Bayer Cropscience Nv

Stephane Bourot

Michel Van Thournout

John Jacobs

Peter Denolf

Steven Engelen

Tony Arioli

The present invention relates toROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.

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This invention relates to the field of agriculture, more specifically to the use of molecular biology techniques to alter fiber-producing plants, particularly cotton plants, and/or accelerate breeding of such fiber-producing plants. Methods and means are provided to alter fiber qualities, such as increasing fiber strength. Methods are also provided to identify molecular markers associated with fiber strength in a population of cotton varieties and related progenitor plants.

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Comines, Belgium

Stephane Bourot