Patent ID: 8609928
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A01H,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a Squash Leaf Curl Virus (SLCV) resistant Cucurbita pepo plant by identifying one or more genetic loci linked with one or more genetic markers, wherein the one or more genetic loci are linked with a recessive allele of a slc-2 gene for resistance to Squash Leaf Curl Virus (SLCV), said recessive allele being present in the seeds deposited as NCIMB Accession No. 41728, the method comprising: (i) detecting the presence of the one or more genetic loci in the plant by isolating nucleic acid comprising the one or more genetic markers linked with the genetic locus, wherein the genetic locus localizes to a chromosome interval flanked on either side by the one or more genetic markers; and (ii) screening the isolated nucleic acid for the presence of the one or more genetic markers, thereby identifying the plant comprising the one or more genetic loci; wherein the recessive allele of the slc-2 gene was originally obtained from