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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:
Feb. 13, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert N Bowman, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Goldsmith Seeds Inc., Gilroy, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; A01H / ; A01H / ; A01H / ; A01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800200 ; 800250 ; 800255 ; 800D / ; 4352404 ; 43524048 ; 43524049 ; Plt / ; 47 58 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a disease resistant Catharanthus seed, Catharanthus plant, Catharanthus variety and Catharanthus hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a Catharanthus plant having resistance to the fungal disease Phytophthorao. The invention also relates to an increased level of resistance to aphids and other pests and an increased level of total alkaloid content. The invention further relates to the method of crossing Catharanthus plants containing the resistance to Phytophthora to produce disease resistance and increased total alkaloid level in Catharanthus plants and in other crop plants.