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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Barry W. Schafer, Cicero, IN (US);
Rod A. Herman, New Ross, IN (US);
Inventors:
Barry W. Schafer, Cicero, IN (US);
Rod A. Herman, New Ross, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for devitalizing plant seed, the method comprising the steps of hydrating a viable whole plant seed and freezing the hydrated whole plant seed. The invention further provides a collection of devitalized whole plant seed wherein the integrity of genomic DNA and protein within the devitalized plant seed is preserved.