Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

Emily L Queen

Oliver J Ratcliffe

T Lynne Reuber

Neal I Gutterson

Karen S Century

Roger D Canales

Roger Canales

Robert A Creelman

Luc Adam

Roderick W Kumimoto

Peter P Repetti

Frederick D Hempel

Katherine Krolikowski

Jennifer M Costa

Peter Repetti

Transcription factor polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into nucleic acid constructs, including expression vectors, have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. Transgenic plants transformed with many of these constructs have been shown to be more resistant to disease (in some cases, to more than one pathogen), or more tolerant to an abiotic stress (in some cases, to more than one abiotic stress). The abiotic stress may include, for example, salt, hyperosmotic stress, water deficit, heat, cold, drought, or low nutrient conditions.

Stress tolerance in plants

The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including disease stress and abiotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or control plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.

Transcriptional regulation of plant disease tolerance

Biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants

The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, tolerance low nitrogen, cold and water deficit conditions, and resistance to disease, as compared to wild-type or other control plants.

Conferring biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants

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San Leandro, CA, United States of America

Emily L Queen