Seed Sower: Pending Patents Published May 2, 2024

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SEED SOWER

Pending Patents Published May 2, 2024


Welcome to the weekly edition of Seed Sowerwhich shares a list of pending patents published the previous week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These patent applications cover seed-bearing plants and non-transgenic plant breeding methods only. 

The USDA Seed Liaison helps those who work with seeds to navigate a complex system by increasing transparency about intellectual property related to seeds, among other things. Learn more about the Seed Liaison initiative.


DOMESTICATION OF A LEGUME PLANT

HIGH REBAUDIOSIDE M STEVIA PLANT CULTIVARS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME

TRANSGENIC BANANA PLANTS HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM TROPICAL RACE 4 AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME

CRISPHEAD LETTUCE VARIETY '1434371' WITH RESISTANCE TO BREMIA LACTUCAE

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-BF0101 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0028 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0029 RZ

PEPPER HYBRID SVPS7935 AND PARENTS THEREOF

PLANTS AND SEEDS OF BRASSICA CARINATA HYBRID VARIETY NUJET 400

RICE CULTIVAR 'AROMA 22'

GARDEN BEAN VARIETY 'LUNAR'

SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 00180217

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091599

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091614

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091626

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091666

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091808

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01093014

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01093524

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094692

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094695

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094697

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094700

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094701

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094703

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094709

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094712

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01092989

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095128

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095131

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095133

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095140

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095142

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095144

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095145

MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'KORPOT120'

MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'KORPOT121'

HOP PLANT NAMED 'HS15619'


This list includes the titles of all U.S. patent applications published on May 2, 2024 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 

Patents can have more than one classification. There may be other classifications of interest to plant breeders. View all classifications for A01H.

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. A number of patents from the same applicant with similar abstracts, titles, and claims are listed along with a representative example of the abstract and independent claims in each patent.

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  3. Find the numbered list of claims, usually located at the end of the document.

Some applications are excluded from Pre-Grant Publication. Those applications include: applications recognized by the Office as no longer pending; applications that are national security classified (see 37 CFR 5.2(c)), subject to a secrecy order under 35 U.S.C. 181, or under national security review; applications that have been issued as a patent in sufficient time to be removed from the publication process; and applications filed with a nonpublication request in compliance with 37 CFR 1.213(a). See MPEP § 1122-1124.

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DOMESTICATION OF A LEGUME PLANT

Applicants: BETTERSEEDS LTD

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conferring desirable agronomic traits in Legume plants. More particularly, the current invention pertains to producing Legume plants with improved traits by manipulating genes controlling plant architecture.

Independent Claims:

1. A method for producing a modified Legume plant exhibiting at least one improved domestication trait, wherein said method comprises steps of introducing by targeted genome editing a loss of function mutation in a Legume SELF PRUNING (SP) gene selected from Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) SP gene or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) SP gene, said improved domestication trait is relative to a corresponding Legume plant lacking the loss of function mutation.

 

HIGH REBAUDIOSIDE M STEVIA PLANT CULTIVARS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME

Applicants: PureCircle USA Inc.; KeyGene N.V.; The Coca-Cola Company

Abstract: Stevia varieties with a high content of RebM, are disclosed Further provided are methods for producing Stevia plants having a high RebM content by negatively regulating certain genes selecting the resulting plants, and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable Reb M phenotypes to plant progeny.

Independent Claims:

1. A Stevia rebaudiana plant comprising at least one disrupted negative regulator gene in the rebaudioside A to rebaudioside M conversion pathway, and wherein the negative regulator gene is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:9 and SEQ ID NO:10.

2. A method of increasing the rebaudioside M content in a Stevia rebaudiana plant by inducing a disruption in at least one negative regulator gene function in the plant, wherein said negative regulator gene is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:9 and SEQ ID NO:10.

5. A method of producing a Stevia plant comprising the steps of: a) introducing a recombinant DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence comprising one or more sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:9 and SEQ ID NO:10 operably linked to at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence into a Stevia rebaudiana plant, wherein said heterologous nucleotide sequence is a promoter; b) growing a fertile, mature plant resulting from step a); and c) selecting a plant expressing the at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence in at least one plant tissue.

