Seedless watermelon having small fruit

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2006-10-03

2006-10-03

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, C800S298000, C435S410000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07115800

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.

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