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Transgenic plants having increased biomass

US9441233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ceres, Inc. · US

Inventors

Nestor Apuya · Culver City, US
Vijay Sharma · Wildwood, US
Chuan-Yin Wu · Newbury Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 5, 2011
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods and materials for modulating biomass levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased biomass levels and plant products produced from plants having increased biomass levels.

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