Methods and materials for improving plant drought tolerance

Details Methods and materials for improving plant drought tolerance Methods and materials for improving plant drought tolerance

2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Bui, Phuong (Department: 1638)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se

Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part

C435S468000, C435S419000, C435S320100, C800S320100, C536S023100

Reexamination Certificate

active

11112611

ABSTRACT:
Isolated NCED3 nucleic acids and polypeptides are described herein, together with methods for using such nucleic acids and polypeptides for making transgenic plants with improved drought tolerance.

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