ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,572, issued on April 22, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).
"Canola variety 4005A678-18" was invented by Ushan Alahakoon (Saskatoon, Canada), Steven Paul King (Stratford, Canada), Chadwick Bruce Koscielny (Miami, 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 4005A678-18 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 4005A678-18 with another canola plant. Methods for producing ...