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Plants resistant to insect pests

US9845479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Devgen NV · BE

Inventors

Myriam Beghyn · Zwijnaarde, BE
Thierry Bogaert · Kortrijk, BE
Pascale Feldmann · Wondelgem, BE
Romaan Raemaekers · Zevergem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 2, 2012
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to genetic control of infestation by insect pest species, particularly prevention and/or control of pest infestation of plants, using interfering ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. The invention provides transgenic plants that (i) express or are capable of expressing interfering RNAs of the invention and (ii) are resistant to infestation by insect pest species.

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