Patent ID: 11944102
Assignee: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  Y | IPC A  C

Claim 11:
12. A method for improving crop yield, the method comprising:
a) transforming the plant with a polynucleotide which causes the plant to express an siRNA molecule targeting the mature mRNA of D. noxia cprr1-8 in a region between nucleotides 464 and 774 of SEQ ID NO: 23, wherein the siRNA molecule includes a polynucleotide comprising an RNA sequence which is complementary to at least 19 contiguous nucleotides in the region between nucleotides 464 and 774 and the siRNA is capable of silencing the cprr1-8 gene; and
b) cultivating the plant to allow expression of the siRNA molecules, wherein the expression inhibits feeding by a pest and loss of yield due to pest infestation.