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US 8,034,999 B2Granted
Multibranching watermelon plant and method of producing
AssigneeHarris Moran Seed Company
InventorsBrenda Lanini, Theodore H. Superak, Bill Copes
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a watermelon plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a watermelon plant having an allele which results in a multibranching compact watermelon plant with small fruit. The invention also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties and hybrids containing the allele to produce novel types and varieties of watermelon plants.
Claims1
A triploid watermelon plant containing an allele designated HMBN, wherein a representative sample of seed containing said HMBN allele is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-6300.
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