MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617096612 A) filed by Basf Agricultural Solutions Deutschland Gmbh on August 10, 2026, for Plants Having Increased Tolerance To Herbicides.
Inventors include Dubald, Manuel; Lerchl, Jens; Seiser, Tobias; Porri, Aimone; and Johnen, Philipp Rudi.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide of the class uracilpyridines by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
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