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US 7,608,761 B2Granted
Method for disease control in MON89788 soybean
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsGeorge Jamie Baley, Frank C. Kohn, John W. Pitkin, Jennifer Rinehart, Jeremey H. Taylor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method to control diseases of MON89788 soybean by treatment with formulations and mixtures containing glyphosate. In particular, the formulations and mixtures are effective at controlling fungal diseases of MON89788. More specifically, the invention relates to a method to control the severity of leaf rust disease on MON89788.
Claims15
A method for controlling a disease in an event MON89788-containing soybean plant comprising,
- (a) identifying a soybean plant as being at risk of disease caused by a pathogen, said soybean plant identified as comprising event MON89788 conferring glyphosate tolerance to the soybean plant, wherein representative soybean seed comprising event MON89788 have been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-6708;
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- (b) treating the soybean plant with a formulation or mixture comprising glyphosate, whereby the disease is controlled by the glyphosate.
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