Patents by Inventor Arundhani Mukhopadhyay

Arundhani Mukhopadhyay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080148429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) ‘126-1’ system in different Brassica species and a method for obtaining male sterile lines using the said CMS. The CMS has distinct mitochondrial DNA specific RFLP signature. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining male sterile lines and restoration of fertility in B. juncea for hybrid seed production. This CMS in B. juncea can be restored by crossing male sterile plants with any B. juncea genotype other than the maintainer genotype. The same B. juncea genotype acts as maintainer of male sterility after a specified number of backcrosses. This invention also relates to the histological characterization of anther and microspore development in B. juncea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicants: Dhara Vegetable Oil And Foods Company Limited, University of Delhi
    Inventors: Yashpal Singh Sodhi, Akshay Kumar Pradhan, Vibha Guptha, Neelakantan Arumugam, Jagdish Kumar Verma, Arundhani Mukhopadhyay, Deepak Pental