Broccoli plant and use thereof

摘要

The present invention deals with new type of broccoli plant suitable for the industrial manufacture of broccoli heads and florets. The invention relates to broccoli plants producing a head that is flat, comprises multiple individualized florets and protrudes above the leaves making it easy to harvest by machine. The invention further deals with methods and uses of the broccoli plants, heads and florets for the manufacture of broccoli processed and/or packaged food products.

主权项

1. A cultivated broccoli plant comprising a multifloret trait, said broccoli plant comprising, at harvestable stage, a head, said head comprising a primary stem on which are branched secondary stems with florets at their top, characterized in that the florets are comprised within a plane substantially parallel to the ground, wherein the variation in range of measured differences in distance to the base of all the florets growing on said plant from ground level is no more than 5 cm, and wherein the broccoli plant comprises the genetic information responsible for said multifloret trait of broccoli plant BR51512, representative seed of which was deposited with the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center under accession number CGMCC 4245.