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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Nunhems B.v., Nunhem, NL;
Inventors:
Richard Bernard Berentsen, Paterna, ES;
Courtney Hu, Sacramento, CA (US);
Elena Chiapparino, Sant Agata Bolognese Emilia-Romagna, IT;
Assignee:
NUNHEMS B.V., Nunhem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2018.01); A01H 6/34 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/045 (2021.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); A01H 6/342 (2018.05);
Abstract
The disclosure provides methods for selecting watermelon plants for genetic elements on chromosome 2 and 6 which genetic elements predict the average seed size produced in the fruits of said plants and watermelon plants and plant parts comprising modifications in the tomato-seed size gene (Ts-gene) on chromosome 2, and methods of producing seeds and plants.