Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes and, more particularly, to methods of modifying lignin biosynthesis via sense suppression and to related nucleic acids and constructs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes and, more particularly, to methods of modifying lignin biosynthesis via sense suppression and to related nucleic acids and constructs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes and, more particularly, to methods of modifying lignin biosynthesis via sense suppression and to related nucleic acids and constructs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of fructan biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the fructan biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes. The present invention also relates to regulatory elements and, more particularly, to promoters capable of causing expression of an exogenous gene in plant cells, such promoters being from a gene encoding an enzyme involved in the fructan biosynthetic pathway in plants. The invention also relates to vectors including the nucleic acids and regulatory elements of the invention, plant cells, plants, seeds and other plant parts transformed with the regulatory elements, nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of using the nucleic acids, regulatory elements and vectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants, using the nucleotide sequences encoding the enzymes 4-coumarate CoA-ligase (4CL), cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR), cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) of the lignin biosynthetic pathway, from ryegrass (Lolium) and fescue (Festuca). The present invention also relates to regulatory elements, promoters capable of causing expression of exogenous genes in plants, wherein the regulatory elements are from the genes for caffeic acid Omethyl transferase (OMT), 4CL, CCR or CAD. The invention also relates to vectors including the nucleic acids and regulatory elements of the invention, plant cells, plants, plant seeds and other plant parts transformed with the regulatory elements, nucleic acids and vectors and methods using the nucleic acids, regulatory elements and vectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule capable of modifying pollen-specific expression, constructs including the molecule and methods of using the molecule.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of modifying resistance of plants to diseases and/or pests by transforming the plants with a nucleic acid encoding ryegrass O-methyltransferase (OMT). The invention also relates to transformed plants, cells and seeds having increased disease and/or pest resistance by expressing rygrass O-methyltransferase (OMT).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of modifying resistance of plants to disease and/or pests, through using the caffeic acid/caffeate O-methyltransferase (OMT) gene to modify lignin biosynthesis in plants. The preferred OMT gene is from ryegrass (Lolium perenne) or fescue (Festuca). The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified resistance to disease and/or pests, and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.