Monsanto Technology LLC

Sasha Preuss

Balasulojini Karunanandaa

Vijay K Sharma

Beth Savidge

Sivalinganna Manjunath

Daniel J Ovadya

Karen Gabbert

Alexander Goldshmidt

Miya Howell

Elena A Rice

Shunhong Dai

Brent Brower-Toland

Rico A Caldo

Bradley W McDill

Paul S Chomet

Hongwu Jia

Barry S Goldman

Linda L Lutfiyya

Tyamagondlu V Venkatesh

Mark Scott Abad

Todd DeZwaan

Huai Wang

Donald E Nelson

Stephen M Duff

Monnanda Somaiah Rajani

Steven H Schwartz

Erin Bell

Xiaoyun Wu

Zoe P McKiness

Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra

Savitha Madappa

Saritha V Kuriakose

Lloyd Jones

Aniruddha Raychaudhuri

Daniel P Schachtman

Char Shobha

Matthew M Tanzer

Matthew M Tänzer

Miya D Howell

Bradley W Mcdill

The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.

Compositions and methods for altering flowering and plant architecture to improve yield potential

This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.

Transgenic plants with enhanced traits

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Webster Groves, MO, United States of America

Sasha Preuss