 

TRANSGENIC BANANA PLANTS HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM TROPICAL RACE 4 AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME

Applicants: Elo Life Systems

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for producing transgenic banana plants that exhibit increased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4), and the banana plants and bananas so produced.

Independent Claims:

1. A transgenic banana plant comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising: a) a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a Bcl-2 associated athanogene (BAG) family molecular chaperone regulator 1 protein; b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a nucleic acid molecule that inhibits cytochrome P450 lanosterol 14?-demethylase; c) a third nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first antimicrobial peptide; d) a fourth nucleic acid sequence encoding a resistance gene analog 2 protein; e) a fifth nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first betalain biosynthesis protein; f) a sixth nucleic acid sequence encoding a eugenol, limonene or geraniol biosynthesis protein; g) a seventh nucleic acid sequence encoding a UDP glycosyltransferase protein; h) an eighth nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteosome maturation factor; i) a ninth nucleic acid sequence encoding a disease resistance protein; or j) combinations thereof, wherein the first, second, third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a heterologous or gene edited promoter, and wherein the banana plant exhibits increased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) compared to a banana plant lacking the nucleic acid construct.

19. A banana product comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising: a) a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a Bcl-2 associated athanogene (BAG) family molecular chaperone regulator 1 protein; b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a nucleic acid molecule that inhibits cytochrome P450 lanosterol 14?-demethylase; c) a third nucleic acid sequence encoding an antimicrobial peptide; d) a fourth nucleic acid sequence encoding a resistance gene analog 2 protein; e) a fifth nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first betalain biosynthesis protein; f) a sixth nucleic acid sequence encoding a eugenol, limonene or geraniol biosynthesis protein; g) a seventh nucleic acid sequence encoding a UDP glycosyltransferase protein; h) an eighth nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteosome maturation factor; i) a ninth nucleic acid sequence encoding a disease resistance protein; or j) combinations thereof, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a heterologous or gene edited promoter, and wherein the banana product comprises a detectable amount of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth nucleic acid sequence.

21. A method of producing a banana plant with increased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4), comprising introducing into a banana plant a nucleic acid construct comprising: a) a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a Bcl-2 associated athanogene (BAG) family molecular chaperone regulator 1 protein; b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a nucleic acid molecule that inhibits cytochrome P450 lanosterol 14?-demethylase; c) a third nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first antimicrobial peptide; d) a fourth nucleic acid sequence encoding a resistance gene analog 2 protein; e) a fifth nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first betalain biosynthesis protein; f) a sixth nucleic acid sequence encoding a eugenol, limonene or geraniol biosynthesis protein; g) a seventh nucleic acid sequence encoding a UDP glycosyltransferase protein; h) an eighth nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteosome maturation factor; i) a ninth nucleic acid sequence encoding a disease resistance protein; or j) combinations thereof, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a heterologous or gene edited promoter.

24. A nucleic acid construct comprising: a) a first nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, or the complete complement thereof; b) a second nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3, or the complete complement thereof; c) at least a third nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:125, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:146, SEQ ID NO:149, SEQ ID NO:152, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:158, SEQ ID NO:161, SEQ ID NO:164, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:170, SEQ ID NO:173, SEQ ID NO:176, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:182, SEQ ID NO:185, SEQ ID NO:188, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO: 197, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:216, SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, or the complete complement thereof; d) a fourth nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, or the complete complement thereof; e) at least a fifth nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:8, or the complete complement thereof; f) a sixth nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98 or SEQ ID NO:114, or the complete complement thereof; g) the seventh nucleic acid sequence has at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:110, or the complete complement thereof; h) the eighth nucleic acid sequence has at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:100, or the complete complement thereof; or i) the ninth nucleic acid sequence has at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:102, or the complete complement thereof j) combinations thereof, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a heterologous or gene edited promoter.

 

CRISPHEAD LETTUCE VARIETY '1434371' WITH RESISTANCE TO BREMIA LACTUCAE

Applicants: Bejo Zaden B.V.

Abstract: Provided herein are various crisphead lettuce varieties, including seeds thereof and methods of using the varieties to generate additional lettuce varieties. The varieties are characterized by their color, size, shape, cold tolerance, and resistance to Bremia lactucae.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of lettuce variety ‘1434371,’ wherein a representative sample of seed of said variety was deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 43570.

