NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF POLYAMINE LEVELS IN PLANTS

摘要

The invention provides a nucleic acid construct for transforming a plant cell, the construct comprising a promoter operatively linked to a nucleotide sequence, the promoter being selectively activated in cells of propagating material for a plant, the nucleotide sequence being such that its transcription leads to an alteration in the levels of polyamines produced in transformed cells of propagating material relative to untransformed cells.