CPC A01N 63/60 (2020.01) [A01N 57/16 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 15/1137 (2013.01); C12N 15/8206 (2013.01); C12N 15/8207 (2013.01); C12N 15/8218 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A liquid, herbicidal composition adapted for topical coating onto an exterior surface of a plant comprising: an organosilicone surfactant and at least one non-transcribable RNA polynucleotide,
wherein the organosilicone surfactant allows permeation of the non-transcribable RNA polynucleotide from the exterior surface of the plant into cells of the plant without the aid of a physical abrasive,
wherein the composition does not comprise a physical abrasive,
wherein the non-transcribable RNA polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence that is identical or complementary to at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of an endogenous gene or a transcribed RNA of a plant, and
wherein the endogenous gene is an essential gene of the plant or encodes a protein that provides herbicide resistance to the plant.
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