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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Wenyun Shen, Saskatoon, CA;
Wilf Keller, Saskaoon, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention discloses methods for genetically transforming a plant so that it expresses a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. The method raises levels glycerol-3-phosphate in comparison to the wild type, leading to increased stress tolerance, and altered fatty acid content in glycerolipids. The method also produces plants having improved phosphorus utilization.