Genetic control of axillary bud growth in tobacco plants
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsChengalrayan Kudithipudi, Yanxin Shen, Dongmei Xu, Jesse Frederick, Jaemo Yang
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a number of sequences involved in axillary bud growth in tobacco, methods of using such sequences, tobacco plants carrying modifications to such sequences or transgenes of such sequences, and tobacco products made from tobacco leaf harvested from such plants.
Claims21
1-39. (canceled)
A tobacco plant comprising a heterologous nucleic acid molecule operably linked to a promoter comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 113 to 118.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encodes an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 80.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encodes an amino acid sequence at least 97% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 80.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encodes an amino acid sequence at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 80.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encodes an amino acid sequence at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 80.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 80.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 79.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence at least 97% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 79.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 79.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 79.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 79.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the tobacco plant is of a tobacco type selected from the group consisting of a Burley type, a dark type, a flue-cured type, a Maryland type, and an Oriental type.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the tobacco plant is of a tobacco variety selected from the group consisting of BU 64, CC 101, CC 200, CC 13, CC 27, CC 33, CC 35,CC 37, CC 65, CC 67, CC 301, CC 400, CC 500, CC 600, CC 700, CC 800, CC 900, CC 1063, Coker 176, Coker 319, Coker 371 Gold, Coker 48, CU 263, DF911, GL 26H, GL 338, GL 350, GL 395, GL 600, GL 737, GL 939, GL 973, GF 157, GF 318, RJR 901, HB 04P, K 149, K 326, K 346, K 358, K394, K 399, K 730, NC 196, NC 37NF, NC 471, NC 55, NC 92, NC2326, NC 95, NC 925, PVH 1118, PVH 1452, PVH 2110, PVH 2254, PVH 2275, VA 116, VA 119, KDH 959, KT 200, KT204LC, KY 10, KY 14, KY 160, KY 17, KY 171, KY 907, KY907LC, KTY14 ×L8 LC, Little Crittenden, McNair 373, McNair 944, msKY 14×L8, Narrow Leaf Madole, NC 100, NC 102, NC 2000, NC 291, NC 297, NC 299, NC 3, NC 4, NC 5, NC 6, NC7, NC 606, NC 71, NC 72, NC 810, NC BH 129, NC 2002, Neal Smith Madole, OXFORD 207, PVH03, PVH09, PVH19, PVH50, PVH51, R 610, R 630, R 7-11, R 7-12, RG 17, RG 81, RG H51, RGH 4, RGH 51, RS 1410, Speight 168, Speight 172, Speight 179, Speight 210, Speight 220, Speight 225, Speight 227, Speight 234, Speight G-28, Speight G-70, Speight H-6, Speight H20, Speight NF3, TI 1406, TI 1269, TN 86, TN86LC, TN 90, TN9OLC, TN 97, TN97LC, TN D94, TN D950, TR (Tom Rosson) Madole, VA 309, and VA359.
The tobacco plant of claim 40, wherein the tobacco plant exhibits reduced axillary bud growth after topping as compared to a control tobacco plant not expressing the heterologous nucleic acid molecule. Page 4
A tobacco seed comprising a heterologous nucleic acid molecule operably linked to a promoter comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 113 to 118.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.