US Plant Patent PP32464

Merensky 5

Avocado rootstock named ‘Merensky 5’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 20, 2039.

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: PP32464
Filed: November 20, 2019
Granted: November 17, 2020
Expires: November 20, 2039
Assignee: SOUTH AFRICAN AVOCADO GROWERS ASS, Westfalia Fruit Estate Pty Ltd
Inventor: SMITH DUNCAN G; KREMER-KÖHNE SYLVIE; VAN ROOYEN ZELDA; KÖHNE JOSEF STEFAN

Abstract

A new avocado variety, ‘Merensky 5’ has high tolerance to salinity and to Phytophthora cinnamomi when used as a rootstock. ‘Hass’ trees grafted onto the ‘Merensky 5’ rootstock bear good yields.

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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct rootstock variety of avocado tree having the characteristics as described and illustrated herein.

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