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US Plant Patent PP27743

UFR-16

Citrus rootstock named ‘UFR-16’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 5, 2035.

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 PP27743, the photograph of UFR-16 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27743, 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
PP27743
Filed
January 5, 2015
Granted
March 7, 2017
Expires
January 5, 2035
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

‘UFR-16’ is a new and distinct diploid citrus rootstock for improved disease resistance. ‘UFR-16’ has shown a positive reaction to the Huanglongbing disease (HLB, or citrus greening disease) in experimental field trials. Scion trees grafted on this rootstock initially show a reduced frequency of infection, and reduced disease symptoms once infected as compared to commercial diploid rootstocks. ‘UFR-16’ rootstock also showed tolerance to the Diaprepes/Phytophthora complex in greenhouse tests.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct citrus rootstock plant as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27743 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.