Agronomy and Horticulture, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

10-6-2016

Citation

United States Patent Application Publication Grennan et al. Pub. No.: US 2016/0289694 A1

Abstract

The impact of plastid size change in both monocot and dicot plants has been examined. In both, when plastid size is increased there is an increase in biomass relative to the parental lines. Thus, provided herein are methods for increasing the biomass of a plant, comprising decreasing the expression of at least one plastid division protein in a plant. Optionally, the level of chlorophyll in the plant is also reduced.

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