SEED SOWER
Pending Patents Published December 14, 2023
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PEPPER HYBRID SVPB7717 AND PARENTS THEREOF
SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSC3795 AND PARENTS THEREOF
PEA VARIETY SV6485QH
LETTUCE VARIETY NUN 09181 LTL
HYBRID TOMATO VARIETIES 'E15C42784', 'E15C42790' AND 'E15C42808'
AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS STRAIN AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
HILUM COLOR ALLELES IN SOYBEAN
METHOD TO PRODUCE CANNABIS HAPLOID PLANTS AND CONSEQUENT SPONTANEOUS OR CHEMICALLY INDUCED HAPLOID/DI-HAPLOID IN A SINGLE GENERATION
HARVEST MANAGEMENT
CEROPEGIA PLANT NAMED 'REMY'
MISCANTHUS PLANT NAMED 'GENTLE BREEZE' *patented case*
PONGAMIA VARIETIES
CEROPEGIA PLANT NAMED 'MEREL'
This list includes the titles of all U.S. patent applications published for the week of December 14, 2023 with the following Cooperative Plant Classification:
A01H: New plants or {non-transgenic} processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques | 6: Angiosperms, i.e. Flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy
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To assist the reader in understanding each patent application, each title below is followed by the application's abstract and its independent claims. The abstract is a short summary of the invention that allows the reader to understand the gist of disclosed invention. Independent (standalone) claims define the scope of the patent protection being sought. Independent claims may also be followed by one or more dependent claims, which are not listed here in the interest of brevity. To see the application’s complete list of claims:
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PEPPER HYBRID SVPB7717 AND PARENTS THEREOF
Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB7717, pepper line SBR-8T17-6516, and pepper line SBR-8T17-6486. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB7717, pepper line SBR-8T17-6516, and pepper line SBR-8T17-6486 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB7717, pepper line SBR-8T17-6516, and pepper line SBR-8T17-6486 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
Independent Claims:
1. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SBR-8T17-6516 or pepper line SBR-8T17-6486, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204069 and NCMA Accession No. 202204070, respectively.
15. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SBR-8T17-6516 or pepper line SBR-8T17-6486, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204069 and NCMA Accession No. 202204070, respectively, further comprising a transgene.
17. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SBR-8T17-6516 or pepper line SBR-8T17-6486, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204069 and NCMA Accession No. 202204070, respectively, further comprising a single locus conversion.
SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSC3795 AND PARENTS THEREOF
Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSC3795 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSC3795 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
Independent Claims:
1. A corn plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of corn line SHW-6S18-3510GG, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202205168.
15. A corn plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of corn line SHW-6S18-3510GG, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202205168, further comprising a transgene.
17. A corn plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of corn line SHW-6S18-3510GG, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202205168, further comprising a single locus conversion.
PEA VARIETY SV6485QH
Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV6485QH. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV6485QH and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV6485QH with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV6485QH, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.
Independent Claims:
1. A pea plant of pea line SV6485QH, a sample of seed of the line having been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202205112.
12. A pea plant of pea line SV6485QH, a sample of seed of the line having been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202205112, further comprising a transgene.
14. A pea plant of pea line SV6485QH, a sample of seed of the line having been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202205112, further comprising a single locus conversion.
LETTUCE VARIETY NUN 09181 LTL
Applicants: Nunhems B.V.
Abstract: A new and distinct lettuce variety NUN 09181 LTL is disclosed, as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof.
Independent Claims:
1. A plant, plant part, or seed of lettuce variety NUN 09181 LTL, wherein a representative sample of seed of said lettuce variety NUN 09181 LTL has been deposited under Accession Number NCIMB 44173.
20. A method of producing a modified lettuce plant, said method comprising mutating a target gene in lettuce plant or plant part of lettuce variety NUN 09181 LTL, wherein a representative sample of seed of said lettuce variety NUN 09181 LTL has been deposited under Accession Number NCIMB 44173, wherein the target gene modifies a desired trait and wherein the desired trait is male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, pest resistance, disease resistance, environmental stress tolerance, modified carbohydrate metabolism, or modified protein metabolism.
