Hypersensitive response elicitor peptides and use thereof
US11820992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/40
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are hypersensitive-response eliciting peptides that exhibit improved solubility, stability, resistance to chemical degradation, or a combination of these properties. Use of these peptides or fusion polypeptides, or DNA constructs encoding the same, for modulating plant biochemical signaling, imparting disease resistance to plants, enhancing plant growth, imparting tolerance to biotic stress, imparting tolerance and resistance to abiotic stress, imparting desiccation resistance to cuttings removed from ornamental plants, imparting post-harvest disease or post-harvest desiccation resistance to a fruit or vegetable, or enhancing the longevity of fruit or vegetable ripeness are also disclosed.
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