发明名称 |
Methods for plant seed production |
摘要 |
The invention provides methods for producing seeds in watermelon. In one embodiment methods are provided comprising grafting of a seed parent onto a stress tolerant rootstock, pollinating the seed parent with pollen from a pollen donor, and cultivating the seed parent until seed is formed. In specific embodiments, triploid seeds produced by a method of the invention are rendered conspicuously distinguishable from tetraploid seeds, and thus readily selected manually or by an automated machine. Methods for increasing seed yield and/or quality are also provided. |
申请公布号 |
US8772582(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.08 |
申请号 |
US200912549259 |
申请日期 |
2009.08.27 |
申请人 |
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. |
发明人 |
Juarez Benito;Walker Terry;McCuistion Fred;Tolla Greg |
分类号 |
A01H1/08;A01H5/00;A01G1/00 |
主分类号 |
A01H1/08 |
代理机构 |
Dentons US LLP |
代理人 |
Dentons US LLP ;Eagle Esq. Alissa |
主权项 |
1. A method of producing triploid watermelon seed comprising:
(a) obtaining a tetraploid watermelon plant, wherein the plant has been grafted onto a rootstock that exhibits stress tolerance when under stress conditions; (b) allowing the tetraploid watermelon plant to be pollinated by a diploid watermelon plant; and (c) allowing triploid seed to form on the tetraploid watermelon plant. |
地址 |
Woodland CA US |