Charles Benbrook wrote:
> > The claims in this patent strike me as almost unbelievable; at a minimum,
> > they are incredibly broad. I can imagine some such impacts-correlations
> > between use of a pesticide and a transgenic corn variety, but to present
> > them as a novel patentable discovery is to, in effect, lay claim to many
> > basic physiological processes in plants. Thanks to Wytze for digging
> > deeper into this, soon I hope to spend some time reading the patents, and
> > may have some observations to share. I hope others will do so as well, for
> > I see this patent as fundamentally important and new. The scientific and
> > grower communities need to understand exactly what is at stake if this
> > patent, and others like it, are granted and what the commercial and
> > economic consequences might be.
> >
> > chuck
> >
> > At 03:21 PM 12/19/99 +0100, wytze wrote:
> > >Synergistic effects and advantages of the "invention" as described in
> > >patent WO9935913.
> > >
> > >"In particular, it has been found, surprisingly, that within the scope
> > >of invention the pesticidal activity of a nitroimino- or
> > >nitroguanidino-compound in combination with the effect expressed by the
> > >transgenic useful plant, is not only additive in comparison with the
> > >pesticidal activities of the nitroimino- or nitroguanidino- compound
> > >alone and of the transgenic useful plant alone, as can generally be
> > >expected, but that a synergistic effect is present. The term
> > >"synergistic", however, is in no way to be understood in this connection
> > >as being restricted to the pesticidal activity, but the term also refers
> > >to other advantageous properties of the method according to the
> > >invention compared with the nitroimino- or nitroguanidino-compound and
> > >the transgenic useful plant alone.
> > >Examples of such advantageous properties which may be mentioned are:
> > >-extension of the pesticidal spectrum of action to other pests, for
> > >example to resistant strains;
> > >-reduction in the application rate of the nitroimino- or
> > >nitroguanidino-compound, or sufficient control of the pests with the aid
> > >of the compositions according to the invention even at an application
> > >rate of the nitroimino- or nitroguanidino-compound alone and the
> > >transgenic useful plant alone are entirely ineffective;
> > >-enhanced crop safety;
> > >-improved quality of produce such as higher content of nutrient or oil,
> > >better fiber quality, enhanced shelf life, reduced content of toxic
> > >products such as mycotoxins, reduced content of residues or unfavorable
> > >constituents of any kind or better digestability;
> > >-improved tolerance to unfavorable temperatures, draughts or salt
> > >content of water;
> > >-enhanced assimilation rates such as nutrient uptake and photosynthesis;
> > >
> > >-favorable crop properties such as altered leaf aerea, reduced
> > >vegetative growth, increased yields, favorable seedshape/seedthickness
> > >or germinisation properties, altered colonialisation by saprophytes or
> > >epiphytes, reduction of senescence, improved phytoalexin production,
> > >improved or accelerated ripening, flower set increase, reduced boll fall
> > >and shattering, better attraction to beneficials and predators,
> > >increased pollination, reduced attraction to birds; or other advantages
> > >known to those skilled in the art"
> > >
> > >I will check some of the details of the patent again, especially the
> > >part that mentions a reduction rate of 40-50%!
> > >Wytze
> > >
> > >
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