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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Yuji Ishida, Iwata, JP;
Yukoh Hiei, Iwata, JP;
Jun Ueki, Iwata, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/84 (2006.01); A01H 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for-mediated gene transfer into a plant material, which comprises inoculating aninto the plant material in the presence of a powder. In the method of the present invention, the powder at least does not affect living tissues and has one or more properties selected from the group consisting of: being insoluble in water; having an affinity for living tissues; having adsorption properties; and having a surface polarity. The present invention also provides a method for producing a transformed plant, which comprises using the gene transfer method of the present invention.