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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Jiyi Zhang, Ardmore, OK (US);
Zengyu Wang, Ardmore, OK (US);
Inventors:
Jiyi Zhang, Ardmore, OK (US);
Zengyu Wang, Ardmore, OK (US);
Assignee:
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 5/04 (2006.01); C12N 21/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides genes that activate wax biosynthesis in plants. Also provided are constructs comprising these sequences, plants transformed therewith and methods of use thereof. The invention allows the modification of plants for increased wax production, particularly in leaves. The inventors have demonstrated increased drought tolerance in connection with increased leaf wax production engineered in plants.