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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Peter Mccourt, Toronto, CA;
Majid Ghassemian, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sean Cutler, Toronto, CA;
Dario Bonetta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter McCourt, Toronto, CA;
Majid Ghassemian, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sean Cutler, Toronto, CA;
Dario Bonetta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Performance Plants, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.