Methods of controlling plant seed and organ size
US9624502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to the identification of a regulator protein (termed DA) which controls the size of plant seeds and organs in Arabidopsis and other plants. Manipulation of DA protein expression may useful, for example, in improving crop yield and increasing plant biomass.
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