Patent ID: 9551041
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A01H,C12N,C12Q

Claim:
1. A method for producing a maize plant that displays enhanced resistance to Fusarium ear mold, the method comprising: a) obtaining a sample of nucleic acids from maize germplasm; b) detecting in said sample at least one allele of a marker locus located within a chromosomal interval comprising and flanked by PHM4423 and PHM16422, wherein the allele is associated with a haplotype comprising a “T” at PHM4423-4, a “T” at PHM11850-3, and an “A” at PHM13773-6; c) selecting said maize germplasm that has the allele that is associated with the haplotype comprising a “T” at PHM4423-4, a “T” at PHM11850-3, and an “A” at PHM13773-6; d) crossing said maize germplasm comprising said at least one allele with a second maize plant; e) obtaining progeny seeds from said cross; and f) growing at least one maize plant from said progeny seeds; wherein said maize plant grown from said seeds comprises said at least one allele, and has an enhanced resistance to