HYBRID TOMATO VARIETIES 'E15C42784', 'E15C42790' AND 'E15C42808'
Applicants: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Abstract: Hybrid tomato varieties designated ‘E15C42784’, ‘E15C42790’, and ‘E15C42808’ are disclosed. The present disclosure relates to the seeds, plants, and to methods for producing other tomato lines, cultivars, or hybrids derived from the hybrid tomato varieties selected from ‘E15C42784’, ‘E15C42790’, and ‘E15C42808’.
Independent Claims:
1. A hybrid tomato seed selected from the group consisting of tomato seed designated as ‘E15C42784’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X1, tomato seed designated as ‘E15C42790’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X2, and tomato seed designated as “E15C42808’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X3.
22. A method of vegetatively propagating a plant of tomato variety selected from the group consisting of hybrid tomato varieties designated as ‘E15C42784’, ‘E15C42790’, and ‘E15C42808’, the method comprising the steps of: (a) collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant of hybrid tomato variety selected from the group consisting of: hybrid tomato variety ‘E15C42784’, representative seed of said hybrid tomato variety having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X1, hybrid tomato variety ‘E15C42790’, representative seed of said hybrid tomato variety having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X2, and hybrid tomato variety ‘E15C42808’, representative seed of said hybrid tomato variety having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X3; (b) cultivating the tissue to obtain proliferated shoots; and (c) rooting the proliferated shoots to obtain rooted plantlets.
AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS STRAIN AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: The disclosure relates to novel disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains, uses of these disarmed Agrobacterium strains, and kits comprising such disarmed Agrobacterium strains. The disarmed Agrobacterium strains are effective for the transformation of plant, fungal, or algae cells. The Agrobacterium strains are very effective for the transformation of citrus plant cells.
Independent Claims:
1. A disarmed Agrobacterium strain 1416G having ATCC deposit No. PTA-127288, or a derivative thereof.
20. A symbiont or symbiont-forming inoculum comprising Agrobacterium strain 1416, 1416G, 1416G-NBR3, 1416Gr, or 1416Gt.
HILUM COLOR ALLELES IN SOYBEAN
Applicants: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for identifying, selecting and/or producing soybean plants having particular desired hilum colors. In particular, identifying, selecting, and/or producing soybean plants having hilum colors of yellow or imperfect yellow
Independent Claims:
1. A method of detecting a soybean plant comprising a genotype associated with a yellow/imperfect yellow hilum color phenotype by: a. obtaining a DNA or RNA sample from a tissue of at least one soybean plant; b. determining the combined allelic state of the molecular markers represented by i. Tat position 164 of SEQ ID NO: 1; ii. either A at position 251 as in SEQ ID NO: 2 or C at position 251 as in SEQ ID NO: 3; iii. A at position 201 of SEQ ID NO: 4; iv. Gat position 61 of SEQ ID NO: 5; v. G at position 201 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and vi. either A at position 274 as in SEQ ID NO: 7 or C at position 274 as in SEQ ID NO: 8; and c. identifying at least one soybean plant in which at least one of the above allelic state combinations are associated with the desired yellow or imperfect yellow hilum color.
6. A method of increasing the seed lot homogeneity in successive generations of a population of soybean plants, the method comprising the steps of: a. crossing two parental soybean plants to generate an F1 population of soybean plants; b. self-crossing at least one soybean plant of the F1 population to generate an F2 population of soybean plants; c. obtaining a DNA or RNA sample from a tissue of at least one soybean plant of the F2 population; and d. determining whether the soybean plant comprises the combined allelic state of molecular markers represented by i. Tat position 164 of SEQ ID NO: 1; ii. either A at position 251 as in SEQ ID NO: 2 or C at position 251 as in SEQ ID NO: 3; iii. A at position 201 of SEQ ID NO: 4; iv. Gat position 61 of SEQ ID NO: 5; v. G at position 201 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and vi. either A at position 274 as in SEQ ID NO: 7 or C at position 274 as in SEQ ID NO: 8; e. selecting at least one plant of the F2 based on the allelic state determined in step (d) and self-crossing the selected plant to generate an F3 population of soybean plants; thus increasing the seed lot homogeneity of successive generations.
