STEVIA PLANTS WITH AN INCREASED REBAUDIOSIDE D CONTENT

摘要

Plants, and methods of generating plants, having an increased content of rebaudioside D and other desirable characteristics are disclosed. Rebaudioside D (rebD) has been observed to have desirable sweetening properties, and accordingly, it has been desirable to produce Stevia plant lines, cultivars, and varieties with defined glycoside profiles where rebD is increased in content, either on a total weight basis of Stevia leaves, relative to other glycosides (e.g., rebA, or stevioside), or both.

主权项

1. One or more Stevia plants, or a Stevia cultivar wherein the leaves of said one or more plants or said cultivar comprise greater than about 0.5% rebD by dry weight.