Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Honor Renee Lafitte

Mark Cooper

Jeffrey R Schussler

Neil Jonathan Hausmann

Tabare E Abadie

Stephen M Allen

Hajime Sakai

Stanley Luck

Scott V Tingey

Jeffrey Habben

Nicholas J Bate

Robert Wayne Williams

Kellie Reimann

Jeffrey Mullen

Cheng Lu

Xiao-Yi Li

James J Saylor

Jason L Brothers

Sarah T Collinson

Krupa Deshmukh

Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring drought tolerance, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA construct comprises a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a DTP6 polypeptide.

Drought tolerant plants and related constructs and methods involving genes encoding DTP6 polypeptides

A method of evaluating one or more kernels of an ear of maize using digital imagery includes acquiring a digital image of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize, processing the digital image to estimate at least one physical property of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize from the digital image, and evaluating the at least one kernel of maize using the estimate of the at least one physical property of the at least one kernel of maize.

Method and system for digital image analysis of ear traits

The invention provides methods for improving plant yield, particularly under nitrogen limiting conditions. According to the invention, applicants have discovered that modulating ACC synthase activity in plants improves yield of plants, even when grown under low nitrogen conditions. The same plants, while demonstrating improved yield over non-modified plants, exhibited no deleterious effects under normal nitrogen conditions. The invention further provides methods using recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.

Modulation of ACC synthase improves plant yield under low nitrogen conditions

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Davis, CA, United States of America

Honor Renee Lafitte