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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Arieh Levy, Rehovot, IL;
Nissim Yonash, Gan Yavne, IL;
Alon Haberfeld, Mazkeret Batia, IL;
Serge Benarous, Kiryat Gat, IL;
Joseph Kanner, Rehovot, IL;
Rina Granit, Rehovot, IL;
Ezra Menagem, Rehovot, IL;
Michal Barzilai, Rehovot, IL;
Arieh Levy, Rehovot, IL;
Nissim Yonash, Gan Yavne, IL;
Alon Haberfeld, Mazkeret Batia, IL;
Serge Benarous, Kiryat Gat, IL;
Joseph Kanner, Rehovot, IL;
Rina Granit, Rehovot, IL;
Ezra Menagem, Rehovot, IL;
Michal Barzilai, Rehovot, IL;
Hazera Genetics Ltd., M.P. Shikmim, IL;
State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, IL;
Abstract
The present invention provides pepper plants having edible fruit with altered vitamin content, specifically fruit comprising an elevated content of vitamin E, further comprising at least one of an elevated content of pro-vitamin A, an elevated content of vitamin C and combinations thereof. The concentration of vitamin E is at least 5 mg/100 g fresh weight, and the plants are selected to be lacking molecular markers linked to undesirable traits.