Patents by Inventor Lixiu TONG

Lixiu TONG 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).

  • NOVEL GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH EAR ROT RESISTANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20220287258
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for identifying, selecting and producing maize plants with enhanced ear rot resistance are provided. Ear rot resistance maize plants and germplasms are also provided. In some embodiments, methods of identifying an ear rot resistance maize plant or germplasm are provided. Such methods may comprise detecting, in the plant or germplasm, a marker associated with enhanced ear rot resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Mingliang XU, Lishan YAO, Yanmei LI, Chuanyu MA, Lixiu TONG, Feili DU, Qingli LIU, Becky Welsh BREITINGER