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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Alison M. R. Ferrie, Saskatoon, CA;
Marie L. Mykytyshyn, Saskatoon, CA;
Terry Bethune, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Alison M. R. Ferrie, Saskatoon, CA;
Marie L. Mykytyshyn, Saskatoon, CA;
Terry Bethune, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
NRC, Ottawa, ON, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to culturing isolated microspores and the subsequent generation of doubled-haploid plant lines that are suitable for the rapid selection of plants with improved composition and agronomic performance. Processes developed for the recovery of microspore-derived embryos from fennel and caraway may be adapted to related species in the Apiaceae family including, but not limited to, fennel, carrot, dill, anise, lovage, parsnip, and laceflower.