US Plant Patent PP20867

BYRD

Pecan tree named ‘BYRD’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 23, 2028.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP20867
Filed: July 23, 2008
Granted: March 23, 2010
Expires: July 23, 2028
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor: SPARKS DARRELL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Pecan tree, Carya illinoinensis, which is characterized by a early nut production, early nut maturity, scab fungus resistance, and high percentage kernel.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of pecan tree named ‘BYRD’, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

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