Transgenic monocots plants with increased glycine-betaine content
US6281411A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8241
- 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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