Autoflowering markers
US12024712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/158
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein is the identification and markers and genes associated with day-neutral autoflowering in plants and their use in selecting plants, including Cannabis plants, having autoflowering activity. The markers are useful for breeding autoflowering plants by obtaining nucleic acids, detecting one or more markers that indicate autoflowering activity, and establishing plant lines having such characteristics. Also provided are methods of editing plants to establish plant lines having autoflowering allelic variations.
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