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US 12,274,205 B2Granted
Delayed harvest of short stature corn plants
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsTy J. Barten, Bryce Lemke, Edward James Cargill
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Abstract
Methods for delayed harvesting of corn fields are provided herein. These methods provide an extended, flexible period of time to harvest corn. The methods allow growers to harvest their corn at the optimal time for drying down or accessing seed, without increasing the risk of losing yield to lodging.
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A method of late season harvesting corn, wherein the method comprises
- late-season harvesting seed from a plurality of corn plants from a field, wherein late-season harvesting comprises harvesting at least 100 days after fertilization or silking of at least 80% of said plurality of corn plants,
- wherein the kernel moisture content of each corn plant of said plurality of corn plants is between 10% and 15%,
- wherein the average yield of said field is at least 210 bushels per acre,
- wherein fewer than or equal to 3.5% of said corn plants have lodged at the time of harvest, and
- wherein said plurality of corn plants are semi-dwarf and comprise a mutation in the brachytic2 (br2) locus as compared to the wildtype br2 locus.
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A method of late season harvesting corn, wherein the method comprises
- late-season harvesting seed from a plurality of corn plants from a field, wherein late-season harvesting comprises harvesting at least 100 days after fertilization or silking of at least 80% of said plurality of corn plants,
- wherein the kernel moisture content of each corn plant of said plurality of corn plants is between 10% and 15%,
- wherein the average yield of said field is at least 210 bushels per acre,
- wherein fewer than or equal to 3.5% of said corn plants have lodged at the time of harvest, and
- wherein said plurality of corn plants are semi-dwarf and comprise a heterologous polynucleotide that suppresses expression of the brachytic2 gene or an mRNA transcribed therefrom.
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