Abstract: The present invention relates to an Lr67 allele differing from a soybean Lr67 wild type gene as defined herein. The allele unexpectedly conveys, intensifies or stabilizes fungal pathogen tolerance or resistance to a plant, seed, cell, or other plant part, most preferably against rusts of genus Phakopsora in leguminous plants or parts thereof. The invention in particular provides cells, expression constructs and plants and parts thereof, for example seed, comprising the Lr67 allele, and products obtainable or obtained therefrom. The invention also provides ensembles or populations of plants or accumulations of seed. Furthermore, the invention provides uses and methods to make use of the Lr67 allele of the invention and to realize the advantages conferred thereby. In particular, the invention provides methods for creating a cell, plant or part thereof comprising the Lr67 allele, and methods for producing a plant population having resistance against a fungal pathogen.