SUMMARY

Cornell University's small grains breeding and genetics research program has produced a steady stream of technology useful to the small grains breeding industry. In recent years, Cornell's small grains researchers have supplemented this long tradition with a significant investment in biotechnological approaches to small grains breeding problems and opportunities.

In addition to traditional technology, the small grains breeding research program has developed a significant biotechnological resource base for improved small grains breeding. The Plant Breeding Department at Cornell University and the Cornell Research Foundation have combined to provide industry with efficient access to this technological package consisting of Cornell's small grains breeding expertise and proprietary technology. This publication provides an overview of Cornell small grains breeding technology including:

• A base of traditional small grains breeding knowledge based on over 90 years of research

• RFLP probes for genes of agronomically important traits

• c-DNA sequence data useful for constructing primers and identification of regulatory and structural genes

• Oligo-primer sequences for development of PCR-based markers including microsatellites

• Experimental small grains lines useful as sources of desirable genes or elite parents in breeding programs

• Small grains germplasm useful for pre-harvest sprouting resistance and various disease resistances

• Collaborating companies can obtain preferred access to all Cornell's proprietary small grains breeding technology.

Private industry can obtain access to Cornell's small grains breeding technology by establishing a collaborative project or working relationship.

• Collaborating companies obtain a royalty-free license to use any of Cornell's proprietary small grains breeding technology for internal use;

• Collaborating companies are given a preferred royalty rate for commercial sale of any of Cornell's proprietary small grains breeding technology.

Internal Development Licenses

Cornell Research Foundation (CRF), the intellectual property and licensing arm of Cornell University, will provide collaborating companies with a, royalty-free license to use Cornell's proprietary small grains breeding technology for internal development purposes. Such licenses are automatically available to collaborating companies (and only those companies) for the following:

• RFLP Probes, Oligo-Primers and DNA Sequence Data;

• Experimental small grains lines;

• Elite small grains germplasm;

• Proprietary information necessary to efficiently use the technology for small grains improvement.

Commercial Licenses

Upon request, CRF will provide collaborating companies with preferred royalty rate licenses to use Cornell's proprietary small grains breeding technology for commercial sale. Copies of Internal Development and Commercial Licenses and additional information on technology transfer is available on request by contacting:

Richard S. Cahoon
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
20 Thornwood Drive, Suite 105
Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone 607/257-1081 Fax 607/257-1015