Monsanto Technology LLC

Calgene Corporation

Dale Val

Beth Savidge

Daniel J Ovadya

Kyle B Smith

Toni Alols Voelker

Katayoon Dehesh

Thomas J Savage

Wei Zheng

Maureen Daley

Jason Fenner

Provided are methods for increasing the yield of a monocot plant through treatment of the plant with a plant growth regulator. In certain embodiments, maize plants produce multiple ears and an increased number of kernels. In certain embodiments, reduced height of the plant allows for more efficient self-pollination.

Multi-ear system to enhance monocot plant yield

This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein, enhanced seed oil and modified oil composition. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.

Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits

Methods of altering substrate specificity of beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase, and engineered beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases so produced are provided. DNA sequences and constructs for expression of engineered beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases, as well as the novel beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases produced therefrom are also provided. Such DNA sequences may be used for expression of the engineered beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases in host cells, particularly seed cells of oilseed crop plants, for the modification of fatty acid composition.

Engineering &#x3b2;-ketoacyl ACP synthase for novel substrate specificity

This present invention provides a method for increasing oil levels in the tissues ofsp. plants by expression of a heterologous multifunctional fatty acid synthase (mfFAS) within the plant. In one embodiment, the present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mfFAS enzymes from various sources for this purpose, and vectors and plants containing same.

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This present invention provides a method for increasing fatty acid synthase activity in a plant by expressing a transgenic multifunctional fatty acid synthase (mfFAS) within the plant, wherein the plant is not of thespecies. In one embodiment, the present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mfFAS proteins from various sources for this purpose, and vectors containing same.

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