# US 2014/0157460 A1 · Novel brassica plants > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157460 A1 - Document ID: US20140157460A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/172,089 - Filed: 2014-02-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2005-06-06 - Assignees: Syngenta Participations AG - Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG - Inventors: Jozsef MOZSAR; Simon GROEN; Peter TJEERTES - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140157460A1 ## CPC - A01H 6/203: {Brassica oleraceae, e.g. broccoli or kohlrabi} - A01H 5/02: Flowers - A01H 5/10: Seeds - A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES ## Abstract The present invention relates to novel brassica plants, in particular to novel cauliflower plants. In one embodiment, the novel cauliflower plants provided herein comprise a long stem and are suitable for mechanical harvesting. The application also further discloses seeds the cauliflower plants of the present invention and parts thereof, for example pollen, ovules and curds. The application also further discloses methods of using a plant of instant invention, such as methods of producing a cauliflower curd of the instant invention, and methods of harvesting the curds of plants of the instant invention. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cauliflower plant comprising at maturity a stem with a length of at least 80% of the length of the stem of a plant of line 03P001, representative seed of which being deposited under accession number NCIMB 41228, wherein the trait responsible for said stem structure is obtained from said line 03P001. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant is a plant of the short cycle or of the medium cycle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the length of said stem is at least 90% of the length of a stem of a plant of said line 03P001. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the length of said stem is 85% to 130% of the length of a stem of a plant of said line 03P001. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant comprises at maturity a stem with an average internode length of at least 1.25 cm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant comprises at maturity a stem with an average internode length of at least 1.30 cm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant comprises at maturity a stem with an average internode length of at least 1.25 to 2.00 cm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the number of internodes of said plant is less than 120% of the number of internodes of a plant of said line 03P001. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the total leaf weight of said plant is less than 150% of the total leaf weight of a plant of said line 03P001. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the leaf volume index of said plant is less than 130% of the leaf volume index of a plant of said line 03P001. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said stem comprises 18 internodes to 26 internodes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant is an inbred line, a hybrid or a dihaploid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein said plant is male-sterile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the plant comprises the genetic background of said line 03P001. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the trait responsible for said stem structure is obtainable through introgression from a predecessor plant that contains the genetic make-up of said line 03P001. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cauliflower plant according to claim 1, wherein the trait responsible for said stem structure is introgressed from a predecessor plant that contains the genetic make-up of said line 03P001. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) Seed of the plant according to claim 1. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A part of the plant according to claim 1. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The plant part according to claim 18, wherein said plant part is a cell, pollen, an ovule, or a curd. ### Claim 20 A plant produced by a method comprising: a) crossing a broccoli plant and a cauliflower plant of line 03P001, representative seed of which being deposited under accession number NCIMB 41228; b) obtaining a progeny plant from the cross of step a); and c) selecting a progeny plant comprising at maturity a stem with an average internode length of at least 1.25 cm.