PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF GERMPLASM

摘要

A process of converting germplasm of a method of producing a plant which shows resistance to a herbicide in particular glyphosate, said method comprising: (i) applying said herbicide to a population of herbicide resistant plants at an advanced vegetative stage before flowering; (ii) using pollen from said plants to fertilise female plants; and (iii) obtaining progeny therefrom. This method can be used in various ways, including in the production of pure hybrids, as a "switching" system in particular for sterility/fertility in plants and in the production of transgenic plants generally.