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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Esse Ifebi Herve Akpo, Ghent, BE;
Benjamin Laga, Wingene, BE;
Marc DE Block, Merelbeke, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience N.V., J.E. Mommaerslaan 14, Diegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); A01G 1/001 (2013.01); A01H 1/04 (2013.01); A01H 5/00 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01);
Abstract
Means and methods are provided to produce abiotic stress tolerant plants with improved yield based on the specific identification of a DNA methylation signature in the plants out of a population of the plants. The methods involve identification and utilization of epigenetic features of a plant with high energy use efficiency.