Breeding plants
First Claim
1. A method for the efficient analysis of the effect of a gene of interest on a selected phenotypic parameter in a plant, the method comprising:
- a) providing a population of plants grown in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment;
b) providing a device for evaluation of the phenotypic parameter;
c) using the evaluation device to obtain information on the phenotypic parameter for each plant and then select and evaluate the information for the phenotypic parameter in each plant;
d) comparing the phenotypic parameter of the plants; and
e) statistically analyzing the differences for the phenotypic parameter between plants to identify trait leads.
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Abstract
A process for breeding plants which comprises growing plants of a species in an array of containers charged with growing medium of uniform characteristics in an environment of controlled climatic conditions with controlled supply of nutrients and feed water and changing the positions of the containers within the environment as required to ensure at least substantially uniform exposure of all plants in the containers to conditions in the environment. A process for the breeding of open pollinating plants in a greenhouse environment is also provided. A process for breeding plants which comprises identifying trait leads.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for the efficient analysis of the effect of a gene of interest on a selected phenotypic parameter in a plant, the method comprising:
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a) providing a population of plants grown in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment; b) providing a device for evaluation of the phenotypic parameter; c) using the evaluation device to obtain information on the phenotypic parameter for each plant and then select and evaluate the information for the phenotypic parameter in each plant; d) comparing the phenotypic parameter of the plants; and e) statistically analyzing the differences for the phenotypic parameter between plants to identify trait leads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for the efficient analysis of a trait in transgenic plants, the method comprising:
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a) providing recipient plant cells from a plant line for transformation; b) obtaining a plurality of nucleotide vectors; c) introducing the plurality of nucleotide vectors into the recipient plant cells to create a plurality of transgenic plants; d) allowing the plurality of transgenic plants to grow in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment, e) analyzing each transgenic plant for the trait by visual evaluation or by use of appropriate equipment; and f) comparing the trait for the transgenic plants to determine the effect of the nucleotide vectors on the trait. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for the efficient analysis of the effect of a gene of interest on a selected phenotypic parameter in plants, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a population of transgenic plants possessing the gene of interest and grown in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment; b) using an analyzing device to take and evaluate information on each plant and then analyze the information to obtain phenotypic data for each plant; and c) performing a statistical analysis of the phenotypic data to analyze the effect of the gene of interest on the selected phenotypic parameter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for the rapid analysis of the effect of a gene of interest on a selected phenotypic parameter in plants, the method comprising:
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a) providing a population of transgenic plants possessing the gene of interest and grown in an environmentally controlled greenhouse environment; b) pollinating the transgenic plant with the same variety of plant; c) assaying the plants to identify plants possessing the gene of interest; d) using an analyzing device to take and evaluate information on each plant and then analyze the information to obtain phenotypic data for each plant; and e) performing a statistical analysis of the phenotypic data to analyze the effect of the gene of interest on the selected phenotypic parameter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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