Abstract: A watermelon plant and seed, namely of Citrullus lanatus, which are resistant to fungi, including Watermelon Powdery Mildew (PM), comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides conferring resistance to the fungi. More specifically, the invention also discloses molecular genetic markers, linked to the dominant genetic locus conferring resistance to fungi characterized by a resistance to powdery mildew (PM) race 1 and race 2 as quantified by a tolerance of less than about 3.5 on the Tetteh scale, and having properties such that seedless fruits are produced with a total soluble solid (TSS) of at least 10%, flesh firmness of between 60 and 80 on a scale of 10 to 90, where 10 indicates very soft flesh and 90 indicates a very firm flesh, and a flesh color selected from the group consisting of yellow, orange or red fruit flesh color, preferably dark red.

Abstract: A watermelon plant and seed, namely of Citrullus lanatus, which are resistant to geminiviruses, especially to begomoviruses including Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (Wm CSV), comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from Citrullus colocynthis conferring tolerance to said viruses, when present homozygously. More specifically, the invention also discloses molecular genetic markers, linked to the recessive genetic locus conferring tolerance to geminiviruses comprising A Citrullus lanatus seed having in its genome introgressed sequences from Citrullus colocynthis conferring tolerance to geminiviruses only when present homozygously, wherein said introgressed sequences are located on homologous chromosome 6, within the chromosomal region delimited by nucleotides 1-2,255,000.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns triploid hybrid watermelon plants characterized by a tolerance to powdery mildew (PM) and capable of producing seedless fruits with a total soluble solid (TSS) in the range of 10% to 13%, and a red fruit flesh. In some embodiments, the triploid plants are resistant to at least one of PM1 and PM2 races. The present disclosure also concerns seeds of said triploid watermelon plant, and any progeny of such plant. Further provided by the present disclosure is a diploid watermelon line having tolerance to PM and being capable of pollinating a tetraploid watermelon to produce a triploid hybrid, as well as the tetraploid watermelon and methods of producing said triploid plant from said diploid and tetraploid plants.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns triploid hybrid watermelon plants characterized by a tolerance to powdery mildew (PM) and capable of producing seedless fruits with a total soluble solid (TSS) in the range of 10% to 13%, and a red fruit flesh. In some embodiments, the triploid plants are resistant to at least one of PM1 and PM2 races. The present disclosure also concerns seeds of said triploid watermelon plant, and any progeny of such plant. Further provided by the present disclosure is a diploid watermelon line having tolerance to PM and being capable of pollinating a tetraploid watermelon to produce a triploid hybrid, as well as the tetraploid watermelon and methods of producing said triploid plant from said diploid and tetraploid plants.

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Abstract: The present disclosure concerns triploid hybrid watermelon plants characterized by a tolerance to powdery mildew (PM) and capable of producing seedless fruits with a total soluble solid (TSS) in the range of 10% to 13%, and a red fruit flesh. In some embodiments, the triploid plants are resistant to at least one of PM1 and PM2 races. The present disclosure also concerns seeds of said triploid watermelon plant, and any progeny of such plant. Further provided by the present disclosure is a diploid watermelon line having tolerance to PM and being capable of pollinating a tetraploid watermelon to produce a triploid hybrid, as well as the tetraploid watermelon and methods of producing said triploid plant from said diploid and tetraploid plants.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns triploid hybrid watermelon plants characterized by a tolerance to powdery mildew (PM) and capable of producing seedless fruits with a total soluble solid (TSS) in the range of 10% to 13%, and a red fruit flesh. In some embodiments, the triploid plants are resistant to at least one of PM1 and PM2 races. The present disclosure also concerns seeds of said triploid watermelon plant, and any progeny of such plant. Further provided by the present disclosure is a diploid watermelon line having tolerance to PM and being capable of pollinating a tetraploid watermelon to produce a triploid hybrid, as well as the tetraploid watermelon and methods of producing said triploid plant from said diploid and tetraploid plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hardy tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) varieties, homozygous for the dark green (dg) gene, producing fruit comprising an average lycopene content at least two fold its content in fruit of currently available commercial tomato varieties, wherein the varieties are adapted for growth on a commercial scale and the fruit crop maintains the average high lycopene content. The present invention further relates to the use of said varieties for the production of tomatoes for the fresh and processed fruit markets as well as for the production of lycopene and products comprising same.

Abstract: The invention relates to chimeric plasmids comprising at least one non-sttural potyvirus gene or fragment thereof, which gene is capable of being expressed in a plant transformed with the chimeric plasmid, the thus transformed plant being resistant to an infection by a plant potyvirus. The invention also relates to vectors comprising a chimeric plasmid according to the invention, particularly microorganisms transformed with the chimeric plasmids of the invention.Potyvirus-resistant plants having cells containing in their genomes the chimeric DNA sequences according to the invention, as well as seeds and cells of a potyvirus-resistant plant containing in their genome the said chimeric DNA sequences are also described and claimed, as well as methods of protecting plants against potyvirus infection wherein genomes of cells of the plant are provided with a chimeric DNA sequence according to the invention, whereby the calls become resistant to an infection by a potyvirus.