Description:
HA-DM15 (Pl37Pl37) is a BC1F3-derived BC1F4 oilseed maintainer selection from the cross of HA 89//NMS HA 89/Helianthus annuus accession PI 435417 developed for resistance to downy mildew (DM). HA 89 (PI 599773) is an oilseed maintainer line susceptible to DM and NMS HA 89 is a mutation of HA 89. The wild H. annuus accession (PI 435417) originally collected in Texas in 1976 is resistant to DM