The present invention relates to a spinach plant comprising a single dominant gene which confersresistance to Peronospora farinosaf. sp. spinaciae races Pfs1, Pfs2, Pfs3, Pfs4, Pfs5, Pfs6, Pfs9, Pfs11, Pfs12, Pfs13and UA4410, wherein the gene is obtainable by introgression from a plant grown from seeds of which arepresentative sample wasdeposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB accession number 41857. The invention further relates to progeny of the plant, to propagation material therefore, such as seed, and to food products comprising the spinach leaves.