Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.

De Ruiter Seeds R&d B.v.

Tzili Pleban

Dani Zamir

Eyal Fridman

Avichai Amrad

Kfir Bandel

Provided relates to a crop Lisianthus () plants that do not require cold treatment (vernalization) for the inductions of bolting and flowering, and to means and methods for producing same.

Vernalization independent lisianthus plants

A cultivated tomato plant having a genome including an introgression derived from a green-fruited tomato, the green-fruited tomato being characterized by fruits having a brix value above 5 brix units, the introgression including a portion of chromosome 9 of the green-fruited tomato, the portion extending telomerically to a point so as to exclude from the portion an allele of the green-fruited tomato being responsible for an undesired trait selected from the group consisting of higher percent green fruit yield and longer internodes characterizing the green-fruited tomato as is compared to the cultivated tomato plant, the introgression inherently increasing by at least 6% a brix value characterizing fruits of the cultivated tomato plant as is compared to a nearly isogenic tomato plant lacking the introgression.

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Kiryat Ono, Israel

Tzili Pleban