A more efficient breeding against Cercospora leaf spot disease, or the development of new resistant lines, is enabled via the provision of the Cercospora resistance-mediating gene according to the invention; in particular, a dominant resistance effect in the target plant is evoked by the property of the identified gene alone. The Cercospora resistance-mediating gene, and embodiments of the present invention that are described in the preceding, offer additional applications, e.g., the use of the resistant gene allele in cis-genetic or trans-genetic approaches, with the goal of developing new resistant cultivars.

Provided are improved herbicide tolerant Beta vulgaris hybrid plants and parts thereof, particularly improved hybrid sugar beet or fodder beet plants, with increased yield performance, while maintaining optimal and agronomically relevant herbicide tolerance, wherein both parent plants are derived by introgression of the herbicide tolerance gene from a single herbicide resistance donor genotype. Further provided are Beta vulgaris parent plants useful for obtaining such hybrid plants, markers for identifying such improved herbicide tolerant Beta vulgaris plants, as well methods for obtaining and identifying such improved herbicide tolerant Beta vulgaris hybrid plants.

New Swiss chard variety designated RHdf-611 23 exhibits stability and uniformity.

The invention provides seeds and plants of spinach hybrid SVVB2741. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2741 and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a spinach plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2741 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

A more efficient breeding against Cercospora leaf spot disease, or the development of new resistant lines, is enabled via the provision of the Cercospora resistance-mediating gene according to the invention; in particular, a dominant resistance effect in the target plant is evoked by the property of the identified gene alone. The Cercospora resistance-mediating gene, and embodiments of the present invention that are described in the preceding, offer additional applications, e.g., the use of the resistant gene allele in cis-genetic or trans-genetic approaches, with the goal of developing new resistant cultivars.

The invention provides seeds and plants of spinach hybrid SVVB2725. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2725 and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a spinach plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2725 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

The present invention relates to an allele designated alpha-WOLF 24 which confers resistance to at least one Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinacea race, wherein the protein encoded by said allele is a CC-NBS-LRR protein that comprises in its amino acid sequence: a) the motif MAEIGYSVC (SEQ ID NO: 1) at its N-terminus; and b) the motif KWMCLR (SEQ ID NO: 2); and wherein the LRR domain of the protein has in order of increased preference at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 98.2%, 98.5%, 98.8%, 99%, 100% sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 10. The allele when present in a spinach plant confers complete resistance to at least Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinacea race Pfs: 1, Pfs: 2, Pfs: 5, Pfs: 6, Pfs: 7, Pfs: 9, Pfs: 11, Pfs: 13, Pfs: 15 and Pfs: 17, and does not confer resistance to downy mildew race Pfs: 16.

The invention provides seeds and plants of spinach hybrid SVVB2646. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2646 and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a spinach plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVB2646 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Provided herein are Beta vulgaris plants resistant to Cercospora. Also provided herein are methods for identifying Cercospora resistant Beta vulgaris plants, methods for providing Cercospora resistant Beta vulgaris plants and means for identifying Cercospora resistant Beta vulgaris plants. Specifically, provided herein are Cercospora-resistant Beta vulgaris plants including a first Cercospora resistance providing genomic fragment on chromosome 4, wherein said first Cercospora resistance providing genomic fragment includes at least one sequence from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15.

A spinacia plant with a low oxalic acid content, in particular a low oxalic acid content that is stable and unaffected by environmental conditions. A method for producing the same, a screening method, and a screening kit. A spinacia plant with a low oxalic acid content having at least one low oxalic acid locus located in a chromosome 4 region; a method for producing the spinacia plant having the low oxalic acid content through cross breeding the spinacia plant having the low oxalic acid content with another spinacia plant. A method for screening spinacia plants with low oxalic acid contents by selecting the spinacia plant having at least one low oxalic acid locus located in the chromosome 4 region. A kit for screening spinacia plants with low oxalic acid contents having a primer or a probe that is specifically bound to the low oxalic acid locus.