Patent ID: 9220208
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A01G,A01H

Abstract:
1. A broccoli seed capable of producing a broccoli plant comprising a main curd having elongated secondary stems supporting detached florets with an average secondary stem length of at least about 7 cm, wherein at least 50% of said detached florets on said main curd do not touch another floret on said main curd, said broccoli plant is a cultivar of Brassica oleracea var. italica , and said florets do not have a loose flower bud cluster growth type typical of broccolini, wherein said florets have at least 25 flower buds per square centimeter and said detached floret trait is derived from a broccoli line selected from the group consisting of 550478, a representative sample of seed of said line having been deposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB Accession No. 41416; 550479, a representative sample of seed of said line having been deposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB Accession No. 41415; 550385, a representative sample of seed of said line having been deposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB Accession No. 41417; and 550198, a representative sample of seed of said line having been deposited with the NCIMB under NCIMB Accession No. 41418.