Methods for enabling farnesene accumulation in plants and related compositions

摘要

The invention provides novel methods and compositions directed to farnesol production, accumulationm and cellular sequesteration in plants. More specifically, the methods of the invention comprise modifying plant cells that express farnesene to convert the farnesene to farnesol, and in some cases, to farnesol glycoside, such as farnesol glucoside. In other embodiments, carbon flux is shunted towards sesquiterpene production by applying certain plant growth regulators and herbicides to increase sesquiterpene production.