Stay green cucurbitaceae plant
AssigneeEnza Zaden Beheer B.V.
InventorsBart Kaij, Yusuf Sen, Wilhelmina Antonia Cornelia Anna Leijten, Laura Naranjo Peña
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits having an improved shelf life. Further, the present invention relates to seeds, plant tissue, fruits or plants parts of a Cucurbitaceae plant. Further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for providing a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits with an improved shelf life. According to yet another aspect the present invention relates to nucleic acids and amino acids related to the present improved shelf life trait.
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A Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits having an improved shelf life, wherein said plant comprises a mutated stay green gene, wherein said stay green gene encodes for a protein having at least 87% sequence identity with SEQ ID No.2 of SEQ ID 6, and wherein the mutated stay green gene comprises at least one mutation in the stay green gene resulting in an amino acid substitution of Serine (S) to Phenylalanine (F) or Leucine (L) at amino acid position 52 or position 54 (S52F, S52L, S54F or S54L), and/or an amino acid substitution of Arginine (R) to Lysine (K) at amino acid position 72 or position 74 (R72K or R74K) in the protein sequence represented by SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.6, respectively.
Protein for providing Cucurbitaceae plants which provides fruits with an improved shelf life, wherein the protein comprises SEQ ID No.4 or SEQ ID No.18 or having at least 87% sequence identity with SEQ ID No.4 and SEQ ID No.18.
Nucleic acid sequence for providing Cucurbitaceae plants which provides fruits with an improved shelf life, wherein the nucleic acid sequence comprises SEQ ID No. 3 or SEQ ID No.17, or having at least 87% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 3 and SEQ ID No.17.
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