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Method of controlling insect larvae comprising feeding an insecticidal amount of a transgenic maize plant expressing a polypeptide having Bt-crystal protein toxic properties

US5824302A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1996
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S47/01
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

According to the invention there is provided a method of controlling insect larvae comprising the steps of feeding said larvae an insecticidal amount of a transgenic Zea mays plant that expresses a polypeptide having the insect toxicity properties of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein.

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