9. A method of introducing a desired trait into lettuce variety ‘1434371,’ comprising: (a) crossing a lettuce plant of variety ‘1434371,’ wherein a representative sample of seed was deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 43570, with a plant of another lettuce variety that comprises a desired trait to produce progeny plants, wherein the desired trait is selected from a group consisting of male sterility, herbicide resistance, pest resistance, modified bolting, and resistance to bacterial disease, fungal disease, or viral disease; (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected progeny plants; (c) crossing the selected progeny plants with the lettuce plant of variety ‘1434371’ to produce backcross progeny plants; (d) selecting for backcross, progeny plants that have the desired trait and all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of lettuce variety ‘1434371’; 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 lettuce variety ‘1434371’.

19. A lettuce plant designated ‘1434371,’ representative seeds of which having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 43570, wherein said plant comprises at least resistance to Bremia lactucae isolates B1:16-B1:36 and resistance to Nasonovia ribisnigri biotype 0.

 

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-BF0101 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0028 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0029 RZ

Applicants: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-*RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-* RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-*RZ.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) hybrid variety 72-*RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. _____.

11. A method of vegetatively propagating a plant of hybrid tomato variety 72-*RZ comprising the steps of: (a) collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant of hybrid tomato variety 72-*RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. _____; and (b) producing a rooted plant from said tissue.

17. A tomato plant of tomato variety 72-*RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. _____, further comprising a single locus conversion.

20. A method for producing a seed of a 72-*RZ derived tomato plant comprising (a) crossing a plant of tomato variety 72-*RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. _____, with itself or with a second tomato plant, and (b) whereby seed of a 72-*RZ -derived tomato plant forms.

22. A method of producing a plant of hybrid tomato variety 72-*RZ comprising at least one new trait, the method comprising introducing a mutation or transgene conferring the at least one new trait into a plant of hybrid tomato variety 72-*RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. _____.

 

PEPPER HYBRID SVPS7935 AND PARENTS THEREOF

Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPS7935 and pepper line ZSP-8T19-6737. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPS7935 and pepper line ZSP-8T19-6737 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 SVPS7935 and pepper line ZSP-8T19-6737 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Independent Claims:

1. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line ZSP-8T19-6737, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202209041.

17. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line ZSP-8T19-6737, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202209041, further comprising a single locus conversion.

 

PLANTS AND SEEDS OF BRASSICA CARINATA HYBRID VARIETY NUJET 400

Applicants: Nuseed Global Innovation Ltd.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of Brassica carinata breeding (i.e. Ethiopian mustard breeding), specifically relating to Brassica carinata variety Nujet 400. The present invention relates to seeds, plants or parts thereof, cells, methods of making, and uses of this variety and its progeny.

Independent Claims:

1. A Brassica carinata variety Nujet 400, representative seed of said variety having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-127252.

5. A Brassica carinata plant or plant part having the physiological and morphological characteristics of variety Nujet 400, representative seed of variety Nujet 400 having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-127252.

 

RICE CULTIVAR 'AROMA 22'

Applicants: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas

Abstract: A rice cultivar designated ARoma 22 is disclosed herein. The present invention provides seeds, plants, and plant parts derived from rice cultivar ARoma 22. Further, it provides methods for producing a rice plant by crossing ARoma 22 with itself or another rice variety. The invention also encompasses any rice seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by the methods disclosed herein, including those in which additional traits have been transferred into ARoma 22 through the introduction of a transgene or by breeding ARoma 22 with another rice cultivar.

Independent Claims:

1. A rice seed of the cultivar ‘ARoma 22,’ a representative sample of seed of said cultivar having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. XXX.

 

GARDEN BEAN VARIETY 'LUNAR'

Applicants: KWS VEGETABLES BV

Abstract: A new variety of garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) designated ‘Lunar’ is provided. Garden bean variety ‘Lunar’ is characterized by its dark green pods in mainly the 4 sieve class, heat tolerance, strong, compact and erect plant habit, and resistance to several races of Colletotrichum lindemuthiunum (Anthracnose) and Uromyces appendiculatus (Rust).

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of garden bean variety designated ‘Lunar’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 44005.

