Patent ID: 11917959
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of treating a maize plant with a gibberellic acid-inhibitor (GA-inhibitor),
the method comprising administering the GA-inhibitor to the plant by contacting the plant with the GA-inhibitor, wherein the GA-inhibitor is administered at a rate of at least 1.0 mg/plant, prior to the formation of a visible reproductive structure,
wherein the treatment comprises at least one administration of the GA-inhibitor at the V6, V7, V8, or V9 stage to induce co-dominant ears on the main stem,
wherein the treatment increases seed yield of the maize plant as compared to an untreated control plant, and
wherein the treatment results in at least about 600 seed from the treated plant.