Abienol-producing somaclonal variants of nicotiana
AssigneesDNA Plant Technology Corporation, Firmenich SA
InventorRobert J. Whitaker
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for producing plants with labdane production in Nicotiana which comprises subjecting plans to somaclonal variation, and screening for plants having higher than average labdane content. The invention also provides improved Nicotiana sp. plant lines producing at least about 800 mg of cis-abienol or sclareol per kg of fresh plant weight.
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A Nicotiana tabacum plant which produces at least about 800 mg of cis-abienol per kg of fresh plant weight per growing season and derivatives thereof which produce at least about 800 mg of cis-abienol per kg of fresh weight per growing season.
A variant Nicotiana tabacum plant which is derived from seed deposited with the American Type Culture Collection under accession number ATCC 40462 and derivatives thereof which produce at least about 800 mg of cis-abienol per kg of fresh plant weight per growing season.
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