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US Plant Patent PP12627

BG-424

Strawberry plant designated ‘BG-424’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 20, 2019. 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 PP12627, the photograph of BG-424 printed in the patent.
Figure 5 from US Plant Patent PP12627, 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
PP12627
Filed
September 20, 1999
Granted
May 14, 2002
Expires
September 20, 2019
Assignee
BERRY GENETICS INC
Inventor
NELSON STEVEN D; NELSON MIKE D; STOECKLE LEO W

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct winter planted short day variety of strawberry known as ‘BG-424’. This new variety is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the southern coast of California. It is particularly characterized by its moderate vigor and dense plant. ‘BG-424’ has a medium to large cylindrical to wedged shaped berry. Seeds are positioned below the surface of the berry with a narrow band without achenes under the calyx. The fruit is medium red in color with good flavor.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant designated as ‘BG-424’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12627 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.