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Plant protection method

US4640836A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 1984
Grant dateFeb 3, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01N65/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A trypsin inhibitor derived from the cowpea Vigna unguiculata or similar plant is used to protect another plant or a part thereof from attack by a pest of that plant. The plant protected may in particular be cotton or a cereal crop and particular pests from which the plant is protected are bollworms of the genus Heliothis.

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