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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Rudolf Jung, Des Moines, IA (US);
Wang-nan HU, Johnston, IA (US);
Robert B. Meeley, Des Moines, IA (US);
Vincent J. H. Sewalt, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Ramesh Nair, Ankeny, IA (US);
Rudolf Jung, Des Moines, IA (US);
Wang-Nan Hu, Johnston, IA (US);
Robert B. Meeley, Des Moines, IA (US);
Vincent J. H. Sewalt, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Ramesh Nair, Ankeny, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for altering the levels of seed proteins in cereal grain. The invention is directed to the alteration of seed protein levels in plant grain, resulting in grain with increased digestibility/nutrient availability, improved amino acid composition/nutritional value, increased response to feed processing, improved silage quality, and increased efficiency of wet milling.