	US 11,730,099 B2
	Compositions and methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen
Zachary Boyer, Fenton, MO (US); David A. Morgenstern, Creve Coeur, MO (US); and Michelle R. Naert, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,798.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/158,325, filed on Mar. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/005,260, filed on Apr. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307273 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A01H 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC A01H 1/026 (2021.01) [A01H 1/024 (2021.01)]

32 Claims

1. A pollen suspension solution comprising:

a) an isoparaffin oil, about 2% to about 20% monocot pollen by weight, and a surfactant present in an amount equal to or less than about 3.0% by weight; or

b) an aqueous solution, about 2% to about 20% monocot pollen by weight, and a surfactant present in an amount of less than about 1.0% by weight, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a modified cellulose polymer and a block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide;

wherein said pollen suspension solution is capable of producing a substantially equivalent number of seeds when sprayed onto at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient monocot plant compared to the number of seeds produced using a conventional pollination technique.