CITRULLUS LANATUS PRODUCING FRUITS WITH HIGH TEXTURE FRUIT FLESH

摘要

The invention relates to a cultivated plant of the species Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (watermelon) producing fruits with high texture fruit flesh, wherein the plant optionally is a diploid, triploid or tetraploid plant. In one aspect, the plant of the invention comprises one or more mutations in the CIMBP 17_2 allele encoding a mutant CIMBP 17_2 protein or encoding lower levels of wild type CIMPBP 17_2 protein compared to wild type plants.