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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicants:
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Steven R. Anderson, Des Moines, IA (US);
Ada S. Ching, Wilmington, DE (US);
Stanley Luck, Wilmington, DE (US);
J. Antoni Rafalski, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignees:
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., , IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6895 (2018.01); A01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); A01H 1/04 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/13 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/172 (2013.01); Y02A 40/14 (2018.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods useful in identifying and selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and yield are provided herein. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify and/or select maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield or to identify and counter-select maize plants with decreased ear weight and decreased yield.