HYBRID BRASSICA PLANTS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME

摘要

Provided are transgenic Brassica plants, plant material and seeds, particularly oilseed rape plants, characterized in that these plants harbor a novel combination of two specific transformation events, namely MS-B2 comprising a male-sterility transgene and RF-BN1 comprising a fertility-restoration transgene. Also provided are pairs of Brassica plants comprising each one of the events, and the use thereof in the production of hybrid seed.

主权项

1. A method for producing hybrid seed from oilseed rape plants comprising the steps of
a. providing a male-sterile female parent oilseed rape plant comprising elite event MS-B2, reference seed comprising said elite event being deposited at the ATCC under deposit number ATCC_PTA 2485 or ATCC_PTA-850; b. providing a male-fertile male parent oilseed rape plant comprising elite event RF-BN1, preferably in homozygous form, reference seed comprising said elite event being deposited at the ATCC under deposit number ATCC_PTA-730; c. allowing pollen from said male parent oilseed rape plant to pollinate said female parent oilseed rape plant; and d. harvesting hybrid seed from said female parent plant.