Disclosed herein is a unique molecular marker in sorghum genome for conferring broad range fungal resistance trait, and the use of the molecular marker to manipulate resistance in sorghum. A disease resistance gene called ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE 1 (ARG1) and a negative regulator, i.e. antisense transcripts of ARG1, called CARRIER OF ARG (CARG) for the fungi resistance gene are knocked out within a quantitative trait locus (QTL).

In one aspect, this disclosure relates to a wheat plant, plant part or plant cell that has increased resistance to powdery mildew, wherein said plant comprises a loss of function mutation in the coding regions of two alleles selected from TaMLO-A1, TaMLO-B1 and TaMLO-D1 and reduced expression of the third TaMLO allele. In another aspect, this disclosure provides a method for producing a wheat plant, plant part or plant cell with increased resistance to powdery mildew, wherein the method comprises using targeted genome modification comprising introducing a loss of function mutation into the coding regions of two MLO alleles selected from TaMLO-A1, TaMLO-B1 and TaMLO-D1 and decreasing expression of the third TaMLO allele.

This invention is intended to evaluate smut resistance with higher accuracy using a marker associated with sugarcane smut resistance, which consists of a continuous nucleic acid region existing in a region between the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6, a region between the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 135 and the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 143, or a region between the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 144 or 145 and the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 151 of a sugarcane chromosome.

The present disclosure relates to the field of plant breeding and, more specifically, to the development of white rust (Albugo occidentalis) resistant and downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaceae) resistant spinach plants having elite agronomic traits. The resistance to white rust is conferred by one or more alleles that co-segregate with at least one molecular marker selected from the group of SEQ ID No. 1-10. The resistance to downy mildew is conferred by an allele that co-segregates with at least one molecular marker selected from the group of SEQ ID No. 11-13. The disclosure relates further to the use of the molecular markers.

The present invention relates to a mutant onion (Allium cepa) plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin. The mutant onion plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of AcDMR6 protein as compared to a wild type onion plant.

The present invention relates to a method for selecting or identifying a B. napus plant having resistance to Phoma stem canker, such as resistance to fungal pathogen(s) L. maculans and/or L. biglobosa, comprising detecting in said B. napus plant, or part thereof (such as tissue or seed), the presence or absence of at least one marker which is on a chromosomal interval between SEQ ID No: 1 and SEQ ID No: 10. The present invention also provides kits of primers for identifying a B. napus plant having resistance to Phoma stem canker, such as resistance to fungal pathogen(s) L. maculans and/or L. biglobosa. Also provided is the use of a marker as defined herein, or a sequence selected from SEQ ID No: 1-10, or a kit of primers according to the present invention to select a B. napus plant having resistance to Phoma stem canker, such as resistance to fungal pathogen(s) L. maculans and/or L. biglobosa.

The present disclosure provides maize plants exhibiting broad spectrum resistance to Northern Leaf Blight (NLB). Maize plants with multiple NLB resistance loci located in cis linkage on chromosome 8 are provided. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are further provided.

The disclosure relates to melon variety NUN 71248 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 71248 MEM is a Honeydew melon variety comprising resistance to resistance Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis Race 0 and Race 2, Podosphaera xanthii Race 1 (IR), Race 2 (IR), and Race 5 (IR), and Aphis gossypii (Ag).

The disclosure relates to melon variety NUN 67138 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 67138 MEM is a Galia tropical melon variety with long shelf life, excellent shipping quality, firm rind texture, mild flesh flavor, and no flesh aroma, comprising resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis Race 1 and Muskmelon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV).

A new garden rose plant of the miniature class which has abundant, pink and white striped flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.