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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Sathish Puthigae, Auckland, NZ;
Margaret Biswas, Auckland, NZ;
Catherine Jane Bryant, Auckland, NZ;
Shivendra Bajaj, Auckland, NZ;
Kerry Robert Templeton, Auckland, NZ;
Sathish Puthigae, Auckland, NZ;
Margaret Biswas, Auckland, NZ;
Catherine Jane Bryant, Auckland, NZ;
Shivendra Bajaj, Auckland, NZ;
Kerry Robert Templeton, Auckland, NZ;
Insight Genomics Limited, Hamilton, NZ;
Abstract
The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant encodes a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants genetically modified to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants that are tolerant to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, making use of the polynucleotides of the invention.