Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Cornell University

David M Tricoli

Kim J Carney

John F Reynolds

Maury L Boeshore

J Russell McMaster

Dennis Gonsalves

Russell J McMaster

Paul F Russell, Jr

Jerry L Slightom

Hector D Quemada

Rosaline Z Deng

Jerry L Slighton

The CP gene of CMV strain V34 (CMV-V34) is provided.

Plants resistant to cucumber mosaic virus strain V34

CP genes of CMV strains V27, V33, V34, and A35 (CMV-V27, CMV-V33, CMV-V34, and CMV-A35 respectively) are provided.

Plants resistant to WT strains of cucumber mosaic virus

The present invention provides a chimeric recombinant DNA molecule comprising: a plurality of DNA sequences, each of which comprises a plant-functional promoter linked to a coding region, which encodes a virus-associated coat protein, wherein said DNA sequences are preferably linked in tandem so that they are expressed in virus-susceptible plant cells transformed with said recombinant DNA molecule to impart resistance to said viruses; as well as methods for transforming plants with the chimeric recombinant DNA molecule and for selecting plants which express at least one of said DNA sequences imparting viral resistance.

Transgenic plants expressing DNA constructs containing a plurality of genes to impart virus resistance

Plants resistant to C strains of cucumber mosaic virus

Papaya ringspot virus NIa protease gene

Transgenic plants exhibiting heterologous virus resistance

Papaya ringspot virus replicase gene

Coat protein gene for the FLA83 W strain of papaya ringspot virus

NIa protease genes of papaya ringspot virus strains FLA.83 W and USA P-type (HA attenuated) strain are provided.

Papaya ringspot virus protease gene

Growing community of inventors

Davis, CA, United States of America

David M Tricoli