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Increased Oil Yield in Oilseed Crops for Enhanced Biodiesel Production

Technology Benefits: Increase oil yield for existing oilseed cropsExpected to work on a broad range of oilseed cropsProvides enhanced seed resistance to fungal diseases

Detailed Technology Description: Increased oil in the seed is induced by puroindoline genes that promote increased seed size and weight. The puroindolines represent a new way to increase the oil content compared with approaches that increase or modify oil content by manipulation of the oil biosynthetic pathway. Puroindolines are effective transgenes useful in increasing oil content in cereal and oilseed crops. An added benefit is provided by enhancing seed resistance to fungal diseases from the effect puroindolines have in controlling foliar and seed borne pathogens.

Supplementary Information: Inventor: CHYE, Meelen | ZHAO, Kaijun
Priority Number: WO2003044201A1
IPC Current: C12N000924 | C12N001529 | C12N001556 | C12N001582
Assignee Applicant: The University of Hong Kong
Title: GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES AND A METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF | PLANTES GENETIQUEMENT MODIFIEES PRESENTANT UNE RESISTANCE AMELIOREE AUX MALADIES FONGIQUES, ET LEUR PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION
Usefulness: GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES AND A METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF | PLANTES GENETIQUEMENT MODIFIEES PRESENTANT UNE RESISTANCE AMELIOREE AUX MALADIES FONGIQUES, ET LEUR PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION
Summary: For producing plants which are resistant to pathogens, e.g., fungus, preferably Rhizoctonia solani (claimed).
Novelty: Producing plants e.g., potato, resistant to pathogens e.g., fungi, by transforming plants with recombinant vector that co-expresses Brassica juncea chitinase with two chitin-binding domains, and Hevea beta-1,3-glucanase

Industry: Agriculture

Sub Category: Plant

*Abstract: Biodiesel is produced from a wide variety of oilseed crops. In Europe, canola is the major biodiesel crop while in the U.S. soybeans dominates. Montana State University and USDA researchers have developed a protein that can be expressed in a variety of oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40%. The technology has been demonstrated in camelina, corn and soybeans and is expected to work for a broad range of oilseed plants including biodiesel and cereal crops.

*Principal Investigator: Name: Mike Giroux, Professor, Ph.D.
Department: College of Agriculture

Country/Region: USA

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