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.

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.
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1. A new and distinct male asparagus hybrid plant ‘NJ977’ as herein shown and described.
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