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US Plant Patent PP28091

UFR-17

Citrus rootstock named ‘UFR-17’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 14, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 20, 2035. This patent earned 116 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28091, the photograph of UFR-17 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28091, 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
PP28091
Filed
March 20, 2015
Granted
June 13, 2017
Expires
July 14, 2035
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

‘UFR-17’ is a new and distinct allotetraploid citrus rootstock for tree size control and improved disease resistance. ‘UFR-17’ has shown a positive reaction to Huanglongbing disease (HLB, or citrus greening disease) in multiple experimental field trials. Scion trees grafted on this rootstock show a reduced frequency of infection and reduced disease symptoms once infected as compared to commercial diploid rootstocks.

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 cultivar as illustrated and described herein.

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