Methods and Compositions for Improving Carbon Accumulation in Plants
AssigneeCanisius University
InventorsDavid W. Becker, Robert J. Grebenok
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for decreasing plant generation time and increasing certain characteristics of plants including starch accumulation, root biomass, leaf biomass, stem biomass, and seed biomass. The description also includes methods for growing plants with less light increasing and/or shifting the latitude range of a plant so that the plant can be grown at higher latitudes. The improved plants can be used as food, or feedstock for making chemicals such as biofuels.
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A method for increasing production in a crop plant, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a crop plant wherein a chloroplast of the crop plant has a cholesterol oxidase;
- and growing the crop plant under suitable conditions, wherein the crop plant increases production of a starch, a root biomass, a leaf biomass, a number of flowers, a number of seeds, or a total biomass compared to a wild-type crop plant.
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A method for increasing a CO2 fixation from the atmosphere, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a microalgae wherein a chloroplast of the microalgae has a cholesterol oxidase;
- and growing the microalgae under suitable conditions, wherein the microalgae increases CO2 fixation about two-fold compared to the wild-type microalgae.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.