Seed Sower: Pending Patents Published October 24, 2024

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SEED SOWER

Pending Patents Published October 24, 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.


PLANTS WITH REDUCED LIPASE 1 ACTIVITY

WHEAT WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LATE-MATURITY ALPHA-AMYLASE

QUALITY AND PERMANENCE OF GREEN COLOR OF PEPPERS AT MATURITY AND OVER-MATURITY

POLYPLOIDIZATION OF INTERSPECIFIC TOMATO HYBRIDS TO CREATE STABLE AND FERTILE ROOTSTOCKS

TOMATO PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2146 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2147 RZ

PEPPER HYBRID DRPB1725 AND PARENTS THEREOF

GARDEN BEAN VARIETY 'KESTREL'

LETTUCE VARIETY 'ASAKGREEN'

LACTUCA SATIVA VARIETY CS16201

MAIZE HYBRID X04T048

MAIZE HYBRID X11T095

MAIZE HYBRID X13T114

MAIZE HYBRID X74T001

MAIZE HYBRID X76T002

MAIZE HYBRID X87T011

MAIZE HYBRID X91T021

MAIZE HYBRID X95T023

MAIZE HYBRID X95T028

MAIZE HYBRID X96T030

MAIZE INBRED 1PWYJ10


This list includes the titles of all U.S. patent applications published on October 24, 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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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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PLANTS WITH REDUCED LIPASE 1 ACTIVITY

Applicants: ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found at one or more of the Lip1 genes of a plant; plants having these mutations in one or more of their Lip1 genes; and a method of creating and finding similar and/or additional mutations of Lip1 by screening pooled and/or individual plants. The plants disclosed herein exhibit decreased lipase activity without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. Additionally, products produced from the plants disclosed herein exhibit increased hydrolytic and oxidative stability and increased shelf life without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.

Independent Claims:  

1. A method for producing a milled plant product, the method comprising: milling grain from a plant that has one or more human induced alterations in a Lip1 gene to produce a milled plant product, wherein the milled plant product has a property selected from the group consisting of: (a) increased hydrolytic stability as compared to a product derived from grain of a wild type plant; (b) increased oxidative stability as compared to a product derived from grain of a wild type plant; (c) reduced triacylglycerides (TAG) to free fatty acid (FFA) production as compared to a product derived from grain of a wild type plant; (d) reduced hexanal production as compared to a product derived from grain of a wild type plant; and (e) one or more of improved color, flavor, texture, aroma, performance or overall sensory preference, as compared to a product derived from grain of a wild type plant.

 

WHEAT WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LATE-MATURITY ALPHA-AMYLASE

Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to wheat plants comprising a genetic modification leading to reduced expression of at least one Amy 1 gene on chromosome 6B. The present disclosure further relates to grain from such plants and to products derived from the grain.

Independent Claims:

1. A wheat plant comprising a genetic modification leading to reduced expression of at least one Amy1 gene on chromosome 6B relative to a wild-type wheat plant, wherein grain from the plant is characterized by a reduced level or activity, or both, of alpha-amylase 1 (AMY1) polypeptides relative to a wild-type wheat grain.

20. Wheat grain comprising a genetic modification leading to reduced expression of at least one Amy1 gene on chromosome 6B relative to a wild-type wheat grain, wherein the grain is characterized by a reduced level or activity, or both, of AMY1 polypeptides relative to a wild-type wheat grain.

26. A nucleic acid molecule which encodes an AMY1 polypeptide, wherein the nucleic acid molecule differs from the nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO: 13, 17, 21, 25 and/or 29, or a nucleic acid sequence which is at least about 91% identical to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, 17, 21, 25 and/or 29, by a mutation selected from a deletion mutation, an insertion mutation, a splice-site mutation, a premature translation termination mutation, a nonsense mutation and a frameshift mutation.

