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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:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew Campbell, Des Moines, IA (US);
Jennifer A. Klaiber, Urbandale, IA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Campbell, Des Moines, IA (US);
Jennifer A. Klaiber, Urbandale, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/10 (2006.01); A01H 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions and methods for identifying soybean plants with reduced levels of saturated fatty acids are provided. Methods of making soybean plants with reduced levels of saturated fatty acids, e.g., through introgression of desired saturated fatty acid marker alleles and/or by transgenic production methods, as well as plants or germplasm made by these methods, are provided. Kits for selecting plants with reduced levels of saturated fatty acids are also provided.