Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v.

Joyce Sylvia Velterop

Cornelis Maria Petrus Van Dun

Johannes Wilhelmus Schut

Robert Helene Ghislain Dirks

Robert Hélène Ghislain Dirks

Johannes Willem Kloet

Johan Schut

The invention relates to a cucumber () plant, which has the improved shelf life as found in plants and fruits grown from seeds of cucumber EX5001 representative seeds of which were deposited under NCIMB accession number 41670. The plant may be obtainable by crossing a cucumber plant with a plant grown from seeds of cucumber EX5001 representative seeds of which were deposited under NCIMB accession number 41670 and selecting in the F2 progeny of the cross that may be obtained after selfing the F1 for plants showing an improved shelf life.

Resistance to post harvest deterioration in cucumber

Provided is a method for screening a population of plants for the presence therein of individuals that show a reduced susceptibility to ethylene and physiological disorders, in particular Russet Spotting and Yellowing, as compared to a control plant, wherein a population of seeds is germinated in darkness and in the presence of ethylene to obtain seedlings that, when having a longer hypocotyl as compared to the original ethylene-sensitive control under ethylene, are selected as plants showing a reduced susceptibility to ethylene and physiological disorders, in particular Russet Spotting or Yellowing. Also provided are plants thus selected.

Resistance to physiological disorders in lettuce

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Rijswijk, Netherlands

Joyce Sylvia Velterop