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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Benito Juarez, Woodland, CA (US);
Terry Walker, Camarillo, CA (US);
Fred Mccuistion, Tifton, GA (US);
Greg Tolla, Woodland, CA (US);
Benito Juarez, Woodland, CA (US);
Terry Walker, Camarillo, CA (US);
Fred McCuistion, Tifton, GA (US);
Greg Tolla, Woodland, CA (US);
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Woodland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for producing seeds in watermelon. In one embodiment methods are provided comprising grafting of a seed parent onto a stress tolerant rootstock, pollinating the seed parent with pollen from a pollen donor, and cultivating the seed parent until seed is formed. In specific embodiments, triploid seeds produced by a method of the invention are rendered conspicuously distinguishable from tetraploid seeds, and thus readily selected manually or by an automated machine. Methods for increasing seed yield and/or quality are also provided.