17. A method for introducing a trait into garden bean variety ‘Lunar’, the method comprising: (a) crossing a plant of garden bean variety ‘Lunar’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 44005, with another garden bean plant that comprises a trait to produce F1 progeny plants, wherein the trait is selected from the group consisting of insect resistance, disease resistance, water stress tolerance, heat tolerance, improved shelf-life, improved nutritional quality, improved yield, and a combination thereof; (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the trait to produce selected progeny plants; (c) backcrossing the selected progeny plants with plants of garden bean variety ‘Lunar’ to produce backcross progeny plants; (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the trait; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) one or more times to produce further backcross progeny plants that have the trait.

 

SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 00180217

Applicants: Monsanto Technology; Stine Seed Farm, Inc.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 00180217 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 00180217, to the plants of soybean cultivar 00180217, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 00180217, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 00180217. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00180217. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00180217, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 00180217 with another soybean cultivar.

Independent Claims:

1. A plant of soybean cultivar 00180217, representative seed of said soybean cultivar having been deposited under NCMA Accession No.______.

11. A method of introducing a single locus conversion into a soybean plant, said method comprising: (a) crossing a plant of soybean cultivar 00180217 with a second plant comprising a desired single locus to produce F.sub.1 progeny plants, representative seed of said soybean cultivar 00180217 having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. ______; (b) selecting at least a first progeny plant from step (a) that comprises the single locus to produce a selected progeny plant; (c) crossing the selected progeny plant from step (b) with a plant of soybean cultivar 00180217 to produce at least a first backcross progeny plant that comprises the single locus; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) with the first backcross progeny plant produced from step (c) used in place of the first progeny plant of step (b) during said repeating, wherein steps (b) and (c) are repeated until at least a backcross progeny plant is produced comprising the single locus conversion.

13. A soybean plant of soybean cultivar 00180217, further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein the plant comprises the single locus conversion and otherwise comprises all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of soybean cultivar 00180217, representative seed of soybean cultivar 00180217 having been deposited under NCMA Accession No.______.

 

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091599

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091614

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091626

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091666

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01091808

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01093014

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01093524

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094692

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094695

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094697

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094700

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094701

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094703

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094709

SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094712

Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0109*. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0109*. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0109* and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 0109* with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Independent Claims:

1. A plant of soybean variety 0109*, wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No. ­­­______.

3. A seed of soybean variety 0109*, wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No.

10. A plant of soybean variety 0109* further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein said plant otherwise comprises all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of said soybean variety, and wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No.

 

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01092989

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095128

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095131

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095133

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095140

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095142

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095144

WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095145

Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC

Abstract: The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 0109*. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 0109*. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 0109* and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 0109* with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.

Independent Claims:

1. A plant of wheat cultivar 0109*, wherein a sample of seed of said cultivar has been deposited under NCMA Accession No. _____.

11. A plant of wheat cultivar 01092989, further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein a sample of seed of wheat cultivar 01092989 has been deposited under NCMA Accession No. _____.

 

MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'KORPOT120'

Applicants: W. KORDES' SÖHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORpot120’, is described. The new variety forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive, orange-colored blossoms. The vegetation is vigorous, and the growth habit is compact. Attractive semi-glossy foliage is formed. Additionally, the new variety is particularly well suited for growing as distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.

Independent Claims:

1. A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant named ‘KORpot120’ characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive, orange-colored blossoms, (b) exhibits a compact growth habit, and (c) forms vigorous vegetation; substantially as herein shown and described.

 

MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'KORPOT121'

Applicants: W. KORDES' SÖHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORpot121’, is described. The new variety forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive, white-colored blossoms. The vegetation is vigorous, and the growth habit is compact. Attractive semi-glossy foliage is formed. Additionally, the new variety is particularly well suited for growing as distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.

Independent Claims:

1. A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant named ‘KORpot121’ characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive, white-colored blossoms, (b) exhibits a compact growth habit, and (c) forms vigorous vegetation; substantially as herein shown and described.

 

HOP PLANT NAMED 'HS15619'

Applicants: S.S. Steiner, Inc.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of hop plant named ‘HS15619’, particularly selected for its high alpha acid content, resistance to all known strains of powdery mildew currently in the Washington Yakima Valley, resistance to downy mildew, early-mid harvest maturity and exceptional cone production yields, is disclosed.

Independent Claim:

1. A new and distinct variety of hop plant named ‘HS15619’ as shown and described herein.