# US 11,999,962 B2 · Method of increasing the effective tiller number of rice plant

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- Number: US 11,999,962 B2
- Document ID: US11999962B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/521,857
- Filed: 2021-11-09
- Published: 2022-02-24
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-05-10
- Assignees: Zhejiang Normal University
- Applicants: Zhejiang Normal University
- Inventors: Xifeng Chen; Bojun Ma; Dan Zhou; Junjie Yuan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999962B2

## CPC

- C12N 15/8262: {involving plant development}
- C12N 15/8261: {with agronomic (input) traits, e.g. crop yield}
- Y02A 40/146: Genetically Modified [GMO] plants, e.g. transgenic plants
- C12N: MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (microbiological testing media C12Q1/00)
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

## Abstract

Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, comprising overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant, wherein a heterologous promoter driving overexpression of SEQ ID NO: 1 causes the overexpression.