US Plant Patent PP17947

Merensky 1

Avocado rootstock named ‘Merensky 1’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17947
Filed: May 11, 2005
Granted: August 28, 2007
Expires: May 11, 2025
Assignee: WESTFALIA TECHNOLOGICAL SERVIC
Inventor: DARVAS JOZSEF

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Persea americana tree having strong resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi and tolerance to salinity, and used as a rootstock.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Persea americana plant as illustrated and described.

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