Plymouth, Indiana
August, 2008
ACCESS Plant Technology, Inc.,
Plymouth, Indiana is pleased to announce the issuance of United
States Patent Number 7,381,862 entitled “New Locus in Soybean
for Resistance to Phytophthora sojae.”
This new resistance to Phytophthora Root Rot is scientifically
known as Rsp8 and commercially known and trademarked as Xpr®.
The Rsp8 dominate gene (Xpr®) trait offers the highest level of
broad-based plant protection to the known races of Phytophthora
Root Rot. Xpr® handles the variability of different pathotype
and intensity levels of Phytophthora root rot disease pressure
across a field.
Xpr® soybean varieties should be commercially available to
farmers in 2010 or 2011.
Xpr® (Rsp8) was developed and patented by The Ohio State
University. ACCESS Plant Technology, Inc. is the exclusive
licensee of Xpr® to the seed industry.
Xpr® is a trademark owned by ACCESS Plant Technology, Inc.
For additional information please contact John Gerard at
jgerard@accessplant.com |
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