30. An AMY1 polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide differs from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 20, 24, 28 and/or 32, or an amino acid sequence which is at least 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 20, 24, 28 and/or 32, by at least one amino acid substitution, insertion or deletion in the active site, catalytic site, calcium binding site and/or carbohydrate binding domain, wherein the AMY1 polypeptide has an impaired structure and/or reduced activity relative to an AMY1 polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 20, 24, 28 and/or 32.

44. A method of producing a plant with reduced susceptibility to LMA, the method comprising: a. introducing a genetic modification to at least one Amy1 gene on chromosome 6B to a plant cell such that the cell has reduced level or activity, or both, of AMY1 polypeptides relative to unmodified cells; b. regenerating a plant with the genetic modification from the cell of step (a), wherein the plant has reduced susceptibility to LMA relative to wild-type plants lacking the genetic modification.

47. A method of determining susceptibility to LMA in a wheat plant, the method comprising: a. obtaining a sample of grain from the wheat plant; b. analyzing the sample for the presence of at least one AMY1 peptide selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 59-93, or an amino acid sequence which comprises not more than three modifications to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 59-93; and/or at least one AMY2 peptide selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 94-103, or an amino acid sequence which comprises not more than three modifications to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 94-103; c. comparing the peptides analyzed in step (b) to those present in control wheat grain, and based on this comparison, determining if the wheat plant is susceptible to LMA.

 

QUALITY AND PERMANENCE OF GREEN COLOR OF PEPPERS AT MATURITY AND OVER-MATURITY

Applicants: VILMORIN & CIE

Abstract: The present invention relates to the invention relates to Capsicum plants which produce fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity, and not olive green like existing evergreen varieties, wherein said plants homozygously comprises in their genome a mutant allele of the cl gene encoding the Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein and a mutant allele of the wt gene encoding the phytoene synthase (PSY) protein. The invention also relates to parts and cells of said plants, in particular pepper fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity. The invention also relates to methods for producing said Capsicum plants and methods for identifying, detecting and/or selecting said plants.

Independent Claims:  

1. A method for the production of a Capsicum plant producing fruits which are green at maturity and/or over-maturity, or plant parts, cells or seeds thereof, said method comprising: (i) providing a Capsicum plant homozygously comprising: a. a loss-of-function mutant allele of the cl gene encoding a Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the cl gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, and b. a loss-of-function mutant allele of the wt gene encoding a phytoene synthase (PSY) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the wt gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, and (ii) using said Capsicum plant as a breeding partner in a breeding program, thereby transferring the mutant alleles of the cl and wt genes to progeny Capsicum plants, wherein said progeny Capsicum plants produce fruits which are green at maturity and/or over-maturity.

9. A method for the production of a Capsicum plant producing fruits which are green at maturity and/or over-maturity, or plant parts, cells or seeds thereof, said method comprising: (i) providing a first Capsicum plant homozygously comprising a loss-of-function mutant allele of the cl gene encoding a Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the cl gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:1; (ii) providing a second Capsicum plant homozygously comprising a loss-of-function mutant allele of the wt gene encoding a phytoene synthase (PSY) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the wt gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:3; (iii) crossing the first Capsicum plant and the second Capsicum plant, thereby obtaining F1 Capsicum plants; (iv) self-pollinating the F1 Capsicum plants obtained at step (a), thereby obtaining F2 Capsicum plants; and (v) selecting the F2 Capsicum plants obtained at step (b) which homozygously comprise the mutant allele in the cl gene and the mutant allele in the wt gene.

12. A method for identifying, detecting and/or selecting a Capsicum plant producing fruits which are green at maturity and/or over-maturity and/or a Capsicum plant which can be bred to give rise to progeny plants producing or susceptible to produce fruits which are green at maturity and/or over-maturity, said method comprising the detection, in the genome of said plant, of: (a) a loss-of-function mutant allele of the cl gene encoding a Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the cl gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, and (b) a loss-of-function mutant allele of the wt gene encoding a phytoene synthase (PSY) protein, wherein a wild-type sequence of the wt gene is set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.

