MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517064722 A) filed by Basf Agricultural Solutions US Llc, Research Triangle Park, U.S.A., on July 7, for 'plants having increased tolerance to herbicides.'
Inventor(s) include Dubald, Manuel; Davis, Erin Marie; Kaur, Harvinder; Gupton, Eric Colby; Johnen, Philipp Rudi; Sisay, Mihiret Tekeste; Tresch, Stefan; and Campe, Ruth.
The application for the patent was published on July 25, under issue no. 30/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines."
The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 04, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/084035.
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