SAKATA SEED CORPORATION

A broccoli plant is disclosed that allows for production of florets with uniform size and high yield, and is suitable for a processed broccoli product that is obtained by dividing the broccoli plant into florets. This broccoli plant has genes involved in floret production in the nuclear genome and allows for production of florets with uniform size and high yield. The broccoli plant facilitates floret processing and makes it possible to provide a broccoli product with high commercial value that is obtained by dividing the broccoli plant into florets.

The present invention provides a novel squash plant having an especially small seed cavity, and a method for producing the squash plant. The present invention provides a method for producing a small seed cavity squash plant that includes developing, from the progeny of an F1 seed obtained by crossing a Cucurbita maxima and a Cucurbita moschata , a small seed cavity squash plant in which the proportion of the volume of the seed cavity relative to the fruit volume is 15% or less, and also provides a small seed cavity squash plant that is a small seed cavity Cucurbita maxima plant having, within the nuclear genome, a gene associated with a small seed cavity trait of a plant of the genus Cucurbita , or a hybrid plant obtained using the small seed cavity Cucurbita maxima plant as a parent, or a progeny of either of these plants.

This invention provides a Brassica oleracea plant with high S-methylmethionine content. This invention relates to a Brassica oleracea plant with higher S-methylmethionine content than that in a conventional Brassica oleracea plant. Specifically, this invention relates to a Brassica oleracea plant with the S-methylmethionine content of 48 mg/100 g fresh weight or more.

The present invention provides a squash plant having an especially small seed cavity, and a method for producing the squash plant. The present invention provides a method for producing a small seed cavity squash plant that includes developing, from the progeny of an F1 seed obtained by crossing a Cucurbita maxima and a Cucurbita moschata , a small seed cavity squash plant in which the proportion of the volume of the seed cavity relative to the fruit volume is 15% or less, and also provides a small seed cavity squash plant that is a small seed cavity Cucurbita maxima plant having, within the nuclear genome, a gene associated with a small seed cavity trait of a plant of the genus Cucurbita , or a hybrid plant obtained using the small seed cavity Cucurbita maxima plant as a parent, or a progeny of either of these plants.

A petunia-calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC040 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040, the plants of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040, to plant parts of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC040 with another variety.

A petunia - calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC039 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039, the plants of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039, to plant parts of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC039 with another variety.

A Petunia - Calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC038 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038, the plants of Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038, to plant parts of Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing Petunia - Calibrachoa SAKPXC038 with another variety.

A petunia - calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC037 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037, the plants of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037, to plant parts of petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing petunia - calibrachoa SAKPXC037 with another variety.

A petunia-calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC036 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036, the plants of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036, to plant parts of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC036 with another variety.

A New Guinea Impatiens plant designated SAKIMP077 is disclosed. Embodiments include seeds of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077, plants of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077, to plant parts of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077, and methods for producing an impatiens plant produced by crossing New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077 with itself or with another impatiens variety. Embodiments include methods for producing an impatiens plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and transgenic impatiens plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to impatiens varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077, methods for producing other impatiens lines or plant parts derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077, and the impatiens plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid impatiens seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP077 with another impatiens variety.