The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.

This invention relates to methods for identifying maize plants that having increased green snap tolerance. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with increased green snap tolerance. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.

The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein having the amino acid sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO:10, and sequences having at least 70% sequence identity with said amino acid sequence and conferring self-compatibility to a potato plant. The invention further relates to a transformed plant that comprises the nucleic acid sequence, and parts thereof. The invention further related to methods for the selection and methods for the production of a plant comprising the nucleic acid sequence, and to a plant that is obtainable by these methods. Said plant may further comprise at least one allele of each of a Phytophtera infestance resistance gene selected from S. avilesii 478-2 Rpi*-avl1, S. tarinjense 852-5 Rpi-tar1, S. chacoense 543-5 Rpi-chc1, and S. venturii 283-1 Rpi-vnt1. The invention further relates to a food product that is prepared from a part of a plant part of the invention.

Disclosed is a method for the production of a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family by mutating seeds to induce a mutation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 8 (ACS8) and growing a plant from the mutated seed, with the plant having a androecy or androecious tendency.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a Disease resistant soybean plant or germplasm using genes derived from Glycine canescens, Glycine clandestina, Glycine tomentella. A soybean plant or germplasm that has been identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided. Disease resistant soybean seeds, plants and germplasms are also provided.

An interspecific Dianthus plant is provided. The interspecific plant comprises a genomic sequence distinctive of D. japonicus and a genomic sequence distinctive of Dianthus species not being D. japonicus, the plant exhibiting resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi, race 2 which is higher than that of the Dianthus species.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a soybean plant or germplasm having iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance. A soybean plant, part thereof and/or germplasm, including any progeny and/or seeds derived from a soybean plant or germplasm identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided.

A method for breeding a small-grain male-sterile rice line and a simple method for producing a hybrid rice seed are provided. The method for breeding the small-grain sterile rice line includes the following steps: crossing a female parent C815S with a male parent Qigui B to obtain a hybrid seed F1; planting the F1 and crossing the F1 with a female parent H155S to obtain a crossed hybrid seed F1′; planting the crossed hybrid seed F1′ to obtain a F2′ generation; planting an individual plant with ideal plant type, strong tillering, plant dwarf and small grain type from the F2′ generation and a F3′ generation, and then directional breeding more than two generations to obtain a seed with more than F5′ generation as the small-grain sterile rice line.

The present invention provides to a novel powdery mildew resistance marker for winter squash plants, a powdery mildew resistant winter squash plant, and a method for producing a powdery mildew resistant winter squash plant using the same. The powdery mildew resistance marker for winter squash plants according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes a powdery mildew resistance locus on chromosome 3.

The present invention relates to a tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.) which may comprise a genetic determinant that confers resistance to Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV), wherein the resistance is characterised by the presence of at least QTL1 and/or QTL2. The invention also relates to sources for obtaining said genetic determinant, representative seed of which were deposited with the NCIMB under accession numbers NCIMB 41927, NCIMB 41928, NCIMB 42068, and NCIMB 42069. The invention further relates to seeds and progeny of the plant and to its fruits and processed fruits. In addition the invention relates to molecular markers linked to PepMV resistance conferring QTLs and the use thereof.