Compositions and methods to control insect pests
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsVIRGINIA CRANE, JOHN LINDSEY FLEXNER, XU HU, ADANE KASSA, ALBERT L. LU, XIPING NIU, ZAIQI PAN, AMIT SETHI, GUSUI WU
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods of molecular biology and gene silencing to control pests.
Claims38
A DNA construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a first silencing element, wherein the first silencing element has insect larvacidal activity on an insect when ingested, and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a second silencing element, wherein the second silencing element reduces the fecundity of the insect when ingested.
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A breeding stack comprising a first nucleic acid molecule encoding a first silencing element having larvacidal activity on an insect and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a second silencing element that reduces the fecundity of the insect when ingested.
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A transgenic plant or progeny thereof comprising the molecular stack of claim 8.
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A DNA construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a first silencing element, wherein the first silencing element reduces the fecundity of a male insect when ingested;
- a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a second silencing element, wherein the second silencing element reduces the fecundity of a female insect when ingested;
- and a nucleic acid molecule encoding an insecticidal protein.
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A transgenic plant or progeny thereof comprising the breeding stack of claim 44.
A transgenic plant or progeny thereof comprising the molecular stack of claim 45.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.