US Patent Issued to Plant Sciences Genetics on June 30 for "Strawberry plant named 'S4A-293'" (California, Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. PP37,493, issued on June 30, was assigned to Plant Sciences Genetics Inc. (Watsonville, Calif.).

"Strawberry plant named 'S4A-293'" was invented by Michael D. Nelson (Watsonville, Calif.), Samuel Estrada Trujillo (Watsonville, Calif.), Craig Mitchell Richael (Meridian, Idaho), Michele Lorraine Krucker (Boise, Idaho) and Vanessa Nichole Roullier (Kuna, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'S4A-293'. This new strawberry plant named 'S4A-293' is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its oran...