Transgenic maize with increased mannitol content
US5780709A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S47/01
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance or resistance to water or salt stress in a monocot plant, and/or altering the osmoprotectant content of a monocot plant, by introducing a preselected DNA segment into the plant. This invention also relates to the transformed cells and seeds, and to the fertile plants grown from the transformed cells and to their pollen.
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