US 6,162,974 A
Seed vigor by pre-harvest defoliation of maize plantsGeneral
US 6,162,974 A
Seed vigor by pre-harvest defoliation of maize plants
Tech Center:
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Examiner:
Gary Benzion
Art Unit:
1638 Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
Agent:
Inventors:
BARRY MARTIN; JOHN SCHOPER; LAURIE CARRIGAN
Assignee:
Priority:
01/31/94
Filed:
11/26/97
Granted:
12/19/00
Expiration:
01/31/14
Abstract
An increase in the quality of maize seed, especially with respect to improved seed vigor, is achieved by defoliating maize plants during a specific period after pollination. A maize seed assemblage then is obtained that is characterized by an enhanced seed vigor.