Patents by Inventor Y. Gruber Margaret

Y. Gruber Margaret has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Regulation of flavonoid expression in alfalfa using maize regulatory genes
    Publication number: 20040103456
    Abstract: The present invention provides the use of a regulatory gene Lc and encoded protein to alter the biosynthesis and accumulation of flavonoids including anthocyanins and condensed tannins in plants and plant tissues, particularly in alfalfa, white clover, and other forage legumes which are similar in lacking native condensed tannin accumulation in leaves. The identification of the effects of this gene in alfalfa provide a mechanism for altering flavonoid, anthocyanin and condensed tannin production in forage legumes and allows one to alter such levels to produce a variety of benefits in the field of agriculture, animal farming and food technology in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: Y. Gruber Margaret, Ray Heather, Westcott Neil