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Stress-protected transgenic plants

  • US 7,084,323 B1
  • Filed: 12/12/1997
  • Issued: 08/01/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for protecting a plant against dehydration, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing a transgenic plant cell that expresses substantially pure DNA encoding a calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) polypeptide that includes a protein kinase (PK) domain having a sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO;

    2; and

    (b) growing a transgenic plant from said plant cell, wherein said DNA is expressed in said transgenic plant, and wherein said transgenic plant has increased tolerance to dehydration compared to a corresponding untransformed plant.

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