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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., St. Louis., MO (US);
Eleni Bachlava, Vallejo, CA (US);
Francois P. M. Bertrand, Aubord, FR;
Jeroen S. de Vries, St. Louis, MO (US);
Tarek Joobeur, Sacramento, CA (US);
Joseph J. King, Davis, CA (US);
Petrus J Kraakman, Aguadulce, Al, ES;
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Woodland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a melon plant, and parts thereof including seeds and fruit, that is resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV). The melon plant may further comprise resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and/or further display a Brix measurement of ≧9.5° Bx, orange flesh color, and/or a fruit width to length ratio of ≧0.5. Methods for producing such a plant are also provided.