Syngenta Participations Ag

Laurie Boyden

Henricus Johannes Van Wijk

Kevin Cook

Steven John Czaplewski

Graham Barron Seymour

Charles James Baxter

Laurent Grivet

Rebecca M Cade

Graham Ball

Glyn Bradley

Thomas Charles Hodgman

Yu Pan

Paul Fraser

Steve Czaplewski

Rebecca Cade

Steve Czeplewski

The present invention relates to a transcription factor gene that plays a key role in Solanaceae fruit ripening. Plants overexpressing the gene have fruits with deeper pigmentation and ripen more rapidly than controls. The invention also relates to transgenic plants comprising said gene, and methods of making said plants.

Modulation of Solanaceae fruit ripening

The present invention concernsplants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.

Pepper plants and fruits with improved nutritional value

The present invention concernsplants producing pepper fruits exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation to pigments such as chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, &#x3b1;-carotene, &#x3b2;-carotene, lutein and/or violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles. The invention further provides novel pepper cultivars RPP 25822, RPP 26098, RPP 26105, 16452A, 16452B 16452C and 8728C, and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention additionally provides methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the pepper plants of the invention with themselves or another pepper plant. The invention also provides pepper plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.

Pepper plants producing fruits with extreme dark green color

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Stanton, MN, United States of America

Laurie Boyden