US 12,082,545 B2
QTLs conferring resistance to potyviruses in watermelon
Emilio Sarria Villada, De Lier (NL); Dorthe Bettina Drager, De Lier (NL); Marc Villevieille, De Lier (NL); and Denis Maxime Losdat, De Lier (NL)
Assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., De Lier (NL)
Filed by RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., De Lier (NL)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/353,976.
Application 17/353,976 is a continuation of application No. 16/051,981, filed on Aug. 1, 2018, granted, now 11,064,666.
Application 16/051,981 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2017/052523, filed on Feb. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/EP2016/0652544 (WO), filed on Feb. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307277 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01H 6/34 (2018.01); A01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01H 1/06 (2006.01); A01H 4/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/08 (2018.01); A01H 5/10 (2018.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2018.01)
CPC A01H 6/342 (2018.05) [A01H 1/045 (2021.01); A01H 1/06 (2013.01); A01H 4/008 (2013.01); A01H 5/08 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/13 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A watermelon plant of the species Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus that produces fruits with red flesh and comprises a QTL1 located on chromosome 8, and/or a QTL2 located on chromosome 6, which QTLs confer resistance to a potyvirus and wherein QTL1 is as found in a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit number NCIMB 42537, and wherein QTL1 is located between molecular markers M2382, consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or SEQ ID NO:2 and M2386, consisting of SEQ ID NO:41 and/or SEQ ID NO:42, and wherein QTL2 is as found in a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit number NCIMB 42536, and wherein QTL2 is located between molecular markers M2283, consisting of SEQ ID NO:43 and/or SEQ ID NO:44 and M1567, consisting of SEQ ID NO:87 and/or SEQ ID NO:88;
and optionally, in addition to or as an alternative to the watermelon plant comprising QTL1 and/or QTL2, the watermelon plant comprises a QTL3 located on chromosome 3, which confers resistance to a potyvirus,
wherein QTL3 is as found in a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit accession number NCIMB 42535, and
wherein QTL3 is located between molecular markers M2112 consisting of SEQ ID NO:89 or SEQ ID NO:90 and M2122 consisting of SEQ ID NO:97 or SEQ ID NO:98.