Pepper plants producing fruits with improved properties
US11160244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8261
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to pepper plants capable of producing fruits which can be kept a longer period of time on the plant as well as being stored after harvesting under refrigerated conditions without exhibiting excessive softening. The invention thus refers to pepper plant which produces fruits with significantly increased fruit firmness at the harvesting stage, wherein said increased fruit firmness is controlled by a genetic determinant, monogenic, wherein said increased fruit firmness is defined as a fruit deformation under a 1 kg load force that is lower than that of a fruit from a control pepper plant which does not have the said genetic determinant.
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