 

POLYPLOIDIZATION OF INTERSPECIFIC TOMATO HYBRIDS TO CREATE STABLE AND FERTILE ROOTSTOCKS

*Response to Non-Final Office Action Entered and Forwarded to Examiner*

Applicants: Red Sea Farms LTD

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to allopolyploid plants and hybrid allopolyploid plants having desirable traits, such as resistance to an abiotic or biotic stressor, which may be used as rootstock for cultivated tomato varieties. The disclosure further relates to composite plants comprising the allopolyploid plants described herein as the rootstock. The disclosure further relates to methods of producing allopolyploid plants and plant parts, and hybrid allopolyploid plants and plant parts

Independent Claims:

 1. A method for producing a non-naturally occurring stress-tolerant composite tomato plant, comprising: providing as a rootstock a stress-tolerant allotetraploid tomato plant; providing as a scion a Solanum lycopersicum variety; and grafting the scion on the rootstock, thereby producing a non-naturally occurring stress-tolerant composite tomato plant.

17. A method for producing hybrid allotetraploid tomato seed for the production of a hybrid allotetraploid plant, the method comprising the steps of: crossing a first stress-tolerant allotetraploid tomato plant with a second stress-tolerant allotetraploid tomato plant, wherein said second stress-tolerant allotetraploid comprises chromosomes from at least one different species than said first allotetraploid tomato plant; and collecting the hybrid allotetraploid tomato seed, wherein said first stress-tolerant allotetraploid tomato plant and said second stress-tolerant allotetraploid tomato plant are essentially homozygous.

25. A chimeric plant tissue comprising a first plant cell and a second plant cell, wherein the first plant cell is an allotetraploid comprising chromosomes from Solanum lycopersicum and at least one species selected from  pimpinellifolium, S. cheesmaniae, S. galapagense, S. pennellii, S. peruvianum, S. chilense, S. chmielewskii, S. corneliomulleri, S. sitiens and S. habrochaites, and wherein the second plant cell is a diploid Solanum lycopersicum.

26. A hybrid allotetraploid tomato plant comprising chromosomes from Solanum lycopersicum and chromosomes of at least one species selected from  pimpinellifolium, S. cheesmaniae, S. galapagense, S. pennellii, S. peruvianum, S. chilense, S. chmielewskii, S. corneliomulleri, S. sitiens, S. habrochaites, and hybrids thereof, wherein said hybrid allotetrapoid tomato plant provides at least one tolerance against at least one stress factor which is not provided by one of its parent lines.

 

TOMATO PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE

Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Abstract: Tomato plants exhibiting resistance to tomato chlorosis virus and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 2 are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a tomato chlorosis virus and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 2 resistance phenotype and lacking an undesirable cold sensitivity trait. Such plants include tomato plants comprising recombinant genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed disease resistance alleles, are further provided.

Independent Claims:

1. Solanum lycopersicum plant comprising a recombinant chromosomal segment on chromosome 11, wherein said chromosomal segment comprises a tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) resistance allele from Solanum chilense that confers to said plant an increased resistance to ToCV compared to a plant not comprising said allele, and wherein: (a) said chromosomal segment lacks an allele genetically linked to said ToCV resistance allele that confers cold sensitivity when present in a plant; or (b) said chromosomal segment comprises a Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) race 2 resistance allele from Solanum pimpinellifolium that confers to said plant increased resistance to Fol race 2 compared to a plant not comprising said allele, wherein said Fol race 2 resistance allele is in cis linkage with said ToCV resistance allele.

9. A recombinant DNA segment comprising a tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) resistance allele from Solanum chilense that confers increased resistance to ToCV and lacks an allele genetically linked thereto that confers cold sensitivity when present, wherein said DNA segment comprises a Fusarium oxysporum  sp. lycopersici (Fol) race 2 resistance allele from Solanum pimpinellifolium that confers increased resistance to Fol race 2, and wherein said Fol race 2 resistance allele in cis linkage with said ToCV resistance allele.

