Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-29
2008-01-29
Kubelik, Anne (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
C800S279000, C536S023500, C435S320100, C435S235100, C424S093200
Reexamination Certificate
active
11093088
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to nucleic acid molecules tat encode defensive polypeptides and methods of their use in enhancing disease resistance of a plant to a fungal pathogen. Vectors, expression cassettes, viruses, cells, and plants comprising a nucleotide sequence of the invention are farther provided.
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Altier Daniel J.
Herrmann Rafael
Lu Albert L.
McCutchen Billy F.
Presnail James K.
Alston & Bird LLP
E.I. duPont deNemours & Company
Kubelik Anne
Pioneer Hi-Bred International , Inc.
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