METHODS FOR MODULATING POTATO TUBER COOKING TYPE AND PLANT TISSUE TEXTURE

• Main Authors: BA, CHRISTIAN WILHELM BODO, VISSER, RICHARD GERARDUS FRANCISCUS, KLOOSTERMAN, BJORN ALEXANDER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.12.2007
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TRAPPING; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention relates to the field of plant biotechnology and plant breeding. Provided are methods for modulating the texture properties of plant tissues, especially the cooking type of root and tuber vegetables, such as potato tubers, and fruits. Also provided are nucleic acid and amino acid sequences useful for marker assisted selection and for making transgenic plants having altered texture characteristics. L'invention concerne le domaine de la biotechnologie végétale et de la sélection végétale. Elle concerne des procédés pour moduler les propriétés de texture des tissus végétaux, en particulier le type de cuisson de légumes de la famille des racines et des tubercules, tels que des tubercules de pommes de terre et des fruits. Elle concerne également des séquences d'acides nucléiques et d'acides aminés utiles pour la sélection à l'aide de marqueurs et pour la production de plantes transgéniques ayant des caractéristiques de texture modifiées.