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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Robert Barham, Gilroy, CA (US);
Warren Barham, Gilroy, CA (US);
Fred T. Mccuistion, Tifton, GA (US);
Benito Juarez, Woodland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Barham, Gilroy, CA (US);
Warren Barham, Gilroy, CA (US);
Fred T. McCuistion, Tifton, GA (US);
Benito Juarez, Woodland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Woodland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); A01H 1/00 (2006.01); A01H 4/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.