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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Gerda Cnops, Ghent, BE;
Delphine Fleury, Belair, AU;
Dirk G. Inze, Moorsel-Aalst, BE;
Maria Van Lijsebettens, Merelbeke, BE;
Inventors:
Gerda Cnops, Ghent, BE;
Delphine Fleury, Belair, AU;
Dirk G. Inze, Moorsel-Aalst, BE;
Maria van Lijsebettens, Merelbeke, BE;
Assignees:
VIB VZW, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of the ANG4 gene, or a variant thereof, to modulate the cell number of a plant organ. Said modulation can be used to increase the plant biomass, or to adapt the plant architecture.