Patent ID: 8809622
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A01H,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining cucumber germplasm comprising the steps of: a) assaying cucumber plants for the presence of at least a first genetic marker genetically linked to a QTL that confers resistance to Downy Mildew; and b) selecting at least a first cucumber plant comprising the genetic marker and the QTL that confers resistance to Downy Mildew; wherein the QTL maps to a position between the sequence represented by SNP marker NN0228457 and SNP marker NN0228148, which map to approximately 25.2 cM and 82.7 cM on the genetic map of the linkage group termed cucumber chromosome 5, respectively; wherein the QTL maps to a position between the sequence represented by SNP marker NN0225012 and SNP marker NN0227587 which map to approximately 20.6 cM and 87.4 cM on the genetic map of the linkage group termed cucumber chromosome 4, respectively; or wherein the QTL maps to a position between the sequence represented by SNP marker NN0223782 and SNP marker NN0226638 which map to approximately 22.5 cM and 88.4 cM on the genetic map of the linkage group termed cucumber chromosome 2, respectively.