Geminivirus resistant plants

A method for producing a Capsicum plant cell, plant tissue or plant resistant to at least one bipartite member of the Geminiviridae family selected from the group consisting of Yellow Leaf Curl Indonesian Virus (PepYLCIV), Huatesco Yellow Vein Virus (PHYVV), and Pepper Golden Mosaic Virus (PGMV), the method comprising:

• (i) abolishing the expression of an endogenous dTP protein encoded by the genome of the Capsicum plant in the plant cell, plant tissue or plant, wherein the endogenous dTP protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 or a homologue thereof having at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
• 1 over its full length,
• wherein the expression of the endogenous protein is abolished by modifying at least one nucleotide in the nucleotide sequence encoding the endogenous dTP protein resulting in a sequence encoding a non-functional dTP protein;
• and
• (ii) screening the plant cell, plant tissue or plant for resistance to at least one of PepYLCIV, PHYVV, and PGMV.