Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant biotechnology. Specifically, there are provided methods and nucleic acid sequences for obtaining pathogen resistance in plants and for generating resistant plants. In particular, the role of a central molecule in plant immunity is studied. Based on the mechanisms elucidated, the present invention provides strategies to specifically modulate said phosphatase-like protein family member molecule by different transient and/or stable techniques, alone or in combination, to achieve a robust increased of pathogen resistance in different target plants to obtain inherently pathogen resistant plants and plant materials to avoid severe harvest losses as caused by major plant pathogens by biological means instead of herbicide or pesticide treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to plants having increased resistance or tolerance to pathogens. Such plants have reduced expression levels of CPL1 and/or ERF922. The invention further relates to methods for producing such plants, as well as methods for identifying such plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to maize plants having increased pathogen resistance or tolerance, in particular increased resistance or tolerance to pathogens causing Northern Corn Leaf Blight, i.e. Exserohilum turcicum. Such maize plants can be characterized as having a particular QTL allele comprising one or more resistance gene, or particular molecular markers in chromosome 4 based on donor line H102. The invention further relates to methods for generating such maize plants, as well as methods for identifying such maize plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant biotechnology. Specifically, there are provided methods and nucleic acid sequences for obtaining pathogen resistance in plants and for generating resistant plants. In particular, the role of a central molecule in plant immunity is studied. Based on the mechanisms elucidated, the present invention provides strategies to specifically modulate said phosphatase-like protein family member molecule by different transient and/or stable techniques, alone or in combination, to achieve a robust increased of pathogen resistance in different target plants to obtain inherently pathogen resistant plants and plant materials to avoid severe harvest losses as caused by major plant pathogens by biological means instead of herbicide or pesticide treatment.

Abstract: A method for establishing, restoring or increasing the Rz2 gene mediated resistance to the Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) in the target plant is enabled via the identification and provision of a gene which modulates said resistance according to the invention. In particular, the BNYVV resistance mediated by the Rz2 resistance gene depends on the presence of the gene of the present invention. The gene being involved in conferring said resistance, and embodiments of the present invention that are described in the preceding, offer additional applications, e.g., the use of the resistance modifying gene allele in cis-genetic or trans-genetic approaches, with the goal of developing new resistant cultivars.

Abstract: The invention is related to nucleic acids encoding resistance proteins, avirulence proteins, or both, wherein at least one of the proteins include at least one amino acid substitution in comparison to the wild type amino acid sequence of the resistance and/or avirulence protein, said substitution leading to a decrease of cell death during a hypersensitive reaction. Furthermore, the invention does also encompass an expression cassette, a vector, a cell, a plant, plant tissue or plant seed comprising on of the nucleic acids or one of the proteins. Finally, the invention provides a method for increasing a plant's resistance towards at least one plant pathogen.