ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. PP37,787, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Fresas Nuevos Materiales S.A. (Huelva, Spain).

"Strawberry plant named 'DUNA'" was invented by Fernando Piston (Huelva, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a new and distinct strawberry plant designated as 'DUNA', which originated from seed produced by manual cross between 'E70' and '25'. The new strawberry is a short-day with a long, conical, glossy and a light red colored fruit. This new strawberry is characterized by a fruit of excellent quality, long shelf-life and high value of Brix degrees."

The patent was filed on Sept. 4, 2025, under Application No. 19/319...