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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Hancock, MI (US);
Laigeng LI, Houghton, MI (US);
Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Hancock, MI (US);
Laigeng Li, Houghton, MI (US);
Board of Control of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of concurrently introducing multiple genes into plants and trees is provided. The method includes simultaneous transformation of plants with multiple genes from the phenylpropanoid pathways including 4CL, CAld5H, AldOMT, SAD and CAD genes and combinations thereof to produce various lines of transgenic plants displaying altered agronomic traits. The agronomic traits of the plants are regulated by the orientation of the specific genes and the selected gene combinations, which are incorporated into the plant genome.