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Division of Agriculture recognizes patents for crops, equipment, immune responses

Division of Agriculture recognizes patents

By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture

Fast facts

  • Patents include blackberries, rice cultivars
  • Irrigation, application equipment among patents recognized
  • Methods to boost immunity in poultry; heat-resilience in crops

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FERNDALE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture on Friday recognized faculty for patents they obtained on their inventions.

Lisa Childs, assistant vice president for technology commercialization for the Division of Agriculture, recognized 16 patents by presenting plaques to their inventors.

“Inventiveness, which is about finding new ways to do agriculture better, has always been an important part of land grant work,” Childs said. “These patents represent important, practical work and are tangible ways our research and extension personnel work to improve the lives of those in Arkansas and beyond.”

  • Blackberry named ‘A-2454T’ — John Clark, fruit breeder, distinguished professor-horticulture
  • Blackberry named ‘Caddo’ — John Clark, fruit breeder, distinguished professor-horticulture
  • Blackberry plant named ‘APF-2491T’ — John Clark, fruit breeder, distinguished professor-horticulture
  • Rice Cultivar RU1601030 ‘CLM04’ — Xueyan Sha, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences.
  • Rice Cultivar RU1601111 ‘CLL15’ — Xueyan Sha, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences.
  • Surge Valve Assembly — Christopher Henry, associate professor, extension irrigation engineer, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences.
  • Trailer, Labeling System, Control System and Program for Field Implementation of Computerized Hole Selection for Lay flat Irrigation Pipe — Christopher Henry, associate professor, irrigation engineer, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences.
  • Spray Nozzle System — Jason Davis, extension application technologist.
  • Compositions and Methods of Enhancing Immune Responses to Eimeria — Walter Bottje, Kimberly Cole, Billy Hargis, Young Min Kwon and Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, department of poultry science.
  • Compositions and Methods of Enhancing Immune Responses to Eimeria or Limiting Eimeria Infection — Lisa Bielke, Olivia B. Faulkner, Billy Hargis, and Srichaitanya Shivaramaiah, department of poultry science.
  • Compositions and Methods of Enhancing Immune Responses to Enteric Pathogens — Lisa Bielke, Olivia B. Faulkner, Billy Hargis, Sherryll Layton and Neil R. Pumford, department of poultry science.
  • Methods of Increasing Resistance of Crop Plants to Heat Stress and Selecting Crop Plants with Increased Resistance to Heat Stress — Andy Pereira and Ramegowda Venkategowda, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences
  • Novel Mucosal Adjuvants and Delivery Systems — Billy Hargis, Marion Morgan, Neil Pumford, Srichaitanya Shivaramaiah, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias and Amanda Wolfenden-Bray, department of poultry science
  • Rice Cultivar RU1401105 — James Gibbons, Karen Moldenhauer, Xueyan Sha and Debra Ahrent Wisdom, department of crop, soil and environmental sciences, Rice Research and Extension Center
  • System and Method for Detecting Woody Breast Condition in Broilers Using Image Analysis of Carcass Features — Juan Pablo Caldas Cueva, Casey Hanning, Andy Mauromoustakos and Xiao Sun, department of poultry science and department of agricultural statistics
  • Trichoderma Compositions and Methods of Using the Same — Temesgen Mulaw and Yeshi Wamishe, Rice Research and Extension Center.

To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk. To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension.

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system. 

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.  

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Media contact:

Mary Hightower, mhightower@uada.edu

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