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US 5,776,889 AGranted
Hypersensitive response induced resistance in plants
AssigneeCornell Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsZhong-Min Wei, Steven V. Beer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants. This involves applying a hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein in a non-infectious form to a plant under conditions where the polypeptide or protein contacts cells of the plant. The present invention is also directed to a pathogen resistant plant and a composition for imparting pathogen resistance to plants.
Claims26
A method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants comprising:
- applying externally to a plant a hypersensitive response eliciting bacterium, which does not cause disease in that plant, or a hypersensitive response eliciting polypeptide or protein, wherein the hypersensitive response eliciting polypeptide or protein corresponds to that derived from a pathogen selected from the group consisting of Erwinia amylovora, Erwinia chrysanthemi, Pseudomonas syringae, Pseudomonas solancearum, Xanthamonas campestris, and mixtures thereof.
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