Watermelon varieties having altered sugar ratios

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C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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C12N 5/04 (2006.01) A01H 1/00 (2006.01) A01H 1/04 (2006.01) A01H 4/00 (2006.01) A01H 5/00 (2006.01) A01H 5/08 (2006.01) A01H 5/10 (2006.01) C12N 15/09 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2555224

The present invention relates to watermelon varieties producing fruit with altered sugar ratios having superior taste characteristics. Specifically, the present invention provides watermelon varieties producing fruit having fructose content of at least 50% of the total soluble sugar; varieties producing fruit having sucrose content of at least 65% of the total soluble sugar; and varieties producing fruit having a combined fructose and sucrose content of at least 90% of the total soluble sugar. The present invention further relates to the use of said varieties for the production of watermelons for the fresh and processed fruit market.

L'invention concerne des variétés de pastèque produisant des fruits avec des rapports de sucres modifiés et possédant des caractéristiques de goût supérieures. Plus spécifiquement, l'invention concerne des variétés de pastèque produisant des fruits dans lesquels la teneur en fructose représente au moins 50 % du sucre soluble total, des variétés produisant des fruits dans lesquels la teneur en sucrose représente au moins 65 % du sucre soluble total, et des variétés produisant des fruits dans lesquels la teneur combinée en fructose et sucrose représente au moins 90 % du sucre soluble total. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation de ces variétés pour la production de pastèques destinées au marché de fruits frais et transformés.

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