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US Plant Patent PP18485

SJCA38R6A74

Non-browning apple cultivar named ‘SJCA38R6A74’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 12, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 17, 2025. This patent earned 148 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18485, the photograph of SJCA38R6A74 printed in the patent.
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The record

Patent number
PP18485
Filed
June 17, 2005
Granted
February 12, 2008
Expires
November 12, 2025
Assignee
CA MINISTER AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Inventor
KHANIZADEH SHAHROKH

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree cultivar named ‘SJCA38R6A74’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of Northern Eastern Central Canada. The fruit of ‘SJCA38R6A74’, which hangs well on tree, is a dessert apple having very good firmness, crispness and flavor, high quality flesh and a long shelf life. The phenol (oxidative agent) content of this cultivar's fruit is significantly lower than that of other known cultivars, including Cortland which is the most popular apple variety for transformation. No browning of the fruit occurs after cutting (even after 4-5 days at room temperature), without adding any chemical, which makes it an excellent candidate for fresh fruit slice, fruit salad, dried apple chips and processing (juice, cider).

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

1. A new and distinct apple cultivar named ‘SJCA38R6A74’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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