THE LETTUCE CASE 2 (Enza Zaden Beheer)

EP 1179089 B1 - Pathogen resitant lettuce

Title: Method for obtaining a plant with a lasting resistance to a pathogen

Proprietor: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. (NL)

Claims: Method of obtaining Lactuca sativa plant by providing DNA-markers, crossing, selecting, repeating; Lactuca sativa plant und more varieties, seeds; DNA-marker of Dm-resistance genes from Lactuca. No GE.

Another patent on non-genetically modified salad, using marger genes.

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