ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,706, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Sakata Seed America Inc. (Woodland, Calif.).
"Jalapeno pepper hybrid XHP9251" was invented by Benito Juarez (Woodland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment relates to seed and plants of pepper hybrid XHP9251. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid XHP9251, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing....