Patents Assigned to EG Corp Science, Inc.
  • Identification and use of tomato genes controlling salt/drought tolerance and fruit sweetness
    Patent number: 9862962
    Abstract: The present invention provides the identification and use of EGTom1 and/or EGTom2, homologs of EGTom1 and/or EGTom2, orthologs of EGTom1 and/or EGTom2, paralogs of EGTom1 and/or EGTom2, and fragments and variations thereof for altering salt tolerance, drought tolerance and/or sugar content of fruit (sweetness) in plants. The invention relates to the identification and use of nucleic acid sequences for salt/drought tolerance and fruit sweetness in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: EG Corp Science, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Messier