US Patent Issued to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology on June 23 for "Strigolactone analogs and methods of using" (Saudi Arabia, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,818, issued on June 23, was assigned to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia).

"Strigolactone analogs and methods of using" was invented by Salim Al-Babili (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) and Tadao Asami (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for regulating plant growth and/or combating root parasitic plants. Formulations containing one or more disclosed compounds or salts thereof, and one or more excipients are disclosed. Methods for regulating plant growth typically includes applying one or more formulations to a plant, a plant part, or a growing site of plant, wh...