Patents Examined by Gary Benzon
  • Patent number: 5260503
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a hybrid sorghum plant, designated 8358, produced by crossing two Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., proprietary inbred lines of sorghum. This invention thus relates to the hybrid seed 8358, the hybrid plant produced from the seed, variants, mutants, and modifications of Pioneer hybrid 8358. This hybrid sorghum plant is characterized by superior yields, wide adaptation, excellent biotype C and E greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) resistance, excellent anthracnose (Colletotricum graminicola), resistance and excellent resistance to pathotype 1 and 3 downy mildew (Sclerospora sorghi) and races 1, 2, 3 and 4 of head smut (Spaoelotheca reiliana).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Dorman, John Krueger