Patent ID: 7663022

Claim:
A method for making a transgenic bioluminescent plant, comprising the steps of: selecting from a foreign genome at least one lux gene encoding a luciferase and at least one lux gene encoding a luciferin that is compatible with said luciferase, wherein said foreign genome contains a lux operon; constructing at least one vector using a first plasmid, a second plasmid and a third plasmid, wherein said at least one vector comprises at least one light inducible promoter for regulation of expression of said lux genes, wherein said first plasmid comprises luxA and luxB, said second plasmid comprises luxC and luxD, and said third plasmid comprises luxE and frp, wherein said frp encodes a flavin reductase; transfecting at least one plant cell with said at least one vector, wherein said at least one plant cell is selected from the group consisting of a monocotyledon cell and a dicotyledon cell; and growing said at least one plant cell into a mature plant.