Patent ID: 8633350

Claim:
A method of introgressing at least one brilliant white curd allele into a cauliflower plant comprising a) crossing a first cauliflower line having at least one white curd allele at QTLO1, QTLO2a, QTLO2b, QTLO7, or QTLO9, with a second cauliflower line as a second parent to form a segregating population; b) screening said segregating population for a member having said at least one white curd allele by detecting of a marker using a nucleic acid molecule, said marker is mapped within 25 centimorgans or less from a white curd allele at QTLO1, QTLO2a, QTLO2b, QTLO7, or QTLO9; and c) selecting a cauliflower plant that contains said at least one white curd allele at QTLO1, QTLO2a, QTLO2b, QTLO7, or QTLO9.