A new and distinct lettuce variety NUN 09166 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof is disclosed. NUN 09166 LTL is a red multileaf lettuce heavy variety comprising resistance to Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) Isolates Bl:16-37EU.

A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant as illustrated and described, characterized by the combination of smaller foliage, shorter height and lighter yellow flowers compared to the seed parent.

A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant as illustrated and described, characterized by the combination of smaller foliage, shorter height and lighter yellow flowers compared to the seed parent.

A new and distinct variety of Echinacea plant having a compact growth habit and numerous, white colored blooms.

The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-IC3284 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-IC3284 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-IC3284 RZ.

A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Dodahyproswi’, characterized by its broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; strong branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; large double-type inflorescences with reddish purple and white bi-colored ray florets; good postproduction longevity; and good garden performance.

A lettuce cultivar, designated Patton, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Patton and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Patton with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Patton, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Patton and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Patton with another lettuce cultivar.

A method of screening for a stevia plant with high rebaudioside M content ratio, that includes detecting from a test stevia plant the presence and/or absence of at least one of (1) and (2), and at least one of (3) to (7): (1) homozygous for the allele wherein position 290 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is T; (2) homozygous for the allele wherein position 33 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is A; (3) homozygous for the allele wherein position 44 of SEQ ID NO: 3 is T; (4) homozygous for the allele wherein position 40 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is T; (5) homozygous for the allele wherein position 48 of SEQ ID NO: 5 is C; (6) homozygous for the allele wherein positions 55-72 of SEQ ID NO: 6 are deleted; (7) homozygous for the allele wherein position 50 of SEQ ID NO: 7 is A.

The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Menaggio and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.

A new Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIDZ0118’ particularly distinguished by its yellow daisy-type inflorescences, excellent flower production, strong vigorous growth and spreading plant habit, and very uniform flowering with response time of 7.5 weeks when grown under short days.