Patent ID: 11950563
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A tobacco plant, or part thereof, comprising a non-natural mutation in an ethylene responsive factor (ERF) gene, wherein said non-natural mutation down-regulates the expression or function of said ERF gene, wherein said non-natural mutation is located within an ERF gene that comprises an endogenous sequence having 100% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 38, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, and 202 to 204, and wherein said tobacco plant is capable of producing a leaf, when cured, having a USDA grade index value of 50 or more.