Cucumber plants with a compact growing habit
US8710303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01H6/346
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the breeding of cucumbers, and especially to a new cucumber plant with a valuable new characteristic. This new characteristic leads to an improvement in the growth properties and so to a simplification and improvement of cucumber cultivation. Seeds according to the invention and methods for introducing the new characteristic into other cucumber plants are also covered. Self-pollination and cross-pollination of the plants according to the invention are described, as well as the production of doubled haploids from these plants.
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