A Yr4DS gene of Aegilops tauschii and its use thereof in stripe rust resistance breeding of Triticeae plants. Said gene has a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1, SEQ ID NO. 3, SEQ ID NO. 5, SEQ ID NO. 7, SEQ ID NO. 9, or SEQ ID NO. 10.

The disclosure relates to melon variety NUN 67138 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 67138 MEM is a Galia tropical melon variety with long shelf life, excellent shipping quality, firm rind texture, mild flesh flavor, and no flesh aroma, comprising resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis Race 1 and Muskmelon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV).

The present invention relates to novel melon plants displaying an increased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis race 1,2 infection. The present invention also relates to seeds and parts of said plants, for example fruits. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using such seeds and plants. The present invention also relates to novel genetic sequences associated with said increased resistance and to molecular markers associated with said novel genetic sequences.

The disclosure provides methods of making gene-edited plants that are resistant to downy mildew, such as plants with reduced expression of homoserine kinase (HSK), 2-oxoglutarate-Fe(II) oxygenase (2OGO), or both. The disclosure further provides methods of making gene-edited modified plants that are cold tolerant, such as plants with reduced expression of MYB14. In some examples, CRISPR/Cas methods are used, wherein the plants include a mutated HSK, 2OGO, and/or MYB14 gene resulting in reduced expression and/or gene activity. Plants generated using the methods are provided. Such plants can include other desirable traits. HSK, 2OGO, and/or MYB14 nucleic acid and protein molecules are provided, as are gRNAs specific for HSK, 2OGO, or MYB14 and vectors containing such.

The invention relates to a lettuce plant (Lactuca sativa L.) which may comprise a resistance allele which confers a broad spectrum resistance to Bremia lactucae, wherein the resistance allele is located on linkage group 9, and which resistance allele is as found in the genome of plants grown from seeds of which a representative sample was deposited under accession number NCIMB 42141. The invention further provides seeds, progeny, propagation material and food products from the plant.

An object of the present invention is to provide an F1 hybrid or a portion thereof, and use of the F1 hybrid or a portion thereof. The F1 hybrid of the present invention is an F1 hybrid between Nicotiana umbratica and Nicotiana kawakamii.

The disclosure relates to melon variety NUN 71248 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 71248 MEM is a Honeydew melon variety comprising resistance to Podosphaera xanthii Race 1 (IR), Race 2 (IR), and Race 5 (IR), Muskmelon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV), and Aphis gossypii (Ag).

The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing a soybean plant or germplasm resistant to Asian soybean rust using markers, genes and chromosomal intervals derived from Glycine max strain SX6907. Asian soybean rust resistant soybean seeds, plants, and germplasms are also provided.

Disclosed herein is a unique molecular marker in sorghum genome for conferring broad range fungal resistance trait, and the use of the molecular marker to manipulate resistance in sorghum. A disease resistance gene called ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE 1 (ARG1) and a negative regulator, i.e. antisense transcripts of ARG1, called CARRIER OF ARG (CARG) for the fungi resistance gene are knocked out within a quantitative trait locus (QTL).

The present disclosure provides Capsicum annuum plants exhibiting increased resistance to Leveillula taurica. Such plants comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance on chromosome 6. In certain aspects, compositions and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with an increased disease resistance phenotype are provided.