Abstract

Lines C883-m6-4x and 67-m6100-4X are spontaneous tetraploid mutants from the melon cultivar Planters Jumbo (Cucumis melo L.). ‘Planters Jumbo’ is the result of a series of crosses and “selected generations involving several cultivars and plant introductions.These tetraploid selections were approved for release in 1991 by the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, in response to seed industry requests. These 4x lines can be used as a tool in tetraploid melon research and for 3x melon production feasibility studies.

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