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Improvement of Biomass and Grain Yield in Crop Plants
Case ID:
10-069
Web Published:
9/3/2012
A rice transcription factor gene (HYR) increases plant biomass and photosynthetic rates leading to an increase in grain yield.
In addition, transformed rice plants display improved water use efficiency and exhibit significantly higher biomass accumulation as well as grain yield over wild type control plants under drought conditions.Transforming and over expressing the HYR gene in cereal crops, such as maize, wheat and rice, may lead to increased grain yields by way of increased biomass, increased water use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance.
Patent Information:
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Serial No.
Patent No.
File Date
Issued Date
Patent Status
US 371 Utility
*United States
14/117,422
11/13/2013
Prosecuting
Category(s):
Agriculture
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Rob Whitehead
Senior Licensing Manager
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
(540) 443-9219
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Inventors:
Andy Pereira
Madana M.r. Ambavaram
Utlwang Batlang
Keywords:
Agriculture/Biotech
Agriculture/Expression Systems
Biotechnology
Renewable Energy - Biomass