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Method for reducing pest damage to corn by treating transgenic corn seeds with pesticide

US6593273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2001
Grant dateJul 15, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method to protect corn against feeding damage by one or more pests includes the treatment of corn seed having a transgenic event that is targeted against at least one of the pests with a pesticide in an amount that is effective against the same or another of the one or more pests. Seeds having such protection are also disclosed.

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