Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Mitchell Brett Callaway

Daniel M Goldman

Mark M Iwig

Kirby L Kester

Terry Ray Colbert

Khusi Ram Tiwari

Joseph David Anderson

An apparatus and method to isolate at least a part of a plant from passage of things or materials of certain size or characteristics. In one aspect, a shroud or sock () of material can be removably placed over at least a part of the plant () with a releasable closure (). The material is highly permeable to air and moisture and is substantially light transmissive. However, it has a pore size which blocks the undesirable materials or things (e.g., pollen or insects). The material can have a relatively light weight so that it can be optionally suspended by the plant () without significant effect on the growth or health of the plant. The material can have substantial tensile strength to resist deformation, tearing, or puncture during normal handling or in moderate to high winds. It can be utilized to provide a barrier over a part of a plant, substantially an entire plant, or a plurality of plants.

Porous, light transmissive material and method for using same

A novel inbred maize variety designated PHC55 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize variety PHC55 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHC55 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the inbred variety PHC55 or a trait conversion of PHC55 with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from inbred maize variety PHC55, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from inbred maize variety PHC55 and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Inbred maize line PHC55

According to the invention, there is provided a hybrid maize plant, designated as 31N27, produced by crossing two Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize lines. This invention relates to the hybrid seed 31N27, the hybrid plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and trivial modifications of hybrid 31N27. This invention also relates to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic maize plants produced by that method. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize lines derived from hybrid maize line 31N27 and to the maize lines derived by the use of those methods.

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Baxter, IA, United States of America

Mitchell Brett Callaway