ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,675, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to NUNHEMS B.V. (Nunhem, Netherlands).
"Capsicum annuum plants having improved thrips resistance" was invented by Paolo Riccardi (Sant Agata Bolognese, Italy), Nelson Davila Olivas (Nunhem, Netherlands), Louis Gisberts (Nunhem, Netherlands) and Alberto Reggiani (Sant Agata Bolognese, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a Capsicum annuum plant comprising an introgression fragment on chromosome 8 comprising Quantitative Trait Locus QTL8, wherein said QTL8 confers an improved resistance to Frankliniella occidentalis. The present invention further relates to a seed pr...