Abstract: The present invention relates to plants of the Allium cepa species, which are resistant to the downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor, due to a Pd resistance locus, wherein any fragment of a chromosome, comprising the Pd resistance locus, can be present homozygously in progeny without causing lethality. The present invention also encompasses plants of the Allium cepa species which are resistant to downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor (Pd) due to Pd resistance locus present homozygously in the genome of the plants. The present invention also provides processes for obtaining plants resistant to downy mildew of onion, which are suitable for obtaining cultivated onions and shallots.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to nuclear encoded dominant male sterile leek plants. A segregation for male sterility of about 50% is observed in the F1. Furthermore genetic markers linked to the nuclear encoded dominant male sterility are identified. The present invention is also directed to methods producing the nuclear encoded dominant male sterile leek plant, to methods producing hybrids from the nuclear encoded dominant male sterile leek plants, to hybrid leek plants, to seeds and parts of plants of the nuclear encoded dominant male sterile leek plants and the hybrids there from. In addition, method to use the genetic markers linked to the nuclear encoded dominant male sterile leek plants are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to plants of the Allium cepa species, which are resistant to the downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor, due to a Pd resistance locus, wherein any fragment of a chromosome, comprising the Pd resistance locus, can be present homozygously in progeny without causing lethality. The present invention also encompasses plants of the Allium cepa species which are resistant to downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Personospora destructor (Pd) due to Pd resistance locus present homozygously in the genome of the plants. The present invention also provides processes for obtaining plants resistant to downy mildew of onion, which are suitable for obtaining cultivated onions and shallots.

Abstract: An inbred radish line having resistance to white rust (Albugo candida), designated NIZ-AC2, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred radish line NIZ-AC2, to the plants and plant parts of inbred radish line NIZ-AC2 and to methods for producing a radish plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line NIZ-AC2 with itself or another radish line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a radish plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred radish lines derived from the inbred NIZ-AC2.

Abstract: An inbred radish line having resistance to white rust (Albugo candida), designated NIZ-AC2, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred radish line NIZ-AC2, to the plants and plant parts of inbred radish line NIZ-AC2 and to methods for producing a radish plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line NIZ-AC2 with itself or another radish line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a radish plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred radish lines derived from the inbred NIZ-AC2.

Abstract: A novel leaf lettuce cultivar, designated NIZ 44-4707, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar NIZ 44-4707, to the plants of lettuce line NIZ 44-4707 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing cultivar NIZ 44-4707 with itself or another lettuce line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce lines derived from the cultivar NIZ 44-4707.