Pepper plants having fruit with altered vitamin content

Details Pepper plants having fruit with altered vitamin content Pepper plants having fruit with altered vitamin content

2006-03-22

2010-11-23

Kruse, David H (Department: 1638)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se

Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part

C800S260000, C435S410000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07838742

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides pepper plants having edible fruit with altered vitamin content, specifically fruit comprising an elevated content of vitamin E, further comprising at least one of an elevated content of pro-vitamin A, an elevated content of vitamin C and combinations thereof. The concentration of vitamin E is at least 5 mg/100 g fresh weight, and the plants are selected to be lacking molecular markers linked to undesirable traits.

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