Early flowering mutant chia and uses thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorsDavid Hildebrand, Watchareewan Jamboonsri, Timothy Phillips
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Abstract
The invention relates to early flowering Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) strains that are suitable for culturing in a temperate area for seed production. Mutations are introduced to wild type chia seeds. Desired mutant progeny having normal appearance and an altered flora organ development is subsequently identified.
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A mutant Salvia hispanica L. plant that develops floral organ when grown in a temperate area under a photoperiod of at least 12 hours per day.
A mutant Salvia hispanica L. seed having a heritable trait that confers early flowering phenotype, as represented by the development of floral organ in a Salvia hispanica L. plant when the plant is grown in a temperate area under a photoperiod of at least 12 hours per day.
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