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 ornamental plants displaying compacted growth or having the phenotype compacted plant growth and methods for providing plants displaying compacted plant growth. Specifically, the ornamental plants displaying compacted plant growth without use of plant growth regulators during cultivation are vegetatively propagated from a first ornamental plant displaying compacted plant growth without use of plant growth regulators during cultivation, said first ornamental plant obtained by inbred breeding of at least 2 generations of a second ornamental plant not displaying compacted plant growth without use of plant growth regulators during cultivation and said ornamental plants have a heterozygosity percentage being decreased by at least 20% as compared to the heterozygosity percentage of said second ornamental plant not displaying compacted plant growth without use of plant growth regulators during cultivation.

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: A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Dokalmike’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform, early and freely flowering habit; large bright red purple-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.