Citrullus lanatus producing fruits with high texture fruit flesh
AssigneeNunhems B.V.
InventorsHendrik Willem Vriezen, Alberto Sirizzotti
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cultivated plant of the species Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (watermelon) producing fruits with high texture fruit flesh, wherein the plant optionally is a diploid, triploid or tetraploid plant. In one aspect, the plant of the invention comprises one or more mutations in the C1MBP 17_2 allele encoding a mutant C1MBP 17_2 protein or encoding lower levels of wild type C1MPBP 17_2 protein compared to wild type plants.
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A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus comprising one or more mutations in the wild-type Citrullus lanatus Mads Box Protein 17_2 (C1MBP 17_2) allele encoding a protein of SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein said mutant allele encodes a mutant protein wherein the amino acid at position 36 of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 is replaced by a different amino acid, and wherein said replaced amino acid results in a protein of reduced function or no function compared to wild type plants lacking the mutant allele.
A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus comprising one or more mutations in the wild-type Citrullus lanatus Mads Box Protein 17_2 (C1MBP 17_2) allele encoding a protein comprising at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein said mutant allele encodes a mutant protein wherein the amino acid at position 36 of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 is replaced by a different amino acid, and wherein said replaced amino acid results in a protein of reduced function or no function compared to wild type plants lacking the mutant allele.
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