ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,776, issued on July 1, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Iowa).

"Sorghum inbred 2PQCS69A" was invented by Maria Laura Mayor (Manhattan, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel sorghum variety designated 2PQCS69A and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a plant comprise crossing sorghum variety 2PQCS69A with another plant. Sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced by crossing sorghum variety 2PQCS69A with another plant are described. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 2PQCS69A include one or both of backcross...