Method of increasing resistance against soybean rust in transgenic plants by increasing the scopoletin content
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BASF PLANT SCI GMBH
- Publication Date
- 2018-01-11
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Abstract
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular soybean rust and / or Fusarium graminearum and / or Fusarium verticillioides, in plants, plant parts, and / or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the content of scopoletin and / or a derivative thereof, in particular by increasing the expression of F6H1 in a plant, plant part and / or plant cell. This can also be achieved by application of a formulation or solution containing scopoletin and / or a derivative thereof.
[0002] Furthermore, the invention relates to recombinant expression vector constructs comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding F6H1 protein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The cultivation of agricultural crop plants serves mainly for the production of foodstuffs for humans and animals. Monocultures in particular, which are the rule nowadays, are highly susceptible to an epidemic-like spreading of disease...