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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Julian I. Schroeder, LaJolla, CA (US);
June Myoung Kwak, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/579 ; A01H 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/579 ; A01H 5/00 ;
Abstract
A method to increase drought resistance in plants is provided. The method comprises inhibiting or disabling inward-rectifying K (K ) channels in the stomatal guard cells of the plant.