Abstract: The present invention is directed to watermelon plant and seed, namely of C. lanatus, which are resistant to geminiviruses, especially to begomoviruses including WmCSV, comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from C. colocynthis conferring resistance to said viruses, when present homozygously. The introgressed sequences are preferably characterized by defined alleles of SNPs on chromosome 6. The introgressed sequences can be chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of Citrullus lanatus—WMCSVR accession number NCIMB 42197. The invention is also directed to parts of these resistant plants, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the resistance in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining resistant watermelon plants or seeds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to watermelon plant and seed, namely of C. lanatus, which are resistant to geminiviruses, especially to begomoviruses including WmCSV, comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from C. colocynthis conferring resistance to said viruses, when present homozygously. The introgressed sequences are preferably characterized by defined alleles of SNPs on chromosome 6. The introgressed sequences can be chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of Citrullus lanatus—WMCSVR accession number NCIMB 42197. The invention is also directed to parts of these resistant plants, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the resistance in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining resistant watermelon plants or seeds.

Abstract: A novel watermelon hybrid plant, designated CHEETAH is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of watermelon hybrid CHEETAH, to the plants and plant parts of watermelon hybrid CHEETAH, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant by crossing the watermelon hybrid CHEETAH with itself or another watermelon plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a watermelon plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other watermelon plants derived from the watermelon hybrid plant CHEETAH.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to watermelon plant and seed, namely of C. lanatus, which are resistant to geminiviruses, especially to begomoviruses including WmCSV, comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from C. colocynthis conferring resistance to said viruses, when present homozygously. The introgressed sequences are preferably characterized by defined alleles of SNPs on chromosome 6. The introgressed sequences can be chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of Citrullus lanatus—WMCSVR accession number NCIMB 42197. The invention is also directed to parts of these resistant plants, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the resistance in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining resistant watermelon plants or seeds.