Evogene Ltd.

Larisa Rabinovich

Hagai Karchi

Gil Ronen

Rodrigo Yelin

Rafael Meissner

Ezekiel Golan

Noa Savir

Naama Zeliger

Isolated polynucleotides having a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162-204, 206-211, 214-287 and/or encoding polypeptides having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13-56, 58-63, 66-121, 141-156 or 157 are provided. Also provided are methods of utilizing same for increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant.

Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in plants and plants generated thereby

Provided is a novel plant regulatory sequence active in trichomes which is derived from the TR4 gene of wild tomato () and which comprises a nucleic acid at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:26. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs and methods of using same for directing expression of an exogenous polynucleotide sequences in trichomes and transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants which comprise the nucleic acid constructs.

Nucleotide sequences for regulating gene expression in plant trichomes and constructs and methods utilizing same

Novel plant derived regulatory sequences and constructs and methods of using such sequences for directing expression of exogenous polynucleotide sequences in plants are provided.

Nucleotide sequences regulating gene expression and constructs and methods utilizing same

A novel tomato plant derived regulatory sequence which comprises the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:23 and which is active in trichomes is provided. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising the tomato plant promoter and methods of using same for directing expression of the exogenous polynucleotide sequences in trichomes and transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants which comprise the nucleic acid constructs.

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Rishon-LeZion, Israel

Larisa Rabinovich