METHODS FOR INCREASING STARCH CONTENT IN PLANTS

Methods and compositions for increasing the starch content in green tissues of a plant are provided. The method comprises down-regulating me activity of starch degradation enzymes in a plant. The resulting transgenic plants of the invention have increased starch content in green tissues and exhibit...

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Main Authors LANAHAN MICHAEL B, STEFFENS JOHN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.07.2015
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FODDER
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:Methods and compositions for increasing the starch content in green tissues of a plant are provided. The method comprises down-regulating me activity of starch degradation enzymes in a plant. The resulting transgenic plants of the invention have increased starch content in green tissues and exhibit a starch excess phenotype. In one embodiment the method involves manipulating a monocot plant to down-regulate the activity of a starch degradation enzyme. The plants are useful for improving the yield of free sugars from plant biomass and increase dried green tissue storage stability.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514681724