Novel Polynucleotides and Polypeptides Relating to Loci Underlying Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome and Methods Employing Same
Project Leaders: Khalid Meksem and David Lightfoot
Unit: College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
Brief Description:
This invention involves the successful identification, isolation, and purification of the nucleic acid molecules encoding SCN and SDS resistance in soybeans (aka the SCN genes).
Patent Status:
Patent pending. U.S. patent application no. 20020144310.
Potential Commercial Uses:
This may have multiple commercial advantages including:
- Use of the genes for plant transformation.
- Use of the genes for creating an assay kit for detecting SCN/SDS resistance.
- Accurate and fast genetic marker selection.
- Molecular probes, positional cloning, and related uses.
Contact:
Jeff Myers, Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, (618) 453-4543, fax: (618) 453-8038