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US Plant Patent PP21170

NJ953

Male asparagus hybrid plant ‘NJ953’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 4, 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 PP21170, the photograph of NJ953 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21170, 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
PP21170
Filed
March 4, 2008
Granted
July 20, 2010
Expires
March 4, 2028
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
CHIN CHEE-KOK; GARRISON STEPHEN A; KINELSKI JOHN J

Abstract

A hybrid male asparagus plant ( Asparagus officinalis ) denoted ‘NJ953’ has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, attractive spear morphology, good resistance to rust ( Puccinia asparagi ) and good field tolerance to asparagus root rot ( Fusarium oxysporum ) and asparagus crown rot ( Fusarium mondiforme ). These desirable traits have been shown to be transmissible to its progenies. The invention relates to plants and plant parts of ‘NJ953’ plant. The invention further relates to hybrid asparagus seeds and plants produced by crossing the asparagus ‘NJ953’ plant with another asparagus plant.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid variety of a male asparagus plant ‘NJ953’ as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21170 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.