SEX-DETERMINATION METHOD FOR DATE PALM

A sex-determination method for a date palm plant includes obtaining a sample of a date palm plant and determining a presence or absence of the date palm SRY gene (SEQ ID NO: 1) in the sample. The presence of the date palm SRY gene (SEQ ID NO: 1) in the sample is indicative that the sample is from a...

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Main Authors SOLLIMAN MOHEI EL-DIN, ADEL HEBA ALLAH, AL-KHATEEB ABDULLATIF A, AL-KHATEEB SULIMAN ALI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.05.2016
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Summary:A sex-determination method for a date palm plant includes obtaining a sample of a date palm plant and determining a presence or absence of the date palm SRY gene (SEQ ID NO: 1) in the sample. The presence of the date palm SRY gene (SEQ ID NO: 1) in the sample is indicative that the sample is from a male date palm plant. Using the sex determination method for a date palm plant, the sex of date palm plants may even be determined when the date palm plants are still young, i.e., prior to flowering of the plants.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414541106