Hydrogel-Carriers for Induction of Plant Morphogenesis

KeyGene reference: P242

Invention

The invented methodology involves plant morphogenesis producing a plant shoot by locally contacting plant tissue with an inductive hydrogel. The plant tissue comprises a sequence encoding at least one regeneration factor under the control of an inducible promoter. This method facilitates the induction of plant morphogenesis.

Vision

Efficient targeted genome editing technologies are important research tools in gene validation and may be used for the introduction of new traits in crop germplasm.  The invention provides for an improved plant regeneration protocol, which can be applied in plant biotechnology processes such as targeted genome editing.

Benefits

Genome editing technologies are rapidly emerging. A bottleneck in plant genome editing is the capacity of edited plant cells to regenerate into fertile and healthy plants. Especially for recalcitrant plant species, the fraction of cells successfully regenerating into plants is usually quite low. The patented technology increases the ability of such plants to regenerate, thereby increasing the chance of regenerating plants from edited protoplasts.

Patent

Click on the link for an overview of the patent family in the European Patent Register: WO2024/047210

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