Kimberly J Funk

US Patent:

20020026659, Feb 28, 2002

Filed:

Dec 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/750980

Inventors:

Alan Blowers - St. Charles IL, US
Robert Conrad - Wheaton IL, US
Kimberly Funk - Oswego IL, US
Zubin Khambatta - Orland Park IL, US
Audrey Charles - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

A01C001/06
A01C021/00
A01H005/00
C12N005/00
C12N005/02

US Classification:

800/298000, 435/430000, 047/057600

Abstract:

The present invention relates to developed seed that is singulated and free-flowing, and comprises a modified root structure whose root development is interrupted and altered, but that root development is capable of resuming when the developed seed is sown in a suitable environment. The developed seed can exhibit an emerged hypocotyl or lack an emerged hypocotyl. The developed seed is prepared as desiccation-intolerant seed and can be converted to be desiccation-tolerant. The present invention also relates to methods of making the developed seed.