Patents Assigned to MERHAV AGRO LTD.
  • Compositions and methods for mitigating pest infestation with
    Patent number: 11716996
    Abstract: dsRNA for preventing, mitigating and/or treating infestation of a plant with red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), the dsRNA comprising a polynucleotide sequence which is about 85% to about 100% complementary to a segment of a target gene of the red palm weevil, wherein ingestion of the dsRNA polynucleotide by the red palm weevil results in mortality and/or stunting thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: PLANTARCBIO LTD., MERHAV AGRO LTD.
    Inventors: Dror Shalitin, Noam Grimberg, Nir Mogilner