ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. PP37,012, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to GROUP EDITORS COMPANY (PTY) LTD (George, South Africa).

"Persea americana plant named 'BeeOne'" was invented by Guy Witney (George, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention introduces a novel and distinct variety of Persea americana Mill., named 'BeeOne', which emerged from a chance seedling discovered in the Western Cape of South Africa, with commendable commercial traits, including late maturation, thick green skin, and characteristics from both the Mexican and Guatemalan horticultural traits. The traits of 'BeeOne' have been systematically documented from 2018 to the p...