ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,753, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Wheat cultivar 01102445" was invented by Adam Bray (St. Louis) and Sidney Perry (Twin Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01102445. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01102445. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01102445 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01102445 with itself or another wheat cult...