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METHOD FOR ACCELERATING PLANT GROWTH AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS

Document type:Patente
Inventor(s): Marcelo Menossi Teixeira; Anthony O’Connell; Prakash Lakshmanan; Rafael Garcia Tavares
Applicant: Sugar Research Australia Limited ; Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Deposit date: December 2017, 19
INPI register:
PCT/BR2017/000150
IPC: C12N 15/29 C12N 15/82 A01H 1/00 A01H 5/00
Abstract

(EN) This invention describes a method for accelerating plant growth through silencing of DELLA gene, as well as the transgenic plants obtained from the method described, particularly sugarcane. Said DELLA gene is responsible for the control of plant development, and therefore, the sugarcane that comprises this gene silenced or with reduced expression feature a faster development without compromised sucrose levels.


FAPESP's process: 13/15576-5 - Molecular approaches to study the relationship between ethylene and sugarcane ripening
Grantee:Marcelo Menossi Teixeira
Principal Investigator:Marcelo Menossi Teixeira
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB)
Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Thematic Grants