Dow AgroSciences Announces U.S. Patent For Enlist Corn

(RTTNews) - Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW), Wednesday announced the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 8,598,413 for the company's lead 2,4-D herbicide tolerance event in corn.

The corn event is based on one of Dow AgroSciences' Enlist herbicide-tolerant traits. It provides robust tolerance to broadleaf and grass herbicides, including 2,4-D and the FOP family of herbicides.

Pending regulatory approvals, Dow AgroSciences expects to launch Enlist corn in 2015 in the U.S.

The patent provides proprietary protection for corn plants containing the event, methods of using Enlist corn for controlling glyphosate-resistant weeds.

It also uses of Dow AgroSciences' herbicide-tolerance trait in combination with 2,4-D herbicides, FOP herbicides as well as other broad spectrum and selective herbicides. Additionally, the patent application covers stacking the event with other traits.