Larvicidal lectins and plant insect resistance based thereon
US5407454A · kind A · utility
5Cited by
2References
5Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Selected plant lectins have been found to be larvicidal against a number of common insect pests of agricultural crops. In a preferred embodiment, plant resistance to these insects is produced by inserting into the cells of a plant a gene whose expression causes production of one or more of these lectins in larvicidal amounts.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.