US Patent Issued to Seminis Vegetable Seeds, PLANT BIOSCIENCE on July 29 for "Brassica oleracea plants with improved nutritional value" (Dutch, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,704, issued on July 29, was assigned to Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc. (St. Louis) and PLANT BIOSCIENCE Ltd. (Norwich, Great Britain).

"Brassica oleracea plants with improved nutritional value" was invented by Franciscus G. van den Bosch (Kesteren, Netherlands), Gerard N. Koorevaar (Ede, Netherlands) and Richard F. Mithen (Norwich, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides compositions and methods relating to the elevation of glucoraphanin compared to standard Brassica oleracea varieties. The invention also relates to the production of hybrid varieties having desired glucosinolate contents. The invention furth...