E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING RESISTANCE TO ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are compostions and methods for improving or enhancing pathogen resistance in legume plants. Compositions comprising polypeptides encoded by legume-derived nucleotide-binding site-leucine rich repeat (NB-LRR) ne are useful in improving resistance in legumes to Asian soybean rust. Methods of using NB-LRR genes can be used to make a transgenic resistant legume plant.