ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,828, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).

"Sorghum hybrid YS9722" was invented by Justin M. Gifford (Lubbock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel sorghum variety designated YS9722 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety YS9722 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety YS9722, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety YS9722 are provided. Methods for producing a...