US Patent Issued to Monsanto Technology on March 25 for "Cross pollination through liquid-mediated delivery of pollen to enclosed stigmas of flowers from recipient plants" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,685, issued on March 25, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Cross pollination through liquid-mediated delivery of pollen to enclosed stigmas of flowers from recipient plants" was invented by Huachun Wang Larue (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Li Lin (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides novel methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen grains to enclosed stigmas in recipient female flowers. For example, methods for liquid-mediated pollination are provided. The methods provided include collecting pollen from a donor plant, suspending the collected pollen in a liquid solution, and introducing sa...