Oilseed plants having reduced pod shatter
AssigneesRegents of the University of Minnesota, The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
InventorsMichael David Marks, John C. Sedbrook, Ratan Chopra, Maliheh Esfahanian
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Abstract
This document relates to materials and methods for domesticating oilseed (e.g., pennycress) plants. For example, oilseed plants having reduced seedpod shatter, as well as materials and methods for making and using oilseed plants having reduced seedpod shatter are provided.
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A pennycress plant comprising a modification in an indehiscent (IND) gene, wherein an unmodified IND gene encodes a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:9, wherein the plant comprising the modified IND gene exhibits reduced seedpod shatter compared to a corresponding plant lacking the modification.
A method for generating a modified pennycress plant having reduced seedpod shatter compared to a corresponding pennycress plant lacking the modification, the method comprising:
- modifying an indehiscent (IND) gene in the pennycress genome, wherein an unmodified IND gene encodes a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 9,
- generating a modified pennycress plant, wherein the modified plant exhibits reduced seedpod shatter compared to a corresponding pennycress plant lacking the modification.
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