Description:
HA-DM16 (Pl38Pl38) is an improved oilseed derivative of Rf PRA-417 (PI 596749) with resistance to downy mildew. RFPRA-417 is a BC1F2 bulk from an interspecific cross of cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) HA 89*2/PRA-417. RA-417 is a wild H. praecox subsp. runyonii accession as a resistant donor in the cross.