Sulfonylurea herbicide resistance in plants
AssigneeIdaho Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorDonald C. Thill
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Plants, plant tissues and plant seeds which are resistant to inhibition by sulfonylurea and/or imidazolinone herbicides are provided. In particular, domestic lettuce varieties having resistance to herbicides which target the enzyme acetolactate synthase are provided. The resistant plants find use in areas where weed growth is controlled by sulfonylurea and/or imidazolinone herbicides.
Claims8
..A.!. An herbicide resistant Lactuca ..sativa.!. plant selected from the group consisting of (1) a plant ..retardant.!. resistant to sulfonylurea herbicides, (2) a plant resistant to imidazolinone herbicides, and (3) sulfonylurea or imidazolinone herbicide resistant progeny plants of either of plant (1) or plant (2)..;.!. wherein said plant or ..a parent.!. an ancestor of said plant was grown from seed obtained by crossbreeding a Lactuca serriola plant resistant to an herbicide selected from the group consisting of (1) sulfonylurea herbicides and (2) imidazolinone herbicides, with a Lactuca sativa plant.
Seeds from ..a.!. an herbicide resistant Lactuca plant according to claim ..2.!. 1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.