Patent ID: 9551007
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A01H,C07K,C12N

Claim:
1. A method for increasing resistance in a Solanaceae plant against infection by Phytophthora infestans , said method comprising introducing into said plant or a part thereof a nucleic acid that expresses a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:126 or a homolog thereof; wherein the homolog is a protein having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:194; SEQ ID NO:198; SEQ ID NO:203; SEQ ID NO:205; SEQ ID NO:207; SEQ ID NO:209; SEQ ID NO:211; SEQ ID NO:217; SEQ ID NO:219; SEQ ID NO:221; and SEQ ID NO:223; and which homolog confers resistance to wherein said plant exhibits increased resistance to said infection as compared to a plant into which said nucleic acid has not been introduced.