Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v.

Franciscus Hermanus Carree

Petrus Lambertus Josephus Egelmeers

Wilhelmus Petrus Adrianus Roeland Voermans

The present invention relates to aseed designated 89-004 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including downy mildew resistance, medium green leaves, medium leaf division and a very short plant height at flowering stage. The present invention also relates to aplant produced by growing the 89-004 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the wild rocket cultivar, represented by wild rocket variety 89-004 RZ.

Wild rocket variety 89-004 RZ

The present invention relates to aseed designated 88-001 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including downy mildew resistance, medium to late bolting, no leaf division in at least the first three leaf pairs to emerge on a plant, round leaves of at least the first leaf pair to emerge on a plant. The present invention also relates to aplant produced by growing the 88-001 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the salad rocket cultivar, represented by salad rocket variety 88-001 RZ.

Salad rocket variety 88-001 RZ

The present invention relates to a hybrid Swiss chard seed designated 69-600 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Swiss chard plant produced by growing the 69-600 RZ seed, which plant exhibits a combination of traits including having green leaves with white petioles and leaf midribs, resistance to downy mildew (f. sp.), field resistance toleaf spot, strong blistering of the leaf blade and a dark to very dark green leaf coloring. The invention further relates to methods for producing the Swiss chard cultivar, represented by hybrid Swiss chard variety 69-600 RZ.

Hybrid Swiss chard variety 69-600 RZ

The present invention relates to a hybrid Swiss chard seed designated 69-104 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Swiss chard plant produced by growing the 69-104 RZ seed, which plant exhibits a combination of traits including green leaves with a reddish purple petiole and midrib, slow growing, resistance to downy mildew (f sp.), a dark to very dark green leaf coloring and strongly blistered leaf blades. The invention further relates to methods for producing the Swiss chard cultivar, represented by hybrid Swiss chard variety 69-104 RZ.

Hybrid swiss chard variety 69-104 RZ

The present invention relates to aseed designated 89-001 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including downy mildew resistance, medium to dark grey green leaves, high leaf thickness and very narrow primary lobes. The present invention also relates to aplant produced by growing the 89-001 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the wild rocket cultivar, represented by wild rocket variety 89-001 RZ.

Wild rocket cultivar 89-001 RZ

The present invention relates to a male sterile Rucola plant obtainable by a method which may comprise the steps of providing fertile pollen fromto the stamen of plants that contain CMS cytoplasm, allowing plant embryo's to develop, isolating the embryo's, raising the embryo's in tissue culture to produce plant lets, growing plants from the plantlets; selecting plants that are male sterile and female fertile; backcrossing these plants with fertile pollen from; selecting a plant that is male sterile and female fertile; and optionally repeating steps g) and h).

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De Lier, Netherlands

Franciscus Hermanus Carree