ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,044, issued on May 6, was assigned to Forage Genetics International LLC (West Salem, Wis.).
"Alfalfa variety C0516A3158" was invented by Charles A. Rodgers (Onalaska, Wis.) and Mark McCaslin (Shoreview, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated C0516A3158. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety C0516A3158. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety C0516A3158 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variet...