ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,061, issued on March 24, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Iowa).
"Canola hybrid 20MC1737N" was invented by Chadwick Bruce Koscielny (Miami, Canada), Ushan Alahakoon (Saskatoon, Canada), Scott Mcclinchey (East Garafraxa, Canada) and Daniel Joseph Stanton (Redwater, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a canola variety designated 20MC1737N and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 20MC1737N with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one...