Marigold male inbred line denominated ki3928
AssigneeKemin Industries, Inc.
InventorsArvind H. HIRANI, Justin COX, John A. Greaves
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Abstract
A new and distinct inbred plant of Tagetes erecta named KI3928 and characterized by elevated levels of lutein in hybrids and fertile male flowers with desirable pollen shading characteristics.
Claims22
Seed of marigold inbred line designated KI3928, or a part of the seed, representative seed of the line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-127534.
A method for producing a marigold plant, said method comprising the step of:
- (a) crossing inbred marigold plant KI3928, representative seed of the line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-127534, with another marigold line plant to yield progeny marigold seed.
A method of introducing a desired trait from marigold inbred line KI3928, representative seed of the line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-127534, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) crossing KI3928 plants with plants of another marigold line that comprise a desired trait to produce F1 progeny plants;
- (b) selecting F1 progeny plants that have the desired trait;
- (c) crossing selected progeny plants with said other marigold line plants to produce backcross progeny plants;
- (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and physiological and morphological characteristics of marigold inbred line KI3928;
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- (e) performing steps (c) and (d) one or more times in succession to produce the selected or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of said other marigold inbred line as determined at the 5% significance level when grown in the same environmental conditions.
A genetically engineered marigold plant, or parts thereof, or progeny marigold seed, containing one or more desired trait.
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