ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,800, issued on June 3, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).

"Canola hybrid 19MM0047N" 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 19MM0047N and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 19MM0047N with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola ...