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| 20090241218 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth-Related Protein). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The GRP may be one of the following: Extensin Receptor-Like Kinase (ERLK), F-Box WD40 (FBXW) polypeptide, RAN-Binding Protein (RANBP), Golden2-like Transcription Factor (GLK), REV delta homeodomain leucine zipper domain polypeptide, CLE protein, and Seed Yield Regulator (SYR) protein. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100031389 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits And A Method For Making The Same Using Consensus Sequences From The Yabby Protein Family - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an CRC-related (Crabs Claw) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a CRC-related protein, which plants have enhanced yield-related relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100077502 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Yield Enhancing Protein (YEP). The YEP is selected from a Vacuolar Processing Enzyme (VPE) or a CCA1-like polypeptide or a SAP-like polypeptide or a Seed Yield Promoting Factor 1 (SYPF1) polypeptide or a Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) activase (RCA) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a YEP, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown YEP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100199379 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND/OR INCREASED ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE, AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Yield Enhancing Protein (YEP). The YEP is selected from a Nucleosome Assembly Protein 1-like polypeptide (NAP1-like), a Like Sm polypeptide (Lsm protein), a truncated Cyclin H (CycH | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199380 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a yield increasing polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a yield increasing polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199382 | Plants Having Increased Yield-Related Traits And A Method For Making The Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of: (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Growth-RegulatingFactor (GRF) polypeptide; and of (ii) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a synovial sarcoma translocation (SYT) polypeptide, wherein said yield-related traits are increased relative to plants having increased expression of one of: (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GRF polypeptide, or (ii) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SYT polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GRF polypeptide; and of (ii) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SYT polypeptide, wherein said plants have increased yield-related traits relative to plants having increased expression of one of: (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GRF polypeptide; or (ii) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SYT polypeptide. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100218271 | PLANTS HAVING IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important characteristics in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving yield-related traits, such as enhanced yield and/or enhanced growth, or modified content of storage compounds in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Related Protein) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP polypeptide, which plants have improved characterisitics relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown GRP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100269219 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a TCP1 or a TCP2 transcription factor. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a TCP1 or TCP2 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide, useful in performing the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in the seeds of a plant, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a tRNA delta(2)-isopentenylpyrophosphate transferase (IPPT) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression in the seeds, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding an IPPT polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. In further embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants grown under conditions of sub-optimal nutrient availability, comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a SHORT-ROOT (SHR) polypeptide. The present invention also provides a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight (TKW) in plants relative to control plants, comprising modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SHR polypeptide in a plant grown under grown under non-nutrient limiting conditions. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SHR polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110041210 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ODC polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits, by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a benzothiadiazole-induced homeodomain λ_(BIHD1) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BIHD1 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a MYB30. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a MYB30 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a THOM (tomato homeobox) protein. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a THOM polypeptide, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In a further embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits, by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a benzothiadiazole-induced Jiomeodomain 2 (BIHD2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BIHD2 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110061133 | PLANTS HAVING INCREASED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110061134 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an UBiquitin-Specific Protease (UBP). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a UBP, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110098183 | PLANTS WITH INCREASED YIELD AND/OR INCREASED TOLERANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS (IY-BM) - This invention relates generally to plant cells and/or plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress and/or increased yield as compared to a corresponding, e.g. non-transformed, wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to plant cells and/or plants tailored to grow under conditions of environmental stress, and/or to plant cells and/or plant showing increased yield under environmental stress conditions. The invention also deals with methods of producing and screening for and breeding such plant cells and/or plants. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099669 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1 (Glutamine Synthase 1). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT (Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PEAMT-encoding nucleic acid sequences, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Yet furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant seed yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase B (FATB) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a FATB polypeptide, which plants have increased seed yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid sequence constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. Even furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like (LEAFY-like). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110107465 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same by Overexpressing a Polynucleotide Encoding a TFL1-Like Protein - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a TFL1 Like (Terminal Flower Like 1) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a TFL1 Like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provided hitherto unknown TFL1-Like encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110131684 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an MSR (Methionine_Sulfoxide_Reductase). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a MSR, which plants have enhanced yield-related relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Enolase. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an Enolase, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Even furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a ZAT-like zinc transporter. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a ZAT-like zinc transporter, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Yet furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding 6-PGDH (6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase or 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a 6-PGDH polypeptide, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110145949 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a bHLH9 (basic-Helix-Loop-Helix group 9) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bHLH9 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hither-to unknown BHLH9-encoding nucleic acids and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an IMB1 (Imbibition-inducible 1) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an IMB1 polypeptide, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Yet furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PCD-like (Pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase-like). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PCD-like, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a pseudo response regulator type 2 (PRR2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PRR2 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110162109 | Plants Having Modified Growth Characteristics and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various economically important growth characteristics in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns inter alia a method for modifying growth characteristics in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a HUB1 (Histone Monoubiquitination 1) polypeptide or encoding another protein useful in the methods of the present invention. The modified growth characteristics comprise a modification of light regulated phenotypes, such as modified circadian clock and/or circadian clock responses, or modified plant architecture. | 06-30-2011 |
