Ceres, Inc.

Sam Harris

Shing Kwok

James Burns

Roger I Pennell

Michael F Portereiko

Gerard Magpantay

Vijay K Sharma

Han-Suk Kim

Kenneth Bounds

Ryan Miller

Methods and materials for modulating low light and/or shade tolerance, and red light specific responses in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low light and/or SD+EODFR-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light and/or SD+EODFR tolerance. In addition, methods and materials involved in increasing UV-B tolerance in plants and methods and materials involved in modulating biomass levels in plants are provided.

Modulating light response pathways in plants, increasing light-related tolerances in plants, and increasing biomass in plants

Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) low light tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding polypeptides that confer plants with tolerance to low light are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased low light tolerance.

Increasing low light tolerance in plants

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