US Patent 7547550 Tetraploid watermelons producing small fruits

Patent 7547550 was granted and assigned to Syngenta on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Syngenta Group

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7547550

Date of Patent

June 16, 2009

Patent Application Number

10514096

Date Filed

May 12, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Anne R Kubelik

Patent abstract

Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.