Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Method of using a plant or plant part in a breeding process... – Breeding for pathogen or pest resistance or tolerance
Patent
1998-10-14
2000-10-03
McElwain, Elizabeth F.
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Method of using a plant or plant part in a breeding process...
Breeding for pathogen or pest resistance or tolerance
800260, 800298, 435410, A01H 104, A01H 500, A01H 510, C12N 504
Patent
active
061275999
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an insect resistant alfalfa seed, alfalfa plant, and an alfalfa variety. More specifically, the invention relates to an alfalfa plant having resistance to the insect potato leafhopper. The invention also relates to an increased level of resistance to potato leafhopper and other pests. The invention further relates to the method of crossing alfalfa plants containing the resistance to potato leafhopper to produce insect resistance.
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Kimball Melissa L.
McElwain Elizabeth F.
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