Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v.

Johannis Hendrik De Rooij

Cornelis Maria Petrus Van Dun

Johannes Wilhelmus Schut

Silvester De Nooijer

The present invention relates a plant which may comprise a modified F5H gene homolog, wherein said gene homolog may comprise a modification as compared to its corresponding wild type F5H gene homolog, wherein the presence of the modified F5H gene homolog in the plant leads to a reduction of wound-induced surface discoloration in comparison to a plant not comprising the modified F5H gene homolog. The invention also relates to a modified F5H gene homolog that leads to the reduced wound-induced surface discoloration. The invention further relates to use of the gene in breeding and producing plants that show reduced wound-induced surface discoloration.

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De Lier, Netherlands

Johannis Hendrik De Rooij