Glyphosate tolerant sugar beet

US7335816B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KWS SAAT AG · DE

Inventors

• Josef Kraus · Einbeck, DE
• Elke Sauerbrey · Einbeck, DE
• Reinhard Nehls · Bocholt, DE
• Andreas Loock · Einbeck, DE
• Rudolf Jansen · Einbeck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 26, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N15/8275
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to glyphosate tolerant sugar beet plants, plant material and seeds. It is the object of the invention to provide a transgenic sugar beet plant event that shows a high level of tolerance against glyphosate, but is not impaired in other important agronomic properties such as growth, yield, quality, pathogen resistance etc.