Methods of seed breeding using high throughput nondestructive seed sampling
US11006593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for use in a plant breeding program to generate a population having one or more desired traits. The method includes removing a tissue sample from each of one or more seeds using an automated seed sampler while preserving germination viability of the sampled seeds; analyzing the tissue samples for the presence or absence of a genetic sequence associated with at least one desired trait; based on the analysis of the tissue samples, cultivating plants from the sampled seeds that either possess or lack the genetic sequence associated with the at least one desired trait; creating a parental cross using at least one of the cultivated plants; and selecting seeds from the parental cross and cultivating offspring of the parental cross using the selected seeds.
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