Pericarp free Spinacia oleracea seeds
US11071270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/10
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein are substantially pericarp free Spinacia oleracea, or spinach, seeds. Also provided herein are methods for producing substantially pericarp free Spinacia oleracea, or spinach, seeds and Spinacia oleracea, or spinach plant capable of producing substantially pericarp free seeds. Also provided herein are Spinacia oleracea seeds wherein the seeds are substantially free of pericarp and the seeds are obtainable by crossing a female Spinacia oleracea parent plant with a male Spinacia oleracea parent plant resulting in seed production by the female Spinacia oleracea parent plant, the female Spinacia oleracea parent homozygously comprises in its genome a recessive trait substantially preventing pericarp formation on seeds produced and harvesting Spinacia oleracea seeds substantially free of pericarp.
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