Patent No. EP3735125 (titled "Tbrfv Resistant Tomato Plant") was filed by Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel on Dec 8, 2017. The application was issued on Oct 23, 2024.
Marker for identifying Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (TBRFV) resistant Solanum lycopersicum plants, comprising QTLs on chromosomes 6, 11, and 12. The marker sequences are linked to specific genetic markers, enabling the identification of resistant plants through genetic testing. The QTLs confer resistance to TBRFV, a significant threat to tomato production worldwide.

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