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US Plant Patent PP6627

Barr

Avocado tree called Barr Duke

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 21, 2007. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP6627
Filed
September 21, 1987
Granted
February 21, 1989
Expires
September 21, 2007

Abstract

A new and distinct rootstock variety of avocado tree characterized by its high yield resistance to Phytophthora root rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. This variety has a high level of resistance comparable to the 'Duke 7' rootstock variety. It is also characterized under some field conditions by producing a somewhat smaller tree, when grafted with a 'Haas' scion, than that typical of a 'Duke 7' rootstock.

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

We claim: 1. The new and distinct rootstock variety of avocado tree herein described and illustrated and identified by the characteristics enumerated above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6627 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.