CMV RESISTANCE ALLELE

The present invention relates to an allele designated alpha-CMV which confers resistance to CMV when present in a spinach plant， wherein the protein encoded by said allele is a CC-NBS-LRR protein that comprises in its amino acid sequence: a) the motif "MAEIGYSVC" at its N-terminus; and b) the motif "KWMCLR"; and c) an LRR domain that has in order of increased preference at least 95%， 96%， 97%， 98%， 99%， 100% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No:10. The allele has a genomic nucleotide sequence which in order of increased preference has at least 80%， 81%， 82%， 83%， 84%，85%， 86%， 87%， 88%， 89%， 90%， 91%， 92%， 93%， 94%， 95%， 96%， 97%， 98%， 99%， 100% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No:1. The invention further relates to plants comprising the allele and to various methods involving the allele. The present invention relates to an allele designated alpha-CMV which confers resistance to CMV when present in a spinach plant， wherein the protein encoded by said allele is a CC-NBS-LRR protein that comprises in its amino acid sequence: a) the motif "MAEIGYSVC" at its N-terminus; and b) the motif "KWMCLR"; and c) an LRR domain that has in order of increased preference at least 95%， 96%， 97%， 98%， 99%， 100% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No:10. The allele has a genomic nucleotide sequence which in order of increased preference has at least 80%， 81%， 82%， 83%， 84%，85%， 86%， 87%， 88%， 89%， 90%， 91%， 92%， 93%， 94%， 95%， 96%， 97%， 98%， 99%， 100% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No:1. The invention further relates to plants comprising the allele and to various methods involving the allele.