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.
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A method for delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining a pollen storage composition comprising at least one perlite particle and pollen from a donor plant;
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- (b) delivering said storage composition to at least a first female reproductive part of the recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.