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US 9,428,762 B2Granted
Method for production of sorghum hybrids with selected flowering times
AssigneeThe Texas A&M University System
InventorsJohn E. Mullet, William L. Rooney
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Abstract
Methods and composition for the production of sorghum hybrids with selected and different flowering times are provided. In accordance with the invention, a substantially continual and high-yield harvest of sorghum is provided. Improved methods of seed production are also provided.
Claims4
A method of identifying the genotype of a sorghum plant for a Ma6 locus comprising:
- a) obtaining a sorghum plant;
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- b) assaying the sorghum plant for the absence or presence of an allele at the Ma6 locus, wherein the locus comprises SEQ ID NO:5, or SEQ ID NO:7.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.