WSB1102142
| Denomination: | 'WSB1102142' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Citrullus lanatus |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. 800 North Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63167 United States of America |
| Breeder: |
Benito Juarez, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Woodland, United States of America Warren Barham, Gilroy, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. 613 Tomahawk Cresent Ancaster, Ontario L9G 3T4 Canada Tel: 905-304-1795 |
| Application Date: | 2004-05-05(priority claimed) |
| Application Number: | 04-4191 |
| Protective direction granted: | 2004-05-05 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2009-02-27 |
| Certificate Number: | 3457 |
| Date rights revoked: | 2011-07-19 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Minilee'
Summary: 'WSB1102142' has a darker green leaf colour than 'Minilee'. The fruit of 'WSB1102142' is more elliptic than 'Minilee'. 'WSB1102142' has a dark jade green skin colour of the fruit while it is a gray marbled colour in 'Minilee'. The fruit flesh of 'WSB1102142' is a darker red than 'Minilee'. 'WSB1102142' has smaller, fewer seed than 'Minilee'. The outer layer of the pericarp of the fruit of 'WSB1102142' is thinner than in 'Minilee'.
Description:
COTYLEDON: small size, narrow elliptic, medium green, no spotting, no depression of veins
PLANT: diploid, runner type growth habit, monoecious, early maturity
LEAF: large length to width ratio, dark green, strong degree of lobing, medium depth incisions, moderate blistering, strong undulation of margin, no flecking
FLOWERING: early to medium time of flowering for female flowers
OVARY: small sized, sparse pubescence
FRUIT: cylindrical shape in longitudinal section, dark green ground colour of skin, very weak marbling of skin, small to medium size of insertion of peduncle, flat to rounded basal part with shallow depression, flat to rounded apex with shallow depression, small to medium sized pistil scar, no grooves, no stripes, thin outer layer of pericarp, dark red firm flesh
SEED: few, small, black
Origin & Breeding History: 'WSB1102142' is the result of a cross made in 1990 between the breeding lines B20 and B12, where B20 is a selection out of the cross Smokeylee/Calhoun Gray//Charleston Gray and B12 is Minilee/B106. In 1997, a selection was made based on small fruit size and identified as B168. In 1998, a selection was made an identified as 5329-1. In 1999, 5329-1 was grown and individual plants were selfed. Selections were made at the end of that growing season with a bulk harvest of 18 fruit being identified as 6142-1. In 2000, several plants of 6142-1 were grown and self pollinated and observed to be stable. It was now named 'WSB1102142'.
Tests & Trials: Tests and trials were conducted during the summer of 2007 in Innerkip, Ontario. There were 4 replicates with 10 plants per replicate. Plants were spaced 60 cm apart within the row, with a row spacing of 2.4 metres. Results were supported by the official PBR technical examination report, 2003/0481, purchased from the CPVO.
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Watermelon: 'WSB1102142' (left) with reference variety 'Minilee' (right)
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