The object of the present invention is to provide a spinach line with the novel feature of solid petioles at harvest time. As a result of developing many progeny lines having petioles in which the hollow portion is relatively small over many years, a spinach line having solid petioles at harvest time was constructed.

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.

A new and distinct cultivar of Celosia plant named ‘BKCELLUMAG’, characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; magenta-colored flowers arranged on cristate-type inflorescences; and good interiorscape and garden performance.

A new and distinct cultivar of Celosia plant named ‘BKCELLUMAG’, characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; magenta-colored flowers arranged on cristate-type inflorescences; and good interiorscape and garden performance.

The invention provides seeds and plants of spinach hybrid SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F 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 SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

The invention provides seeds and plants of spinach hybrid SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F 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 SVVC5883 and spinach line SSB-S019-1303F comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

A new and distinct cultivar of Celosia plant named ‘Zancesha’, characterized by its upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dark purplish red-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; purplish red-colored flowers arranged on spicate-type inflorescences; and good container performance.

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.

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.

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.