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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon Duvick, Des Moines, IA (US);
Jacob Gilliam, Norwalk, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 5/10 ; C12N 5/04 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/560 ; C12N 1/582 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 5/10 ; C12N 5/04 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/560 ; C12N 1/582 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods for enhancing disease resistance, and modulating levels of flavor molecules in plants are provided. The compositions comprise nucleotide sequences encoding maize HPL genes. The methods comprise expressing hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) genes in plants, plant cells, and plant tissues. Expression cassettes comprising the HPL sequences of the invention are provided, as well as transformed plant cells, plant tissues, and plants.