Provided is a method for screening a population of plants or plant parts
for the presence therein of individuals that show a reduced wound-induced
surface discolouration as compared to a control plant or plant part,
which method comprises providing a population of plants or parts of the
plants from the population; creating a wound surface on the plants or
plant parts to be screened and on the control plants or plant parts;
incubating the wound surfaces to allow for discolouration to occur
therein or thereon; observing the wound surface discolouration in or on
the plants or plant parts; comparing the observed wound surface
discolouration in or on the plants or plant parts to be screened with the
discolouration that is observed on or in the control plant or plant
parts. The plants thus selected are also provided.