Patent classifications
A01H6/342
Parthenocarpic watermelon plants
The present invention is directed to seedless fruit producing watermelon, cucumber or melon plants. The present invention also comprises methods for production of said plants and methods for producing seedless watermelon, cucumber or melon fruits.
Watermelon gene conferring a high number of male flowers
The present invention is directed to a gene which, when mutated, results in presence of many male flowers and absence of female flowers in watermelon. Plants comprising mutant alleles of this gene are useful as pollenizers in the production of triploid, seedless watermelon fruits.
TETRAPLOID WATERMELON LINE 54WA016
The present invention provides novel watermelon line 54WA016 and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a watermelon plant by crossing the watermelon plants of the invention with themselves or another watermelon plant. The invention also provides watermelon plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. Further provided are methods of producing triploid watermelon seed and plants and seedless watermelon fruit produced therefrom as well as the triploid watermelon seed and plants and the seedless fruits produced by such methods.
Tetraploid Watermelon Line 54WA028
The present invention provides novel watermelon line 54WA028 and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a watermelon plant by crossing the watermelon plants of the invention with themselves or another watermelon plant. The invention also provides watermelon plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. Further provided are methods of producing triploid watermelon seed and plants and seedless watermelon fruit produced therefrom as well as the triploid watermelon seed and plants and the seedless fruits produced by such methods.