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US Plant Patent PP21066

NJ977

Male Asparagus hybrid plant ‘NJ977’

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 PP21066, the photograph of NJ977 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21066, 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
PP21066
Filed
March 4, 2008
Granted
June 15, 2010
Expires
March 4, 2028
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
CHIN CHEE-KOK; GARRISON STEPHEN A; KINELSKI JOHN J

Abstract

A male asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis ) hybrid denoted ‘NJ977’. The plant has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, good resistance to rust ( Puccinia asparagi ) and good field tolerance to asparagus root and crown rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium moniliforme . These desirable traits have been shown to be transmissible to its progenies. The invention relates to plants and plant parts of ‘NJ977’ plant. The invention further relates to hybrid asparagus seeds and plants produced by crossing the male asparagus ‘NJ977’ plant with any female 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 male asparagus hybrid plant ‘NJ977’ as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21066 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.