Patents Assigned to Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited
  • Compositions affecting programmed cell death and their use in the modification of forestry plant development
    Patent number: 6451604
    Abstract: Novel isolated polynucleotides associated with programmed cell death and various plant developmental mechanisms are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such sequences. Methods for the modulation of the content, structure and metabolism of forestry plants, and particularly for the modulation of PCD and various plant developmental mechanisms in forestry plants, are also disclosed, the methods comprising incorporating one or more of the polynucleotides or genetic constructs of the present invention into the genome of a forestry plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignees: Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited, Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited
    Inventors: Barry Flinn, Annette Lasham
  • Materials and methods for the modification of plant lignin content
    Patent number: 6204434
    Abstract: Novel isolated DNA sequences associated with the lignin biosynthetic pathway are provided, together with DNA constructs including such sequences. Methods for the modulation of lignin content and structure in plants and methods for producing plants having altered lignin content and structure, are also disclosed, the methods comprising and incorporating one or more of the polynucleotides disclosed herein into the genome of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignees: Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited, Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited
    Inventors: Leonard N. Bloksberg, Ilkka Havukkala, Alastair Grierson
  • Materials and methods for the modification of plant lignin content
    Patent number: 5952486
    Abstract: Novel isolated DNA sequences associated with the lignin biosynthetic pathway are provided, together with DNA constructs including such sequences. Methods for the modulation of lignin content in plants are also disclosed, the methods comprising incorporating one or more of the inventive DNA sequences or a sequence complementary to an inventive DNA sequence into the genome of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignees: Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited, Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited
    Inventors: Leonard N. Bloksberg, Ilkka Havukkala, Alastair W. Grierson
  • Materials and method for the modification of plant lignin content
    Patent number: 5850020
    Abstract: Novel isolated DNA sequences associated with the lignin biosynthetic pathway are provided, together with DNA constructs including such sequences. Methods for the modulation of lignin content in plants are also disclosed, the methods comprising incorporating one or more of the inventive DNA sequences or a sequence complementary to an inventive DNA sequence into the genome of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignees: Genesis Research & Development Corporation, Ltd., Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited
    Inventors: Leonard N. Bloksberg, Ilkka Havukkala, Alastair Grierson