US Plant Patent PP5642
Toro Canyon
Avocado tree
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 24, 2004. 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
- PP5642
- Filed
- July 24, 1984
- Granted
- January 21, 1986
- Expires
- July 24, 2004
- Inventor
- STAUFFER ROYCE D
Abstract
A new avocado variety developed from a seedling tree is recommended for clonal rootstock, The tree has a history of survival under adverse soil conditions and good tank test resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Field tests show some superiority to presently used clonal rootstocks.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of avocado tree as herein disclosed, characterized by vigorous growth, both alone and with a Hass top, and an unusual ability to survive under adverse soil conditions as shown by its origin and subsequent tests.
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