The present invention relates to a
plant comprising a modified Tom2a
gene, the wildtype of which comprises SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 5, or SEQ ID No. 6, or comprises another
homologous sequence having at least 70%
sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 1, which modified
gene leads to increased resistance to a Tobamovirus. The modification in the Tom2a
gene leads to a modified Tom2a
protein that has a deletion, a substitution, or an
insertion of at least one
amino acid when compared to SEQ ID No. 7, SEQ ID No. 8, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 11, or SEQ ID No. 12, or compared to another
homologous sequence having at least 70% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No. 7. The
plant is preferably a
plant of the
family Cucurbitaceae or
Solanaceae. The invention further relates to a modified Tom2a gene encoding a Tom2a
protein comprising a deletion, a substitution, or an
insertion of at least one
amino acid when compared to SEQ ID No. 7, SEQ ID No. 8, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 11, or SEQ ID No. 12, or compared to another
homologous sequence having at least 70% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No. 7.