Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides

US11879132B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF AGRO B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Raphael Aponte · Schifferstadt, DE
• Stefan Tresch · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
• Dario Massa · Mannheim, DE
• Matthias Witschel · Bad Dürkheim, DE
• Tobias Seiser · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Jill Marie Paulik · Cary, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 23, 2024
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01H6/542
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated PPO polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to herbicides.