ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,239, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.).
"Rice cultivar 'Ozark'" was invented by Xueyan Sha (Stuttgart, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rice cultivar designated 'Ozark' is disclosed herein. The present invention provides seeds, plants, and plant parts derived from rice cultivar Ozark. Further, it provides methods for producing a rice plant by crossing Ozark with itself or another rice variety. The invention also encompasses any rice seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by the methods disclosed herein, including those in which additional traits have bee...