Patents by Inventor Teruhiko Yoshihara

Teruhiko Yoshihara 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).

  • Agent for Inhibiting Bolting Induction and/or Floral-Bud Differentiation in Plants
    Publication number: 20070244009
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for inhibiting bolting induction and/or floral-bud differentiation in plants and the method for inhibiting the bolting induction and/or floral differentiation of plants using the above-mentioned agent for inhibiting bolting induction and/or floral-bud differentiation in plants. Theobroxide or its analog is used as the agent for inhibiting bolting induction and/or floral-bud differentiation in plants. The agent for inhibiting bolting induction and/or floral-bud differentiation in plants is applied under a plant's bolting induction and/or floral differentiation condition, and controls the bolting induction and/or floral differentiation of the plant. In the case of long-day plants, such as spinach, wherein their bolting induction and floral differentiation occur under a long-day condition, spraying on plants is done under the corresponding long-day condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: National University Corporation Hokkaido Universit
    Inventors: Teruhiko Yoshihara, Hideyuki Matsuura, Kousaku Takahashi