Metabolic engineering for plant disease resistance
US9238821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/825
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for making a dicotyledonous plant that is susceptible to Phymatotrichopsis Root Rot (PRR) more resistant to PRR, by metabolic engineering of the plant's flavonoid and isoflavonoid biosynthetic pathways. Thus, methods for increasing the synthesis and accumulation of medicarpin and/or 7,4′-dihydroxyflavone in plants such as alfalfa are provided.
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