Multibranching watermelon plant and method of producing
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a watermelon plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a watermelon plant having an allele which results in a multibranching compact watermelon plant with small fruit. The invention also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties and hybrids containing the allele to produce novel types and varieties of watermelon plants.
1. A watermelon seed containing an allele designated HMBN wherein a representative sample of seed containing said HMBN allele has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-6300.
2. The watermelon seed of claim 1 , wherein said seed has a pedigree which includes line 610f5 as one of the parental lines.
3. A watermelon seed containing a recessive allele for the multibranching trait designated HMBN, wherein a representative sample of seed containing said HMBN allele has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-6300.
4. A watermelon plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .
5. Pollen of the plant of claim 4 .
6. An ovule of the plant of claim 4 .
7. A tissue culture comprising regenerable cells of the plant of claim 4 .
8. A watermelon plant regenerated from said tissue culture of claim 7 .
9. A method for producing hybrid watermelon seed comprising crossing a first parent watermelon plant with a second parent watermelon plant and harvesting the resultant hybrid watermelon seed, wherein first or second parent watermelon plant is the watermelon plant of claim 4 .
10. A hybrid watermelon plant produced by growing said hybrid watermelon seed of claim 9 .
11. A watermelon plant produced by growing the seed of claim 3 .
12. Pollen of the plant of claim 11 .
13. An ovule of the plant of claim 11 .
14. A tissue culture comprising regenerable cells of the plant of claim 11 .
15. A watermelon plant regenerated from said tissue culture of claim 14 .
16. A method for producing hybrid watermelon seed comprising crossing a first parent watermelon plant with a second parent watermelon plant and harvesting the resultant hybrid watermelon seed, wherein first or second parent watermelon plant is the watermelon plant of claim 11 .