The present invention relates to a plant of the Capsicum genus, which
plant exhibits resistance to Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) pathotype
1.2.3 due to the presence of the L4 resistance allele in the genome of
said plant, wherein the genetic information responsible for the SNFD
phenotype is absent from or is repressed in the genome of said plant at
least to such an extent that the SNFD phenotype is not expressed. The
present invention further relates to a method of producing a plant of the
Capsicum genus that exhibits resistance to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3,
comprising the steps of a) providing a recipient plant of the Capsicum
genus that is susceptible to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3 or a part thereof, and
b) introducing into the genome of said recipient plant or a part thereof
or a progeny plant thereof a genomic region comprising a truncated L4
resistance allele, wherein said allele comprises genetic information
capable of being expressed in said plant or plant part or progeny plant
thereby conferring resistance to PMMoV pathotype 1.2.3 to said plant or
plant part or progeny plant, and wherein genetic information that confers
the SNFD phenotype is absent from said allele at least to such an extent
that the SNFD phenotype is not expressed.