Venkata Krishna Kishore;Zhigang Guo;Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas;Joseph Byrum
发明人:
Venkata Krishna Kishore,Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas,Zhigang Guo,Joseph Byrum
申请号：
US12536147
公开号：
US08809621B2
申请日:
2009.08.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Methods for introgressing an allele of interest of a locus associated with a yield trait into Zea mays germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a Zea mays plant that contains an allele of interest of a locus associated with a yield trait, wherein the locus associated with the yield trait is identifiable by PCR amplification of a Zea mays nucleic acid with a pair of oligonucleotides primers as disclosed herein, and introgressing the allele of interest into Zea mays germplasm that lacks the allele. Also provided are methods for identifying Zea mays plants that contain at least one allele associated with improved yield, improved maize plants, elite Zea mays plants, biomass produced from improved Zea mays plants, isolated and purified genetic markers, and compositions that include an amplification primer pair capable of amplifying a Zea mays nucleic acid to generate a Zea mays marker amplicon.
