Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated small RNA virus capable of infecting insect species including Heliothis species, and to the nucleotide sequences and proteins encoded thereby. The invention contemplates uses of the virus in controlling insect attack in plants.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2001
Assignee:
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
and Pacific Seeds Pty., Ltd.
Inventors:
Peter Daniel Christian, Karl Hienrich Julius Gordon, Terry Nelson Hanzlik