Abstract: Provided herein are plants belonging to the family of the Solanaceae such as plants of the genus Petunia and/or Calibrachoa and especially to Petunia plants which plants are resistant to the plant pathogen Tobamovirus amongst which the plant pathogens Tobacco mosaic virus, Tomato mosaic virus, Tobacco mild green mosaic virus and Pepper mild mottle virus. Further provided herein are methods for identifying Tobamovirus resistant plants of the Solanaceae family. Specifically, the present invention relates to plants belonging to the Solanaceae family, which plants are resistant to Tobamovirus and which plants comprise in its genome SEQ ID No. 1 and/or SEQ ID No. 3.

Abstract: Provided herein are rose plants including one or more resistance genes to Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Also provided herein are plant parts, cells or reproductive tissue of the plants disclosed herein and to methods for identifying Agrobacterium tumefaciens resistant rose plants. Specifically, provided herein is an Agrobacterium tumefaciens resistant rose plant, wherein the Agrobacterium tumefaciens resistance is provided by one or more genes located in linkage group 7 (LG7) of the diploid rose consensus map between 56 to 58.5 Mb and especially one or more genes selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 1 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum and to seeds, plant parts, plant cells and progeny thereof. The present invention further relates to means, and particularly molecular markers for identifying white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum. Specifically, the present invention relates to plants belonging to the genus Chrysanthemum, the plants are resistant to white rust and the plants comprise in their genome at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance, the at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance is genetically linked to a nucleic acid sequence comprised in at least one copy in the genome of the resistant plants and is represented by SEQ ID No. 3.

Abstract: Provided herein are plants belonging to the family of the Solanaceae such as plants of the genus Petunia and/or Calibrachoa and especially to Petunia plants which plants are resistant to the plant pathogen Tobamovirus amongst which the plant pathogens Tobacco mosaic virus, Tomato mosaic virus, Tobacco mild green mosaic virus and Pepper mild mottle virus. Further provided herein are methods for identifying Tobamovirus resistant plants of the Solanaceae family. Specifically, the present invention relates to plants belonging to the Solanaceae family, which plants are resistant to Tobamovirus and which plants comprise in its genome SEQ ID No. 1 and/or SEQ ID No. 3.

Abstract: Provided herein are proteins capable of providing a mildew resistant phenotype, or mildew resistance, to plants belonging to the Kalanchoe genus. Also provided herein are nucleic acid sequences, or cDNA sequences, and genes encoding the present proteins. Further provided herein are methods using the proteins, nucleic acid sequences and genes for selecting mildew resistant Kalanchoe plants, such as Oidium kalanchoeae resistant Kalanchoe plants, and to generate mildew resistant Kalanchoe plants, such as Oidium kalanchoeae resistant Kalanchoe plants, comprising the present proteins, mRNA forms of the present cDNAs or the present genes.

Abstract: Provided herein are white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum and seeds, plant parts, plant cells and progeny thereof. Also provided herein are markers for identifying white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum. Specifically, the present invention relates to plant belonging to the genus Chrysanthemum, the plants are resistant to white rust and the plants comprise in their genome at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance, the white rust resistance providing genomic region, or gene or allele, is genetically linked to a nucleic acid sequence comprised in at least one copy in the genome of the resistant plants and is represented by SEQ ID No. 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum and to seeds, plant parts, plant cells and progeny thereof. The present invention further relates to means, and particularly molecular markers for identifying white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum. Specifically, the present invention relates to plants belonging to the genus Chrysanthemum, the plants are resistant to white rust and the plants comprise in their genome at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance, the at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance is genetically linked to a nucleic acid sequence comprised in at least one copy in the genome of the resistant plants and is represented by SEQ ID No.

Abstract: Provided herein are white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum and seeds, plant parts, plant cells and progeny thereof. Also provided herein are markers for identifying white rust resistant plants of the genus Chrysanthemum. Specifically, the present invention relates to plant belonging to the genus Chrysanthemum, the plants are resistant to white rust and the plants comprise in their genome at least one genomic region, or gene or allele, providing white rust resistance, the white rust resistance providing genomic region, or gene or allele, is genetically linked to a nucleic acid sequence comprised in at least one copy in the genome of the resistant plants and is represented by SEQ ID No. 2.

