Patents Assigned to Institute of Genetics and Development Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Methods of controlling seed size in plants
    Patent number: 10787676
    Abstract: This invention relates to the identification of a regulator protein (termed CYP78A6, or EOD3) which controls the size of plant seeds and organs in Arabidopsis and other plants. Manipulation of CYP78A protein expression may useful, for example, in improving crop yield and increasing plant biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Institute of Genetics and Development Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yunhai Li, Wenjuan Fang, Zhibiao Wang, Rongfeng Cui