13. A method of producing a tomato plant with improved tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) resistance, comprising introgressing into said plant at least one ToCV resistance allele from Solanum chilense within a recombinant chromosomal segment flanked in the genome of said plant by marker locus M1 (SEQ ID NO:6) and marker locus M3 (SEQ ID NO:16) on chromosome 11, wherein said introgressed ToCV resistance allele confers to said plant increased resistance to ToCV compared to a plant not comprising said allele, and wherein said recombinant chromosomal segment lacks a deleterious allele genetically linked thereto that confers a cold sensitivity phenotype when present, and wherein said introgressing comprises marker-assisted selection.

  

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2146 RZ

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2147 RZ

Applicants: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 74-CH214* RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 74-CH214* RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 74-CH214* RZ.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) hybrid variety 74-CH214* RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 4438*.

11. A method of vegetatively propagating a plant of hybrid tomato variety 74-CH214* RZ comprising the steps of: (a) collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant of hybrid tomato variety 74-CH214* RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 4438*; and (b) producing a rooted plant from said tissue.

17. A tomato plant of tomato variety 74-CH214* RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 4438*, further comprising a single locus conversion.

20. A method for producing a seed of a 74-CH214* RZ-derived tomato plant comprising (a) crossing a plant of tomato variety 74-CH214* RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 4438*, with itself or with a second tomato plant, and (b) whereby seed of a 74-CH214* RZ-derived tomato plant forms.

22. A method of producing a plant of hybrid tomato variety 74-CH214* 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 74-CH214* RZ, a representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 4438*.

 

PEPPER HYBRID DRPB1725 AND PARENTS THEREOF

Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid DRPB1725 and pepper line SBR-XZ17-0012. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB1725 and pepper line SBR-XZ17-0012 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 DRPB1725 and pepper line SBR-XZ17-0012 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-XZ17-0012, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202401029.

15. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SBR-XZ17-0012, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202401029, further comprising a transgene.

17. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SBR-XZ17-0012, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202401029, further comprising a single locus conversion.

 

GARDEN BEAN VARIETY 'KESTREL'

Applicants:  EarthWork Seeds, LLC

Abstract: A garden bean variety designated ‘Kestrel’ is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’, to the plants of garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’, and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’ with itself or another bean line. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a bean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other garden bean lines derived from the garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of garden bean variety designated ‘Kestrel’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202212065.

17. A method for introducing a trait into garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’, the method comprising: (a) crossing a plant of garden bean variety ‘Kestrel’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 42984, with another garden bean plant that comprises a trait to produce F.sub.1 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 ‘Kestrel’ 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.

 

LETTUCE VARIETY 'ASAKGREEN'

Applicants: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

Abstract: New lettuce variety designated ‘Asakgreen’ is described. ‘Asakgreen’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Independent Claims:

1. A lettuce seed designated as ‘Asakgreen’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X3.

15. A method of making a lettuce variety designated ‘Asakgreen’, said method comprising: selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘Asakgreen’ plant with another ‘Asakgreen’ plant, a sample of ‘Asakgreen’ lettuce seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X3.

 

LACTUCA SATIVA VARIETY CS16201

Applicants: Crop Search LLC

Abstract: A novel lettuce variety designated CS16201 is provided. This disclosure thus relates to the seeds of lettuce variety CS16201, to the plants of lettuce variety CS162013, to plant parts of lettuce variety CS16201, to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 with a plant of another lettuce variety, and to methods for producing a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013.

8. A method of vegetatively propagating a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 comprising: collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013; and cultivating the tissue to obtain proliferated shoots and rooting the proliferated shoots to obtain a rooted plantlet.

11. A method for producing a progeny plant of lettuce variety CS16201, comprising: crossing a lettuce plant of variety CS16201 with itself or with another lettuce plant, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013; harvesting the resultant seed; and growing the seed.

17. A method for producing a seed of a CS16201-derived lettuce plant comprising: (a) crossing a plant of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013, with a second lettuce plant, whereby seed of a CS16201-derived lettuce plant forms.

