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Modulation of flowering time and growth cessation in hardwood trees

US9234206B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SweTREE Technologies AB · SE

Inventors

Ove Nilsson · Kungälv, SE
Henrik Bohlenius · Umeå, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2005
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/8201
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to the identification and characterization of poplar PFT genes and their role in the induction of early flowering and repression of short-day induced growth cessation in perennial plant species. This has important applications for forestry, for example in tree breeding programs.

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