Desiccated analogs of botanic seed
US4777762A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S47/09
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and materials are provided for desiccated analogs of botanic seeds which are created by removing a portion of the water by slow or fast drying so that the plant tissue is no longer saturated with water. In a second embodiment, the meristematic tissue is encapsulated in a gel or polymer followed by dehydration. In another embodiment, the meristematic tissue is dehydrated prior to encapsulation in a gel. Protectants can be incorporated in the gel capsule. Meristematic tissue can be isolated from, for example, somatic embryos, zygotic and germ line sources.
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