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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v., De Lier, NL;
Cornelis Haaring, De Lier, NL;
Lena Johanna Huijbregts-Doorduin, De Lier, NL;
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., De Lier, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a parthenocarpic cucumber fruit (L.) having a small seed cavity. A parthenocarpic cucumber fruit (L.) having a small seed cavity has a lower total moisture content. Two QTLs have been identified that either alone or in combination lead to the phenotype of having a small seed cavity. The invention further relates to a cucumber plant comprising one of the QTLs or a combination of both QTLs, which cucumber plant is capable of producing parthenocarpic fruits that have a small seed cavity. The invention also relates to markers for identifying the QTLs.