US Patent Issued to Keygene on May 12 for "Methods for the production of seed with improved seed germination properties" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,406, issued on May 12, was assigned to Keygene N.V. (Wageningen, Netherlands).

"Methods for the production of seed with improved seed germination properties" was invented by Jeroen Stuurman (Wageningen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods for the production of plant inbred seed, or for the production of plant hybrid seed, wherein the seed obtained exhibits altered and/or improved germination properties, in particular improved germination properties such as enhanced seed germination rate, enhanced seed germination capacity and/or enhanced seedling fresh weight. The present invention also pr...