Patent ID: 8841509

Claim:
A process for identifying a corn plant with gray leaf spot tolerance, said process comprising: (a) obtaining a genetic profile of a corn plant for a chromosomal interval on chromosome 4 between BNLG1755 and UMC1299, (b) comparing the genetic profile to a second genetic profile of a second corn plant for the chromosomal interval on chromosome 4 between BNLG1755 and UMC1299, wherein said second genetic profile: (i) is the genetic profile of PHJEP or a progeny of PHJEP in the chromosomal interval on chromosome 4 between BNLG1755 and UMC1299; (ii) comprises one or more marker alleles selected from the group consisting of: allele G at PHM 00045-01, allele A at PHM 00043-01, allele A at PHM 15534-13, allele G at PHM 04694-10, allele T at PHM 01811-32, allele T at PHM 01963-15, allele C at PHM 01963-22, allele T at PHM 05013-12, allele T at PHM 00586-10, and allele A at PHM 00049-01; or (iii) comprises one or more marker alleles selected from the group consisting of: allele G at PHM 00045-01, allele A at PHM 00043-01,allele C at PHM 01963-22, and allele T at PHM 05013-12; and (c) identifying a corn plant as having gray leaf spot tolerance if the genetic profile of the corn plant in the chromosomal interval on chromosome 4 between BNLG1755 and UMC1299 is identical to the second genetic profile of the second corn plant in the chromosomal interval on chromosome 4 between BNLG1755 and UMC1299.