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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicant:
David John Andrews, Lincoln, NE (US);
Inventor:
David John Andrews, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignees:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Chrysantis, Inc., West Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/10 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a pearl millet plant, seed, variety, parental line and hybrid. More specifically the invention relates to a pearl millet plant having a mutant allele that increases purple pigmentation in many plant parts. The invention relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the purple allele to produce novel types and hybrids of pearl millet and other compatible millet species, both for pigment extraction and ornamental purposes.