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US 10,517,249 B2Granted
Dual purpose pollenizer watermelons
AssigneeNunhems B.V.
InventorsErik De Groot, Elena Chiapparino
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Abstract
The application relates to the field of plant breeding, in particular watermelon breeding. Provided are diploid watermelon plants (and seeds from which these plants can be grown) which produce small, diploid, red watermelon fruits. Also provided are small, diploid watermelon fruits having an average weight of less than 1.8 kg.
Claims6
A seed of diploid watermelon variety WH9307, wherein a representative seed of said variety has been deposited under accession number NCIMB 41773.
A method of producing a diploid Citrullus lanatus plant, comprising
- crossing a Citrullus lanatus plant comprising the ts gene and producing fruits having an average fruit weight of equal to or less than 0.65 kg at maturity and red flesh, a representative sample of seeds of said plant having been deposited under NCIMB 41773, with another Citrullus lanatus plant that produces fruits having an average fruit weight of equal to or less than 0.65 kg at maturity and red flesh to obtain progeny plants;
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- selecting progeny plants having fruits with red flesh and seeds with an average seed length of equal to or less than 5 mm, and
- an average weight of equal to or less than 0.65 kg at maturity of said fruit.
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