Inbred corn line KW4773
AssigneeKWS Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucgt AG
InventorHarold A Brokish
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Abstract
This invention is in the field of corn breeding, specifically relating to a dent corn inbred designated as KW4773. Inbred KW4773 is a stiff stalk family based inbred that is specifically bred by means of a pedigree selection method for the north central United States. Inbred KW4773 contributes superior grey leaf blight resistance to the F1 hybrid.
Claims33
Seed of corn inbred line designated KW4773, representative seed of said line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. ______.
A method for producing inbred KW4773, representative seed of which have been deposited under ATCC Accession No. ______, comprising:
- a) planting a collection of seed comprising seed of a hybrid, one of whose parents is inbred KW4773, said collection also comprising seed of said inbred;
- b) growing plants from said collection of seed;
- c) identifying inbred parent plants;
- d) controlling pollination in a manner which preserves the homozygosity of said inbred parent plant;
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- e) harvesting the resultant seed.
A method for producing a KW4773-derived corn plant, comprising:
- a) crossing inbred corn line KW4773, representative seed of said line having been deposited under ATCC accession number ______, with a second corn plant to yield progeny corn seed;
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- b) growing said progeny corn seed, under plant growth conditions, to yield said KW4773-derived corn plant.
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