Patent · US Expired

Method of plant breeding

US6762344B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2000
Grant dateJul 13, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/8289
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method of breeding maize using female plants having a transgene encoding an EPSPS enzyme where the female plants are female reproductively tolerant to treatment with glyphosate but can be made male sterile upon treatment with glyphosate.

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