Evogene Ltd.

Rootility Ltd.

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Yeda Research and Develpment & Co. Ltd

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.

Rafael Meissner

Hagai Karchi

Gil Ronen

Ezekiel Golan

Sharon Ayal

Rodrigo Yelin

Evgenia Gold

Larisa Rabinovich

Yonatan Elkind

Avraham A Levy

Ari Efrati

Omri Lifshitz

Shachaf Ein-Gedy

Naama Aviv

Noa Savir

Naama Zeliger

Isolated polynucleotides are provided. Each of the isolated polynucleotides comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 121, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 95 or 96, wherein the polypeptide is capable of regulating cotton fiber development. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides for improving fiber quality and/or yield of a fiber producing plant, as well as methods of using such polynucleotides for producing plants having increased biomass/vigor/yield.

Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in plant fiber development and methods of using same

Tomato rootstock variety designated 'RTS-188' is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of tomato rootstock 'RTS-188', to the plants of tomato rootstock 'RTS-188', and to methods for producing plants, and to methods for producing other tomato rootstock lines, cultivars, transgenic plants or hybrids derived from the tomato rootstock variety &#x2018;RTS-188&#x2019;.

Tomato rootstock variety 'RTS-188'

Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide homologous to SEQ ID NO:236, such as the polynucleotide set forth by SEQ ID NO:1.

Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield and/or biomass in plants

Tomato rootstock variety designated 'RTS-123' is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of tomato rootstock 'RTS-123', to the plants of tomato rootstock &#x2018;RTS-123&#x2019;, and to methods for producing plants, and to methods for producing other tomato rootstock lines, cultivars, or hybrids derived from the tomato rootstock &#x2018;RTS-123&#x2019;.

Tomato rootstock variety 'RTS-123'

Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide homologous to SEQ ID NO:240, such as the polynucleotide set forth by SEQ ID NO:14.

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

Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to SEQ ID NO:13.

Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in 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

Isolated polynucleotides are provided. Each of the isolated polynucleotides comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 26, 106, 107, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 126, 95 or 96, wherein the polypeptide is capable of regulating cotton fiber development. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides for improving fiber quality and/or yield of a fiber producing plant, as well as methods of using such polynucleotides for producing plants having increased biomass/vigor/yield.

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.

The present invention relates to a rapid and large-scale production of tomato mutants by utilizing a miniature tomato plant which can be crossed with tomato commercial plants. Mutations are induced in the miniature tomato cultivars and desired mutants are subsequently identified in the resulting mutant tomato population.

Method of large scale mutagenesis in tomato plants

The present invention relates to a rapid and large-scale production of tomato mutants by utilizing miniature tomato plants which can be crossed with tomato commercial plants. Mutations are induced in the miniature tomato cultivars and desired mutants are subsequently identified in the resulting mutant tomato population.

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Rechovot, Israel

Rafael Meissner