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US Plant Patent PP12480

Poamoho Gold

Papaya plant named ‘Poamoho Gold’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 24, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 5 of US plant patent PP12480, the photograph of Poamoho Gold printed in the patent.
Figure 5 from US Plant Patent PP12480, 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
PP12480
Filed
January 24, 2000
Granted
March 19, 2002
Expires
January 24, 2020
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE
Inventor
FITCH MAUREEN M M

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of papaya ( Carica papaya L. ) plant cv. ‘Poamoho Gold’ which is characterized by having the following combination of characteristics that are desirable in a new variety: medium fruit size, distinctive spicy flavor, high degree of sweetness, absence of strong odor, attractive deep orange-yellow flesh color, attractive bulbous pyriform-shaped fruit with smooth, shiny, waxy skin generally free of grooves and roughness, resistance to papaya ringspot virus, high tree vigor, intermediate fruit bearing height, low incidence of carpellody and sterility, and moderately firm flesh, giving good eating, handling, and shipping qualities.

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 variety of papaya plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12480 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.