Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides

US12018267B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Stefan Tresch · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
• Mihiret Tekeste Sisay · Mannheim, DE
• Doreen Schachtschabel · Kohlhof, DE
• Kristin Hanzlik · Bobenheim am Berg, DE
• Brigitte Weston · Morrisville, US
• Florian Vogt · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Danny Geerdink · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Jens Lerchl · Ladenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 21, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 25, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/1059
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.