This invention relates to transgenic winter oilseed rape (WOSR) plants,
plant material and seeds, harboring a specific transformation event. It
pertains to winter oilseed rape plants, more particularly to a pair of
winter oilseed rape plants, which is particularly suited for the
production of hybrid seed. More specifically, one plant is characterized
by being male-sterile, due to the presence in its genome of a male
sterility gene, while the other is characterized by carrying a
fertility-restorer gene, capable of preventing the activity of the
male-sterility gene. The invention further provides a method for
producing hybrid seed, a process for producing a transgenic WOSR plant
oil or plant, and a method to identify a transgenic plant, cell or
tissue. A kit for identifying the transgenic plants comparing the elite
event of the present invention is also described. The WOSR plants of the
invention combine the ability to form hybrid seeds with optimal overall
agronomic performance, genetic stability and adaptability to different
generic backgrounds.