Lettuce breeding method
US7569743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01H5/12
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for pollinating lettuce and producing hybrid lettuce seed are described. The methods include the steps of providing lettuce plants and releasing Megachile rotundata bees or attracting pollinators. Hybrid lettuce seeds and plants produced using methods of this invention and male sterile lettuce lines used in this invention are also described.
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