Methods and compositions for sweet corn sugary enhancer (SEI) gene

摘要

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a corn plant or corn germplasm comprising a corn sugary enhancer gene (SE1) with enhanced sugary trait. A corn plant, part thereof and/or corn germplasm that has been identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided.

主权项

1. A method of identifying a corn plant or corn germplasm comprising an enhanced sugary gene locus, said method comprising:
a) detecting in an amplification reaction, in said plant or germplasm genomic DNA, a deletion located on maize chromosome 2 comprising SEQ ID NO: 4; and b) identifying a corn plant or corn germplasm comprising the enhanced sugary gene locus.