IP Library Granted Patent US 12,622,389
Granted Patent B2
US 12,622,389 · App. 18/397,301 · Granted May 12, 2026

Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH010478

Inventors: Pragya Adhikari (Ankeny, IA); Fufa H. Birru (Willmar, MN); Christian J. Buffard (Jefferson, CO); Rafael A. Mateo (Sun Prairie, WI); Silvano Assanga Ocheya (Farmington, MN)
Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
A01H6/4684A01H5/10
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Patent No.
US 12,622,389
App. No.
18/397,301
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the disclosure, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010478. The disclosure thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the variety CH010478, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010478 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The disclosure further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010478.

Claims (22)

1 . A seed of hybrid corn variety CH010478, produced by crossing a first plant of variety CV861286 with a second plant of variety CV960136, wherein representative seeds of said varieties CV861286 and CV960136 are deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202206068 and NCMA Accession No. 202306049, respectively.

2 . A plant of the hybrid corn variety CH010478 grown from said seed of claim 1 .

3 . A plant part of the plant of claim 2 , wherein said plant part comprises a cell of said hybrid corn variety CH010478.

4 . A composition comprising the seed of claim 1 comprised in plant seed growth media.

5 . The composition of claim 4 , wherein said growth media is soil or a synthetic cultivation medium.

6 . A method of producing the seed of claim 1 , the method comprising crossing a plant of variety CV861286 with a plant of variety CV960136.

7 . A seed of hybrid corn variety CH010478 further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein a plant grown from said seed comprises a trait conferred by said single locus conversion, and wherein said seed is produced by crossing a first plant selected from the group consisting of variety CV861286 and selfed progeny thereof with a second plant selected from a second group consisting of variety CV960136 and selfed progeny thereof, wherein said first plant, said second plant, or both further comprise said single locus conversion, and wherein representative seeds of said varieties CV861286 and CV960136 are deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202206068 and NCMA Accession No. 202306049, respectively.

8 . The seed of claim 7 , wherein said single locus conversion confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.

9 . A plant grown from the seed of claim 7 .

10 . A method of introducing a heritable trait into hybrid corn variety CH010478, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) introducing at least said heritable trait into a first inbred corn variety CV861286, a second inbred corn variety CV960136, or both inbred corn varieties CV861286 and CV960136 to produce plants of said inbred corn varieties that heritably carry said heritable trait, wherein said heritable trait is introduced into said inbred corn varieties by backcrossing, wherein said backcrossing is sufficient to produce an inbred corn variety further comprising said heritable trait, and wherein representative seeds of said inbred corn varieties CV861286 and CV960136 are deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202206068 and NCMA Accession No. 202306049, respectively; and

(b) producing a plant of hybrid corn variety CH010478 further comprising said heritable trait by crossing a plant of said first or said second inbred corn variety that heritably carries said heritable trait with a plant of a different inbred corn variety selected from a group consisting of inbred corn varieties CV861286 and CV960136, or crossing a plant of said first inbred corn variety and a plant of said second inbred corn variety that both heritably carry said heritable trait.

11 . The method of claim 10 wherein said heritable trait is selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.

12 . The method of claim 10 further comprising repeating step (a) at least once to introduce at least a second heritable trait into hybrid corn variety CH010478, wherein the second heritable trait is selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance, waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein metabolism.

13 . A method of producing a progeny corn plant derived from hybrid corn variety CH010478, wherein the method comprises applying plant breeding techniques to the plant of claim 2 to produce said progeny corn plant derived from hybrid corn variety CH010478.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said plant breeding techniques comprise backcrossing, marker assisted breeding, pedigree breeding, selfing, outcrossing, haploid production, doubled haploid production, or transformation.

15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:

(a) crossing said progeny corn plant derived from hybrid corn variety CH010478 with a second plant or selfing said progeny corn plant to produce a seed of a progeny plant of a subsequent generation;

(b) growing the progeny plant of the subsequent generation from said seed of the progeny plant of the subsequent generation; and

(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for at least an additional 3-10 generations to produce a progeny corn plant further derived from the hybrid corn variety CH010478.

16 . A method of producing a commodity plant product, the method comprising obtaining the plant of claim 2 or a part thereof and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said commodity plant product is grain, starch, seed oil, corn syrup, or protein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2025
From: ADHIKARI, PRAGYA; BIRRU, FUFA H.; BUFFARD, CHRISTIAN J.; MATEO, RAFAEL A.; OCHEYA, SILVANO ASSANGA
To: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Reel/Frame 070646/0541 →
Continuity (1)
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