Patents Assigned to Cornnuts Hybrids, Inc.
  • Genetic factor capable of altering leaf number and distribution in maize
    Patent number: 4513532
    Abstract: A single substantially dominant genetic factor which confers an extra leaf phenotype in corn plants provides for the enhanced production of corn in such plants.Seed corn bearing the genetic factor Lfy (Inbred 101Lfy/Lfy) was deposited at the National Seed Storage Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colo. in March, 1983, and granted laboratory serial no. 174,429 ZM 10235.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Cornnuts Hybrids, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Muirhead, Jr., Donald L. Shaver