12. A composition comprising one or more amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on a Glycine max nucleic acid template to generate a Glycine max marker amplicon wherein the Glycine max amplicon can be used to identify the Glycine max marker comprising a nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NOS: 1-8.
METHOD TO PRODUCE CANNABIS HAPLOID PLANTS AND CONSEQUENT SPONTANEOUS OR CHEMICALLY INDUCED HAPLOID/DI-HAPLOID IN A SINGLE GENERATION
Applicants: Haplotype Holdings Inc.
Abstract: Provided herein are methods of producing a Cannabis haploid/di-haploid plant in a single generation. The methods comprise (a) obtaining pollen comprising a mutation in DMP8; (b) using the pollen to pollinate a Cannabis plant; (c) collecting a seed from the pollenated Cannabis plant; (d) identifying putative haploid Cannabis plants from the seed; and (e) producing a Cannabis haploid/di-haploid plant in a single generation.
Independent Claims:
1. A method of producing a Cannabis haploid/di-haploid plant in a single generation, the method comprising: (a) obtaining pollen comprising a mutation in DMP8; (b) using the pollen to pollinate a Cannabis plant; (c) collecting a seed from the pollenated Cannabis plant; (d) identifying putative haploid Cannabis plants from the seed; and (e) producing a Cannabis haploid/di-haploid plant in a single generation.
HARVEST MANAGEMENT
Applicants: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
Abstract: Provided are various aspects related to increasing the proportion of omega-3 fatty acid in seed oil produced by a plurality of Brassica plants, which have been modified to produce seed oil comprising at least one of EPA, DHA and DPA. It relates to a method to increase the proportion of long-chain omega-3 fatty acid in seed oil produced by a plurality of Brassica oilseed plants that have been modified to produce seed oil with at least one of EPA, DHA and DPA comprising harvesting said Brassica plants when 80% to 100% color change has occurred on the first raceme.
Independent Claims:
1. A method to increase a proportion of long-chain omega-3 fatty acid in seed oil produced by a plurality of Brassica oilseed plants that have been modified to produce seed oil with at least one of EPA, DHA, and DPA comprising: a) growing said Brassica plants and b) harvesting said Brassica plants of a) when 80% to 100% color change has occurred on a first raceme of the plants.
15. A brassica plant seed comprising seed oil which is at least 9 wt % long chain omega-3 fatty acids.
CEROPEGIA PLANT NAMED 'REMY'
Inventor: Aad Scheffers
Abstract: A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named ‘Remy’ which is characterized by a trailing habit, small narrowly cordate to near-deltoid foliage, non-variegated foliage, a fast rate of growth, as well as the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
Independent Claims:
1. A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named ‘Remy’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.
MISCANTHUS PLANT NAMED 'GENTLE BREEZE' *patented case*
Inventor: Klaus Menzel
Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ that is characterized by an upright plant habit, arching foliage which turns intense orange-red in October, and flowers which are silky silver-white in appearance, is disclosed. In combination, these traits set ‘Gentle Breeze’ apart from all other existing varieties of Miscanthus known to the inventor.
Independent Claims:
1. A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ as described and illustrated herein.
PONGAMIA VARIETIES
Applicants: Terviva, Inc.
Abstract: New and distinct varieties of Pongamia pinnata (L) Pierre trees (Pongamia trees) are described herein.
Independent Claims:
1. A new and distinct variety of Pongamia pinnata (L) Pierre tree as shown and described herein, wherein the variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘K002’, ‘K006’, ‘K008’, ‘K009’, ‘K010’, ‘K011’, ‘K013’, ‘K022’, ‘K025’, ‘K141’, ‘K187’, ‘K202’, ‘K205’, ‘K208’, ‘K209’, ‘K211’, ‘K219’, ‘K268’, ‘K303’, ‘K309’, ‘K605’, ‘K607’, ‘K608’, ‘K609’, and ‘K610’.
CEROPEGIA PLANT NAMED 'MEREL'
Inventor: Aad Scheffers
Abstract: A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named ‘Merel’ which is characterized by a trailing habit, small narrowly cordate to near-deltoid foliage, conspicuously variegated foliage that is broadly margined white, a fast rate of growth, as well as the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
Independent Claims:
1. A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named ‘Merel’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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