Patent ID: 7705200
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of conferring or enhancing resistance to at least one herbicide, wherein said herbicide is selected from a class of herbicides selected from the group consisting of: (a) the ALS-inhibiting class; (b) the pigment synthesis-inhibiting class; (c) the PPO-inhibiting class; (d) the PS II-inhibiting class; and (e) the synthetic auxin class; comprising (i) transforming a plant with a recombinant DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence of at least 85% identity, when compared to SEQ ID NO:2 based on the Needleman-Wunsch alignment algorithm, (ii) spraying the plant with a herbicide selected from classes (a) through (e); and (iii) measuring the response of said plant to the herbicide treatment, thereby confirming resistance to the at least one herbicide.