Sweetree Technologies Ab

Swetree Technologies Ab

Rishikeshi Bhalerao

Magnus Hertzberg

Johan Trygg

Pär Jonsson

Linus Möller

David Jonsén

Göran Sandberg

Jarmo Schrader

Karin Johansson

Henrik Aspeborg

Björn Sundberg

Lars Wallbäcks

Ann Karlsson

Tuula Teeri

The present invention pertains to a novel and extensive analytical platform for selecting genes with a possible commercial phenotype from a large group of candidate genes identified using tools in bioinformatics, data from EST sequencing and DNA array. An aspect of the invention provides methods of producing a transgenic plant having an increased growth compared to its wild type. The method comprises altering in the plant the level of a gene product of at least one gene specifically expressed during different phases of wood formation. This may be done with transgenic methods or by specific crossing methods. Further aspects of the invention provide a plant cell or plant progeny and wood having modulated gene expression according to the invention. Other aspects pertain a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence of the invention and a plant cell or plant progeny comprising the DNA construct.

Woody plants having improved growth characteristics and method for making the same using transcription factors

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Umeå, Sweden

Rishikeshi Bhalerao