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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Applicants:
William Paul Bullock, Ames, IA (US);
Josh Severson, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
William Paul Bullock, Ames, IA (US);
Josh Severson, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Syngenta Participations AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A01C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to rapid and efficient methods and apparatuses for displacing target plant materials from seeds. In one embodiment, the invention relates to methods and apparatuses for displacing embryos from maize seeds. In yet another embodiment, the displaced embryos can be propagated and regenerated into plants.