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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Benjamin Laga, Wingene, BE;
Bart Den Boer, Merelbeke, BE;
Bart Lambert, Ypres, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayer Cropscience, N.V., Diegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant treshability of the pods, and for increasing yield.