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US 5,185,253 AGranted
Virus resistant plants
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorNilgun E. Tumer
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Abstract
Transgenic plants are disclosed which are resistant to virus infection by Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y. Plant genes and transformation vectors are also disclosed. Potato plants, for example, Russet Burbank variety, are made resistant to dual infection by Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y by transforming the plant to express the coat proteins of the two viruses.
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A method for producing genetically transformed plants which are resistant to infection by Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting into the genome of a plant cell of a plant susceptible to Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y a double-stranded DNA construct which encodes the coat proteins of Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y;
- (b) obtaining transformed plant cells;
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- (c) regenerating from the transformed plant cell genetically transformed plants which express the coat proteins of potato virus X and potato virus Y encoded by said construct.
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