公开(公告)号：US20240067977A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17766786

申请日：2020-10-09

Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Inventor： Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI ,  Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU ,  Nazmul BHUIYAN ,  Raija PAYYAVULA ,  Yanxin SHEN ,  Dongmei XU

IPC: C12N15/82 ,  C07K14/415 ,  C12N15/113

CPC classification number: C12N15/8243 ,  C07K14/415 ,  C12N15/1137

Abstract: The present disclosure provides composition and methods for improving leaf quality of low-alkaloid tobacco plants. Also provided are the identification and genetic engineering of target genes (Leaf Quality Genes) for producing tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid and nicotine levels and commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants.