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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Pioneer HI Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Zuo-Yu Zhao, Johnston, IA (US);
Dennis Bidney, Ankeny, IA (US);
Evan Dale Elsing, Kauai, HI (US);
William James Gordon-Kamm, Urbandale, IA (US);
Michael D Miller, Winterset, IA (US);
Xinli Wu, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8241 (2013.01); C12N 15/829 (2013.01); C12N 15/8201 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for producing homozygous plants, seeds, and plant cells are provided. The methods comprise transforming a somatic cell of a maize haploid embryo with a polynucleotide of interest and treating the transformed cell with a chromosome doubling agent. One or more growth stimulation proteins, such as, for example, RepA or Lec1, may also be provided.