Patent ID: 7750214
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: A01H

Abstract:
1. A method of introducing a desired trait into millet variety 53-1-1 comprising: (a) crossing 53-1-1 plants grown from 53-1-1 seed, representative seed of which has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-648, with plants of another millet line that comprise a desired trait to produce progeny plants; (b) selecting progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected progeny plants; (c) crossing the selected progeny plants with the 53-1-1 plants to produce backcross progeny plants; (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected backcross progeny plants; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) three or more times in succession to produce selected fourth or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and the remaining morphological and physiological characteristics of millet variety 53-1-1.