This disclosure relates to plants having a modified F5H gene which confers the trait of reduced wound-induced surface discoloration. The disclosure further relates to all progeny, seed, and plant parts of said plant. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a propagation material suitable for producing said plants, and to methods for selecting and producing said plants.

This disclosure pertains to markers and methods useful in identifying Cannabis plants that have a day length neutral phenotype, and methods of breeding plants having a day length neutral phenotype.

The invention relates to a celery plant (Apium graveolens L. dulce) carrying a genetic determinant that leads to short leaf blades and/or a more uniform distribution of stem lengths as compared to celery plants not carrying the genetic determinant, wherein said determinant is obtainable by introgression from a plant grown from seed of which a representative sample was deposited with the NCIMB under Accession No. NCIMB 41513. The invention also relates to seeds and other propagation material of the plant and to its progeny as well as to food products that comprise the consumable parts of the plant.

The invention relates to a celery plant (Apium graveolens L. dulce) carrying a genetic determinant that leads to short leaf blades and/or a more uniform distribution of stem lengths as compared to celery plants not carrying the genetic determinant, wherein said determinant is obtainable by introgression from a plant grown from seed of which a representative sample was deposited with the NCIMB under Accession No. NCIMB 41513. The invention also relates to seeds and other propagation material of the plant and to its progeny as well as to food products that comprise the consumable parts of the plant.

The present invention provides methods of preparing plants, with specific predetermined mutation(s) in one or more NOI(s). The specific predetermined mutation(s) preferably may result in the identification of plants having desired traits.

The present invention provides methods of preparing plants, with specific predetermined mutation(s) in one or more NOI(s). The specific predetermined mutation(s) preferably may result in the identification of plants having desired traits.

A high-efficiency Zea mays L. breeding method based on individual plant evaluation and genome-wide selection (GWS) includes: S1. in a first cropping season, pollinating a Zea mays L. female parent with multiple male parents; S2. in a second cropping season, subjecting hybrid seeds to single-seed sowing, conducting individual plant selection, and evaluating target traits; S3. identifying a parent of a selected cross combination; S4. subjecting a target trait of a cross combination to genome-wide prediction; S5. selecting an excellent cross combination according to a predicted target trait; and S6. subjecting the selected excellent cross combination directly to variety registration or to further evaluation. The high-efficiency Zea mays L. breeding method provided by the present disclosure greatly reduces a quantity of cross combination seeds obtained in the first cropping season and a planting scale of the cross combinations in the second cropping season, and effectively reduces the breeding cost.

A high-efficiency Zea mays L. breeding method based on individual plant evaluation and genome-wide selection (GWS) includes: S1. in a first cropping season, pollinating a Zea mays L. female parent with multiple male parents; S2. in a second cropping season, subjecting hybrid seeds to single-seed sowing, conducting individual plant selection, and evaluating target traits; S3. identifying a parent of a selected cross combination; S4. subjecting a target trait of a cross combination to genome-wide prediction; S5. selecting an excellent cross combination according to a predicted target trait; and S6. subjecting the selected excellent cross combination directly to variety registration or to further evaluation. The high-efficiency Zea mays L. breeding method provided by the present disclosure greatly reduces a quantity of cross combination seeds obtained in the first cropping season and a planting scale of the cross combinations in the second cropping season, and effectively reduces the breeding cost.

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to southern rust (SR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel SR resistant germplasm.

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to southern rust (SR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel SR resistant germplasm.