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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Motoyuki Ashikari, Ibaraki, JP;
Atsushi Yoshimura, Fukuoka, JP;
Masahiro Yano, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuji Sasaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Jianzhong Wu, Ibaraki, JP;
Kimiko Yamamoto, Ibaraki, JP;
National Institute Of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A method of dwarfing plants comprises controlling the expression of the genes involved in the dwarfism of the plants is provided. A molecule to be utilized for dwarfing plants is also provided. A single gene that causes the d1 mutation, which results in the dwarf abnormality of rice, was identified and isolated from a vast chromosomal region by the map-based cloning technique. This method enables, for example, creating ornamental plants and agricultural products with new commercial values, and therefore is useful especially in the areas of agriculture and horticulture.