Hybrid corn plants with improved standability

• US 4,607,453 A
• Filed: 02/21/1985
• Issued: 08/26/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dekalb-Pfizer Genetics (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Dekalb-Pfizer Genetics (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Troyer, A. Forrest
• Primary Examiner(s): Bagwill, Robert E.
• Application Number:
  US06/703,587
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 47/58, 47/1
• US Class Current: 800/271
• CPC Class Codes: A01H 6/4684 Zea mays [maize]

Abstract

Novel F1 hybrid corn plants DK 672, novel seeds of the hybrid, seeds produced by cultivation of the hybrid, cells which upon growth and differentiation produce the novel hybrid and a method to produce the novel hybrid are disclosed.

Claims

1. Novel F1 generation hybrid corn plants DK 672.

3. Seeds produced by the cultivation of the novel hybrid plants of claim 1.

4. Cells which upon growth and differention produce the novel hybrid corn plants of claim 1.

2. Novel F1 generation hybrid corn seed DK 672.

5. A method to produce novel hybrid corn seed DK 672 comprising the steps of:

(a) planting in pollinating proximity seeds of corn varieties B73Ht and HBA1;

(b) cultivating corn plants resulting from said planting until time of flowering;

(c) at said flowering time, emasculating said flowers of said plants of variety B73Ht;

(d) allowing natural cross pollination to occur between said varieties; and

(e) harvesting seeds produced on said plants of variety B73Ht.