Inventors:
Yong Ling Ruan - New South Wales, AU
Robert Furbank - New South Wales, AU
Elizabeth Brill - Australian Capital Territory, AU
Michel Van Thournout - Sint-Michiels, BE
Antonio Arioli - Lubbock TX, US
Assignee:
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. - BELGIUM
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION - CAMPBELL
International Classification:
D04H 1/02
A01H 5/00
C12N 15/82
C12N 9/10
C07K 16/00
C07H 21/04
C12N 15/74
C12N 5/10
US Classification:
4282921, 800298, 800314, 800284, 435193, 5303871, 536 232, 4353201, 435419, 442327
Abstract:
Methods and means are described to modify fiber characteristics in a fiber producing plant, such as cotton, based on the use of a novel type of sucrose synthase protein or related nucleic acids.