US4654466A
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Inbred corn line
Assignee: DeKalb Genetics Corp
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Filing: 1985-04-29
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2005-04-29
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an inbred line of corn having the designation 78010, seeds produced by plants of the inbred line 78010, cells which upon growth and differentiation produces the inbred line 78010, hybrid corn seed produced by crossing the inbred line 78010 with another corn line and a process for the production of hybrid corn seed using the inbred line 78010.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin F. Lindsey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:13
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01H; A01H6/00; A01H6/46; A01H6/4684; A01H5/00; A01H5/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S47/00; Y10S47/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
8 words
An inbred corn line having the designation 78010.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
8 words
An inbred corn line having the designation 78010.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A plant of the inbred corn line having the designation 78010 of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Seeds of the inbred corn line having the designation 78010 of claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
Pollen of the inbred corn line having the designation 78010 of claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A plant cell which, upon growth and differentiation, produces the plant of claim 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
First generation (F 1 ) hybrid corn seed produced by crossing a first inbred corn line as a male parent with a second inbred corn line as a female parent, one of said inbred corn lines being said inbred line 78010.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
First generation (F 1 ) hybrid corn seed produced by crossing a first inbred corn line as a male parent with a second inbred corn line as a female parent, one of said inbred corn lines being said inbred line 78010.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The seed of claim 6, wherein said inbred line 78010 is the female parent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process for producing hybrid corn comprising: (a) planting in pollinating proximity seeds of inbred corn line having the designation 78010 of claim 1 and another line of corn; (b) cultivating corn plants resulting from the planting before the time of flowering; (c) emasculating the plants of either the inbred corn line 78010 or of said other corn line; (d) allowing cross-pollination to occur between said corn lines and (e) harvesting seeds produced by said plants of the corn line which was emasculated in step (c).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 8, wherein said other line of corn is an inbred line of corn other than said inbred corn line 78010.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said process comprises in step (c) emasculating the plants of said other line of corn.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4607453A
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