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US Plant Patent PP20645

Adi

Banana plant named ‘Adi’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2028.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20645, the photograph of Adi printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20645, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP20645
Filed
March 3, 2008
Granted
January 12, 2010
Expires
March 3, 2028
Assignee
RAHAN MERISTEM 1998 LTD
Inventor
KHAYAT ELI

Abstract

Adi is a selection of the ancestral banana line Zelig, which belongs to Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish. When compared to its ancestral line, ‘Adi’ shows the following characteristics: 1. Dwarf-like stature, 2. Wider girth size, 3. Higher fruit yield, 4. Longer fruit size (“fingers”), 5. Higher levels of sucrose and starch in the pulp, 6. Tolerance to windy conditions.

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

1. ‘Adi’, a new and distinct selection of banana plant, substantially as illustrated and described, which is a dwarf stature plant, with wider girth size, higher fruit yield, longer fruit (“fingers”) and higher sugar content in the pulp.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20645 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.