Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biological control. Specifically, it relates to the use of predator mites as biological control agents for reducing damage to crops by insect pests. In particular, it relates to a new method for rearing predator mites, and a method for controlling pests in a crop using predator mites reared using said method.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2007
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2014
Assignee:
Syngenta Bioline Limited
Inventors:
Melvyn John Fidgett, Clive Stewart Alexander Stinson
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of enhancing a DNA polymerase reaction by including in a reaction mixture containing a DNA polymerase a protein of DNA ligase.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2006
Publication date:
July 2, 2009
Applicant:
BIOLINE LIMITED
Inventors:
Konstantin Ignatov, Vladimir Kramarov, Dimitrij Plachov
Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme which has the properties of thermostability, DNA polymerase activity and proof-reading, said properties being derived from at least two different sources, wherein the properties are preferably in synergistic combination. Further, the invention relates to a thermostable DNA polymerase, wherein the enzyme contains a proof-reading function derived from an enzyme of one species and a polymerase function derived from an enzyme of a different species.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 24, 1999
Date of Patent:
October 7, 2003
Assignee:
Bioline Limited
Inventors:
Vladimir Matveevich Kramarov, Konstantin Borisovich Ignatov, James Peter Hallinan