The disclosure relates to Calibrachoa plants comprising a double-flowering characteristic and a dwarf growth characteristic, methods for generating said plants, and molecular markers corresponding to the double-flowering and dwarf growth traits.

The present disclosure is directed to modified plant cells and plants having increased seed number and seed size. Studies identified genes such as ARF8, YDK1, RNA Pol IV, RNA Pol V, DCL3, AGO6, CMT3 and DRM2 as linked to seed characteristics and the inventors therefore propose modulating the expression and/or activity of these target genes in plants as an approach to increase/improve seed production.

The present invention relates to rice grain with thickened aleurone. Also provided is a rice plant comprising at least one genetic variation which reduces the activity of at least one ROS1a gene in the plant. Grain of the invention, or aleurone there-from, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.

The present application provides: a fruit-bearing plant exhibiting parthenocarpy or a potion thereof including a mutation in a Solyc10g038170 gene or ortholog thereof, the mutation causing deficiency or reduction in expression of a protein encoded by the Solyc10g038170 gene or ortholog thereof; a method for producing a parthenocarpic fruit-bearing plant or a potion thereof; and a method for selecting a parthenocarpic fruit-bearing plant or a potion thereof.

Molecular markers associated with Solanaceae brachytic locus, methods of their use, and compositions having one or more marker loci are provided. Methods comprising detecting at least one marker locus, detecting a haplotype, and/or detecting a marker profile are provided. Methods and compositions are described for breeding tomato plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with brachytic phenotype and monitoring introgression of brachytic locus. Methods and compositions are also described for modifying a brachytic locus using CRISPR/Cas.

The disclosure relates to Calibrachoa plants comprising a double-flowering characteristic and a dwarf growth characteristic, methods for generating said plants, and molecular markers corresponding to the double-flowering and dwarf growth traits.

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.

A new Pelargonium plant particularly distinguished by light blush pink flowers with red-purple centers, a bushy habit, and a trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

A new cultivar of Syringa plant named Jeftini that is characterized by its compact and dense plant habit, reaching between 1.2 m and 1.5 m in height, its non-suckering growth habit, its large leaves with impressed veins on upper leaf surface and its fragrant, full panicles with bright pink flowers.

A new and distinct Betula nigra tree named STN-01 which is characterized by a significantly shorter tree height, a freely branching and densely foliaged growth habit, main stems and lateral branches with shortened internodal spacing, relatively large and dark green foliage, and prominent bark exfoliation of the oldest wood. The claimed plant propagates successfully by softwood stem cuttings and has proven to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations.