Patent ID: 11939589
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method for improving the yield of a crop produced from a crop plant subjected to insect pest infestation, said method comprising the steps of,
a) introducing a recombinant polynucleotide into said crop plant, wherein the recombinant polynucleotide comprises a first polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
(i) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824,
(ii) a polynucleotide comprising at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824,
(iii) a polynucleotide comprising a fragment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824, wherein ingestion by a coleopteran plant pest of a double stranded ribonucleotide sequence comprising at least one strand that is complementary to said fragment inhibits the growth of said pest, and
(iv) a polynucleotide comprising a complement of the sequence of (i), (ii), or (iii), wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a heterologous promoter, and wherein the recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprises a second polynucleotide that is the complement of the first polynucleotide; and

b) cultivating the crop plant to allow the expression of said polynucleotide, wherein expression of the polynucleotide inhibits feeding by insects pests and loss of yield due to pest infestation.