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US 7,479,267 B2Granted
Cell-or organ-differentiation controllers and method of controlling morphogenesis by using the same
AssigneeOkayama Prefecture
InventorsKenichi Ogawa, Kenji Henmi, Yasushi Tasaka
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Abstract
A method of regulating flowering of a plant by applying an effective amount of a substance that affects the synthesis or amount of glutathione in cells to the plant and cultivating the plant under conditions suitable for growth.
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A method of modifying the flowering time of a plant, which comprises the steps of:
- (1) applying an effective amount of a substance that affects the synthesis or amount of glutathione in cells to the plant, wherein the substance that affects the synthesis or amount of glutathione in cells is selected from the group consisting of glutathione synthesis inhibitors, glutathione derivatives, and substances capable of generating these substances in cells;
- (2) cultivating the plant under conditions suitable for growth at least until the flowering time of the plant;
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- (3) comparing the flowering time of the plant to a control plant to indicate that the flowering time of the treated plant is modified.
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