ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,212, issued on March 11, was assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).
"CYSDV resistance in members of the cucurbitaceae family" was invented by Paul De Graag (De Lier, Netherlands), Lena Johanna Huijbregts-Doorduin (De Lier, Netherlands) and Raoul Jacobus Johannes Maria Frijters (De Lier, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a modified gene that provides resistance to Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder virus (CYSDV) when present in a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. The invention further relates to progeny, seed, and fruit of the plant that is resistant again...