant Soybeans, and Methods of Breeding and Identifying Resistant Plants
Project Leaders: Lightfoot D.A., Meksem K., P.T. Gibson
Unit: College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
Brief Description:
This patent describes the first ever use of the markers to identify regions, QTL and genes for improving resistance to Sudden Death Syndrome that would include pyramids with other technologies like SCN resistances. The SDS resistance has been proven in other legumes and brassicas. Resistance has the added benefit of yield increases derived from better root growth. All twelve of the known loci are covered by this patent.
Patent Status:
U.S. Patent No. 6,300,541, issued October 9, 2001. Additional patent pending.
Potential Commercial Uses:
This invention may substantially increase soybean disease resistance and, therefore, yields (via marker-assisted selection). The markers may also be used to clone the genes for resistance enabling their transfer among elite cultivars by transformation.
Contact:
Jeff Myers, Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, (618) 453-4543, fax: (618) 453-8038