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June 10, 2009
BioDiagnostics, Inc.
(BDI), River Falls, Wisconsin has developed a patent-pending
novel DNA based diagnostic test that detects annual ryegrass (Lolium
multiflorum) contamination in perennial ryegrass (Lolium
perenne) seed lots.
This new DNA test named Bonafide BDI™ Pure PRG has dual
application:
- it can detect the
percentage of annual ryegrass contamination in perennial
ryegrass seed lots.
- it can also be used on
individual seedlings to distinguish annual and intermediate
from perennial ryegrass.
The test is able to identify
molecular markers for specific characteristics that define
annual ryegrass. This can determine with a very high degree of
certainty, whether or not a plant or seed is annual or
perennial.
The PCR test protocol and DNA primers will be licensed to seed
testing laboratories that demonstrate proficiency in performing
the test.
Additional details will be announced later this summer.
For more information:
bonafideBDI@biodiagnostics.net |
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