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US 12,593,761 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for pollen storage
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsGretchen Spiess, Chad A. Stendal
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Abstract
The invention provides novel compositions and methods for storage and delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen storage composition provided includes at least one perlite particle and pollen. The methods provided include storing the pollen storage composition and applying the pollen storage composition to at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.
Claims6
A composition formulated for storing pollen, comprising:
- (a) at least one perlite particle;
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- (b) pollen;
- wherein the at least one perlite particle is present in the composition at a volume:volume ratio of 1:1 to about 5:1 relative to said pollen;
- wherein the composition is designed to maintain the viability and fertilization potential of the pollen.
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