US Plant Patent PP32020
LA17-31
Sweetpotato plant named ‘LA17-31’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 8, 2039.
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
- PP32020
- Filed
- February 8, 2019
- Granted
- July 28, 2020
- Expires
- February 8, 2039
- Inventor
- LABONTE DON R
Abstract
A new variety of sweetpotato, identified as ‘LA17-31’ is disclosed having resistance to southern root-knot nematode and Fusarium wilt; an orange flesh, red-purple skin storage root and attractive zero to three or five lobed dark green leaves with purple venation and purple vines.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Ipomoea batatas plant named ‘LA17-31’ as described and illustrated in the specification herein.
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