21. A method of introducing at least one new trait into a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 comprising: (a) crossing a plant of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013, with a second lettuce plant that comprises at least one new trait to produce progeny seed, (b) harvesting and planting the progeny seed to produce at least one progeny plant of a subsequent generation, wherein the progeny plant comprises the at least one new trait, (c) crossing the progeny plant with a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 to produce backcross progeny seed, (d) harvesting and planting the backcross progeny seed to produce a backcross progeny plant, and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) for at least three additional generations to produce a lettuce plant of variety CS16201 comprising at least one new trait and otherwise all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of a plant of lettuce variety CS16201, when grown in the same environmental conditions.

25. A method of producing a plant of lettuce variety CS16201 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 lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013.

31. A method of determining the genotype of a plant of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013, or a F1 progeny thereof, comprising: obtaining a sample of nucleic acids from the plant and comparing the nucleic acids to a sample of nucleic acids obtained from a reference plant, and detecting a plurality of polymorphisms between the two nucleic acid samples, wherein the plurality of polymorphisms is indicative of lettuce variety CS16201 and/or gives rise to the expression of any one or more, or all, of the physiological and morphological characteristics of lettuce variety CS16201.

32. A plant of lettuce variety CS16201, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCMA Accession Number 202303013, wherein the plant further comprises at least one locus conversion.

 

MAIZE HYBRID X04T048

MAIZE HYBRID X11T095

MAIZE HYBRID X13T114

MAIZE HYBRID X74T001

MAIZE HYBRID X76T002

MAIZE HYBRID X87T011

MAIZE HYBRID X91T021

MAIZE HYBRID X95T023

MAIZE HYBRID X95T028

MAIZE HYBRID X96T030

Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X* and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X* with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X* through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X*, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X* are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X* and methods of using maize variety X* are disclosed.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of hybrid maize variety X*, representative seed produced by crossing a first plant of variety 1 PKLA61 with a second plant of variety 1 PWYJ10, wherein representative seed of the varieties 1PKLA61 and 1PWYJ10 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Numbers PTA-______ and PTA-______, respectively.

5. A seed of hybrid maize variety X* further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein a plant grown from the seed comprises a trait conferred by the single locus conversion, and wherein the seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety 1 PKLA61 with a second plant of variety 1 PWYJ10, wherein the first plant, the second plant or both further comprise the single locus conversion, and wherein representative seed of the varieties 1PKLA61 and 1PWYJ10 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Numbers PTA-______ and PTA-______, respectively.

12. A method for producing a hybrid maize variety X* seed further comprising a locus conversion, the method comprising crossing a first plant of variety 1 PKLA61 with a second plant of variety 1 PWYJ10, representative seed of the varieties 1PKLA61 and 1PWYJ10 having been deposited under ATCC Accession Numbers PTA-______ and PTA-______, respectively, wherein at least one of the varieties 1 PKLA61 and 1 PWYJ10 further comprises the locus conversion.

 

MAIZE INBRED 1PWYJ10

Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 1PWYJ10 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PWYJ10 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PWYJ10 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PWYJ10 or a locus conversion of 1PWYJ10 with another maize variety.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed, plant, plant part, or plant cell of inbred maize variety 1PWYJ10, representative seed of the variety having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-______.

11. A converted seed, plant, plant part or plant cell of inbred maize variety 1PWYJ10, representative seed of the maize variety 1PWYJ10 having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-______, wherein the converted seed, plant, plant part or plant cell comprises a locus conversion, and wherein the plant or a plant grown from the converted seed, plant part or plant cell comprises the locus conversion and otherwise comprises the physiological and morphological characteristics of maize variety 1PWYJ10 when grown under the same environmental conditions.

18. An F1 hybrid seed produced by crossing a plant or plant part of inbred maize variety 1PWYJ10, representative seed of the variety having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-______ with a different maize plant, wherein inbred maize variety 1PWYJ10 further comprises a transgene that is inherited by the seed, wherein the transgene was introduced into inbred maize variety 1PWYJ10 by backcrossing or genetic transformation.