Materials and methods for modulating seed size, seed number, and seed sugar content in plants

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PATENT NO 10813324
APP PUB NO 20110191909A1
SERIAL NO

12599652

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The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating seed size in plants. In one embodiment, seed size is decreased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed size is increased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof. The subject invention also concerns materials and methods for modulating seed number or sugar content in plants. In one embodiment, seed number or sugar content is increased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed number or sugar content is decreased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

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De, Sousa Sylvia Morais Gainesville, US 1 0
Koch, Karen Elaine Gainesville, US 2 0

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