Patents by Inventor Roderick W. King

Roderick W. King 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).

  • Method of treating plants or plant tissues with C-16,17-dihydro gibberellins
    Patent number: 5532206
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating plants or plant tissues (including cuttings, roots, bulbs, corns, tubers, rhizomes and seeds) in order to induce a desired tissue morphology and/or a desired physiological state by applying to the plant an amount of a C-16,17-dihydro gibberellin or C-16,17-dihydro gibberellin precursor effective to produce an at least partial inhibition of the formation of effector gibberellins in said plant.Effects obtainable include dwarfing, stem and shoot and/or root (radicle) growth retardation, flowering, improved fruit quality, inhibiting fruit ripening, improving fruit set, controlling weed growth, inducing male sterility, retarded bud break and tillering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventors: Lloyd T. Evans, Roderick W. King, Lewis N. Mander, David W. Pearce, Richard P. Pharis