Methods of protecting plants from pathogenic fungi
US7528293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8282
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for protecting a plant from a plant pathogenic fungus are provided. A method for enhancing fungal pathogen resistance in a plant using the nucleotide sequences disclosed herein is further provided. The method comprises introducing into a plant an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antifungal polypeptide of the invention. Transformed plants, plant cells, seeds, and microorganisms comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antifungal polypeptide of the embodiments, or variant or fragment thereof, are also disclosed.
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