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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Richard A. Dixon, Ardmore, OK (US);
Fang Chen, Ardmore, OK (US);
Zengyu Wang, Ardmore, OK (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8245 (2013.01); C12N 15/8255 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for increasing the level of fermentable carbohydrates in a biofuel crop plant such as alfalfa or switchgrass, by modification of the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Also provided are plants prepared by the methods of the invention. Methods for processing plant tissue and for producing ethanol by utilizing such plants are also provided.