The invention relates to a spinach plant comprising a single dominant gene which leads to resistance to Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaciae races Pfs1, Pfs2, Pfs3, Pfs4, Pfs5, Pfs6, Pfs9, Pfs11, Pfs12, Pfs13 and UA4410. The invention also relates to progeny of said spinach plant, to propagation material of said spinach plant, to a cell of said spinach plant, to seed of said spinach plant, and to harvested leaves of said spinach plant. This invention further relates to use of a spinach plant in breeding to confer resistance against Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaciae.According to the invention, the gene is obtainable by introgression from a plant grown from seeds of which a representative sample was deposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB accession number 41857.
