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Methods of engineered tissue succulence in plants

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1840228

Disclosed herein are methods of altering tissue succulence in plants. In some examples, a disclosed method includes overexpressing a modified helix-loop-helix transcription factor CEB1 in a plant cell, thereby altering plant succulence. The disclosed methods can be used to improve the drought and salinity tolerance of plants, such as in plants in arid or saline environments, and also enhance the ability of plants to perform. Also disclosed are CEB1 nucleic acids and transgenic plants containing such nucleic acids.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0008834
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behlf of the University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV)
Patent Number(s):
11,053,512
Application Number:
15/977,930
OSTI ID:
1840228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Engineering crassulacean acid metabolism to improve water-use efficiency journal May 2014
The grape berry-specific basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor VvCEB1 affects cell size journal January 2013

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