One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred watermelon line WDL0108. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred watermelon line WDL0108, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

A watermelon plant and seed, namely of Citrullus lanatus, which are resistant to fungi, including Watermelon Powdery Mildew (PM), comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides conferring resistance to the fungi. More specifically, the invention also discloses molecular genetic markers, linked to the dominant genetic locus conferring resistance to fungi characterized by a resistance to powdery mildew (PM) race 1 and race 2 as quantified by a tolerance of less than about 3.5 on the Tetteh scale, and having properties such that seedless fruits are produced with a total soluble solid (TSS) of at least 10%, flesh firmness of between 60 and 80 on a scale of 10 to 90, where 10 indicates very soft flesh and 90 indicates a very firm flesh, and a flesh color selected from the group consisting of yellow, orange or red fruit flesh color, preferably dark red.

A new watermelon variety designated ‘Rio Grande (E26C.00139)’ is described. ‘Rio Grande (E26C.00139)’ is a watermelon variety.

One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred watermelon line WTL0096. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred watermelon line WTL0096, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

A new watermelon line designated ‘WL0002’ is described. ‘WL0002’ is a watermelon line exhibiting stability and uniformity.

A new watermelon variety designated ‘Cracker Jack’ is described. ‘Cracker Jack’ is a watermelon variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

The present invention provides novel watermelon line 34WA009 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.

The present invention relates to cultivated watermelon plants comprising CGMMV resistance due to introgression of QTLs from a CGMMV resistant donor of the species Citrullus colocynthis.

The present invention relates to novel watermelon plants displaying an increased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum race 2 infection. The present invention also relates to seeds and parts of said plants, for example fruits. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using such seeds and plants. The present invention also relates to novel genetic sequences associated with said increased resistance and to molecular markers associated with said novel genetic sequences.

One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred watermelon line WDL0090. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred watermelon line WDL0090, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.