TOMATO PLANT THAT IS RESISTANT TO TOBAMOVIRUS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

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Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
The present invention relates to a plant of the S. lycopersicum species that is resistant to Tobamovirus at temperatures of at least 28° C., wherein the plant comprises a TBRFV resistance gene and further comprises at least one temperature sensitivity reducing (TSR) gene. The present invention further relates to a combination of the TBRFV resistance gene in combination with at least one temperature sensitivity reducing (TSR) gene for providing resistance to a Tobamovirus in a S. lycopersicum plant at a temperature of at least 28° C. and methods for providing a tomato plant that is TBRFV resistant at temperatures of at least 28° C.