METHODS FOR PRODUCING CORN PLANTS WITH DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANCE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF

摘要

The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.