Patents by Inventor Wietsche Kassies

Wietsche Kassies has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CVYV-resistant plants of the species
    Patent number: 8962931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Cucumis melo plants that are resistant against Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV), and to plant parts derived thereof without the occurrence of necrotic symptoms. The invention further relates to methods of producing said plants, to CVYV-resistant plants obtainable by said methods, as well as to plant parts derived from said CVYV-resistant plants. Specifically, the present invention relates to a plant of the species Cucumis melo, comprising in its genome a genetic element, said genetic element comprising a Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV)-resistance conferring Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL), or a CVYV-resistance conferring part thereof, genetically linked to at least one molecular marker, wherein said marker is selected from a group consisting of E13/M48-259.69-P2, E16/M48-377.36-P2, E13/M48-261.30-P2 and E26/M62-076.8-P2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
    Inventors: Wietsche Kassies, Teresa Maria Montoro Ponsoda, Nanne Machiel Faber, Jacob Pieter Mazereeuw, Ana Belen Zapata Barrera
  • CVYV-Resistant Plants of the Species Cucumis Melo
    Publication number: 20110214202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Cucumis melo plants that are resistant against Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV), and to plant parts derived thereof without the occurrence of necrotic symptoms. The invention further relates to methods of producing said plants, to CVYV-resistant plants obtainable by said methods, as well as to plant parts derived from said CVYV-resistant plants. Specifically, the present invention relates to a plant of the species Cucumis melo, comprising in its genome a genetic element, said genetic element comprising a Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV)-resistance conferring Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL), or a CVYV-resistance conferring part thereof, genetically linked to at least one molecular marker, wherein said marker is selected from a group consisting of E13/M48-259.69-P2, E16/M48-377.36-P2, E13/M48-261.30-P2 and E26/M62-076.8-P2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Wietsche Kassies, Teresa Maria Montoro Ponsada, Nanne Michiel Faber, Jacob Pieter Mazereeuw, Ana Belen Zapata Barrera