Plants with shortened time to flowering

US11685929B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Philip Morris Products S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Lucien Bovet · La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
• Simon Goepfert · Lausanne, CH
• Helene Laparra · Neuchâtel, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q2600/13
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

There is described herein a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant or part thereof having reduced expression of the gene encoding Terminal Flower 1 (TFL1) or reduced activity of the protein encoded by TFL1, said TFL1 comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of (i) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 72% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO:11 or SEQ ID NO:19 or SEQ ID NO:20; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 72% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:9 or SEQ ID NO:12 or SEQ ID NO:21; wherein the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) is reduced as compared to a control plant in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) has not been reduced.