Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Paladin Hybrids, Inc.

Diego Albani

Laurian Sylvio Robert

Steven F Fabijanski

Paul G Arnison

A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling the production of fertile pollen in plants. These plants are functionally male-sterile plants with pollen from male-fertile plants. Hybrid seed production is simplified and improved by this invention and can be extended to plant crop species for which commercially acceptable hybrid seed production methods are not currently available.

Molecular methods of hybrid seed production

A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling the production of fertile pollen in plants. Said plants are functionally male-sterile plants with pollen from male-fertile plants. Hybrid seed production is simplified and improved by this invention and can be extended to plant crop species for which commercially acceptable hybrid seed production methods are not currently available.

A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate genes that are capable of controlling the production of fertile pollen in plants. Hybrid seed production is simplified and improved by this approach, which can be extended to plant crop species for which commercially acceptable hybrid seed production methods have not been available.

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Ottawa, Canada

Diego Albani