Abstract: Provided herein are proteins capable of providing a mildew resistant phenotype, or mildew resistance, to plants belonging to the Kalanchoe genus. Also provided herein are nucleic acid sequences, or cDNA sequences, and genes encoding the present proteins. Further provided herein are methods using the proteins, nucleic acid sequences and genes for selecting mildew resistant Kalanchoe plants, such as Oidium kalanchoeae resistant Kalanchoe plants, and to generate mildew resistant Kalanchoe plants, such as Oidium kalanchoeae resistant Kalanchoe plants, comprising the present proteins, mRNA forms of the present cDNAs or the present genes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins capable of providing a decorative flowering phenotype in plants and especially in plants belonging to the Kalanchoe genus. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences, or cDNA sequences, and genes encoding the present proteins. The present invention further relates to use of the present proteins, nucleic acid sequences and genes for selecting decorative flowering Kalanchoe plants and decorative flowering Kalanchoe plants comprising the present proteins, mRNA forms of the present cDNAs or the present genes. Specifically, the present invention relates to proteins comprising an amino acid substitution of the amino acid histidine at position 136 and/or the amino acid alanine at position 338 of the methyl transferase protein of a Kalanchoe plant, wherein the amino acid substitution provides a decorative flowering phenotype in the present Kalanchoe plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a parthenocarpic, and optionally male sterile, tomato plant comprising introgressing into said plant a genetic region from Chromosome 4, 5 and/or 12 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78, a representative sample of seed of which was deposited on 13 Nov. 2007 with the NCIMB under Accession number 41517, wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 4 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from Marker CD59, RFLP Marker CT229, and COS Marker T1068, and wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 5 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from COS Marker T1181, RFLP Marker TG441 and/or RFLP Marker CD31(A).

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated plant virus named Tomato Marchitez virus (ToMarV), and components thereof. The invention further relates to methods of producing a ToMarV-resistant plant comprising the steps of identifying a ToMarV-resistant donor plant, crossing said ToMarV-resistant donor plant with a recipient plant, and selecting from an offspring plant a resistant plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tomato plant having within its genome at least one allele of a gene that confers resistance to Tomato torrado virus (ToTV), said virus having been deposited with the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH on 24 Nov. 2004 under depositors reference number ToTV-E01 (DSM 16999).

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated plant virus (ToTV) named Tomato torrado virus (ToTV), and components thereof. The invention further relates to methods of producing a ToTV-resistant plant comprising the steps of identifying a ToTV-resistant donor plant, crossing said ToTV-resistant donor plant with a recipient plant, and selecting from an offspring plant a resistant plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato, comprising the steps of crossing a Botrytis-resistant donor tomato plant with a non-resistant, or Botrytis-susceptible, recipient tomato plant, contacting one or more offspring plants with an infective amount of Botrytis, quantitatively determining the disease incidence and/or the rate of lesion growth in said one or more offspring plants, establishing a genetic linkage map that links the observed disease incidence and/or rate of lesion growth to the presence of chromosomal markers of said donor tomato plant in said one or more offspring plants, and assigning to a QTL the contiguous markers on said map that are linked to a reduced disease incidence and/or a reduced lesion growth rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a parthenocarpic, and optionally male sterile, tomato plant comprising introgressing into said plant a genetic region from Chromosome 4, 5 and/or 12 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78, a representative sample of seed of which was deposited on 13 Nov. 2007 with the NCIMB under Accession number 41517, wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 4 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from Marker CD59, RFLP Marker CT229, and COS Marker T1068, and wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 5 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from COS Marker T1181, RFLP Marker TG441 and/or RFLP Marker CD31(A).

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated plant virus named Tomato Marchitez virus (ToMarV), and components thereof. The invention further relates to methods of producing a ToMarV-resistant plant comprising the steps of identifying a ToMarV-resistant donor plant, crossing said ToMarV-resistant donor plant with a recipient plant, and selecting from an offspring plant a resistant plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tomato plant having within its genome at least one allele of a gene that confers resistance to Tomato torrado virus (ToTV), said virus having been deposited with the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH on 24 Nov. 2004 under depositors reference number ToTV-E01 (DSM 16999).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato, comprising the steps of crossing a Botrytis-resistant donor tomato plant with a non-resistant, or Botrytis-susceptible, recipient tomato plant, contacting one or more offspring plants with an infective amount of Botrytis, quantitatively determining the disease incidence and/or the rate of lesion growth in said one or more offspring plants, establishing a genetic linkage map that links the observed disease incidence and/or rate of lesion growth to the presence of chromosomal markers of said donor tomato plant in said one or more offspring plants, and assigning to a QTL the contiguous markers on said map that are linked to a reduced disease incidence and/or a reduced lesion growth rate.