Patents by Inventor Heyder Diniz Silv

Heyder Diniz Silv 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).

  • Methods and compositions for selecting corn plants resistant to diplodia ear rot
    Patent number: 9788505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with diplodia ear rot (DER), a fungal disease associated with Stenocarpella spp. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring resistance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program for resistance to DER.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Daniel Rossouw, Heyder Diniz Silv, Gilberto Pozar, Michael Kerns, Humberto Gutierrez, Justino Mario
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SELECTING CORN PLANTS RESISTANT TO DIPLODIA EAR ROT
    Publication number: 20150322535
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with diplodia ear rot (DER), a fungal disease associated with Stenocarpella spp. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring resistance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program for resistance to DER.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Daniel Rossouw, Heyder Diniz Silv, Gilberto Pozar, Michael Kerns, Humberto Gutierrez, Justino Mario