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US 7,435,878 B2Granted
Method for altering the male fertility of plants
AssigneeSalisbury University
InventorMark A. Holland
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Abstract
A method for altering fertility of a plant or modifying its structure is described. The method comprises, in any order, contacting the seed of the plant with Pink-Pigmented Facultative Methylotroph (PPFM) that in the aggregate produces more or less amount of cytokinin than the PPFM that was previously associated with the plant, and then planting the seed.
Claims18
A method for increasing male fertility of a plant, comprising:
- (a) contacting seed of the plant with a Pink-Pigmented Facultative Methylotroph (PPFM) that in the aggregate produces a greater amount of cytokinin than a PPFM that was previously associated with the plant;
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- (b) planting the seed to produce a plant with increased male fertility.
A method for increasing male fertility of a plant comprising
- (a ) contacting the plant with a PPFM that in aggregate produces a greater amount of cytokinin than a PPFM that was previously associated with the plant;
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- (b) testing the plant for its fertility by increasing pollen count.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.