Downy mildew resistant impatiens
Up until now, all varieties of Impatiens walleriana are susceptible to impatiens downy mildew cause by the water mold, Plasmopara obducens . The present invention relates to novel Impatiens walleriana seed containing a genetic resistance to Plasmopara obducens . The present invention also relates to methods for creating novel Impatiens walleriana seed containing a genetic resistance to Plasmopara obducens and Impatiens walleriana seed produced by the method.
1. An Impatiens walleriana seed of variety AB1664-1 for which representative seed was deposited as NCIMB Accession No. 42721.
2. An Impatiens walleriana plant grown from the seed of claim 1 .
3. A method for producing F1 hybrid Impatiens walleriana seed comprising crossing a first parent Impatiens plant with a second parent Impatiens walleriana plant and harvesting the resultant F1 hybrid Impatiens walleriana plant, and wherein the first or second parent is the plant of claim 2 .
4. An F1 Impatiens walleriana plant produced by growing the seed of claim 3 .