Patent ID: 11864517
Assignee: SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 10:
11. A method of introducing a desired trait into inbred watermelon line WTL0089, wherein the method comprises: (a) crossing a plant of inbred watermelon line WTL0089, wherein a representative sample of seed was deposited under NCMA No. 202103003, with a plant of another inbred watermelon line that comprises a desired trait to produce progeny plants; (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the desired trait; (c) backcrossing the selected progeny plants with inbred watermelon line WTL0089 to produce backcross progeny plants; (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the desired trait; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) two or more times in succession to produce selected third or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of inbred watermelon line WTL0089.