Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

Vialactia Biosciences (nz) Limited

Insight Genomics Limited

Margaret Biswas

Sathish Puthigae

Catherine Jane Bryant

Jonathan Robert Phillips

Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza

Kieran Michael Elborough

Kerry Robert Templeton

Shivendra Bajaj

Keiran Michael Elborough

The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant encodes a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants genetically modified to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants that are tolerant to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, making use of the polynucleotides of the invention.

Methods and compositions for plant improvement

Methods are described for producing a plant with altered seed yield comprising transformation of a plant with a genetic construct including a polynucleotide encoding of a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant or fragment thereof. Also provided by the disclosed methods are isolated polypeptides, polynucleotides, constructs and vectors useful for producing a plant with altered seed yield. The methods also provide plant cells and plants transformed to contain and express the polypeptides, polynucleotides and constructs. Plants produced by the disclosed methods are further provided.

Polynucleotides and methods for the improvement of plants

The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plant with altered biomass, the methods comprising the step of altering the expression and/or activity of the polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant thereof, in a plant cell or plant. The invention also provides a polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments of variants thereof the sequence. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides constructs, cells and plants comprising such polynucleotides.

Polynucleotides and methods for improving plants

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Auckland, New Zealand

Margaret Biswas