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US 5,746,024 AGranted
Process for producing large quantities of viable true seed from garlic
AssigneeRogers Foods, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Rice, Kevin B. Brink, David J. Hansen
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Abstract
Large quantities of true seed is obtained from garlic using a process that involves the growing of a garlic parent plant from a virus-free garlic propagule under virus-free conditions such that the garlic parent plant remains free from virus infection and in particular infection by the onion yellow dwarf virus.
Claims6
A process for obtaining large quantities of viable true seed from garlic comprising the steps of:
- A. growing a virus-free garlic parent plant from a virus-free garlic propagule under virus free conditions until flowers develop on the garlic plant, the parent garlic plant having a seed stalk which is attached to the plant bulb;
- B. pollinating the flowers of the garlic parent plant;
- C. providing sufficient water and nutrients to the garlic parent plant to develop mature, viable true seed;
- D. leaving the seed stalk of the garlic parent plant attached to the plant bulb until mature, viable true seed is formed;
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- E. harvesting the true seed.
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