Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd

University of California

Vitality Biotechnologies, Inc.

Shimon Gepstein

Ehud Keinan

Eduardo Blumwald

Harel Itzhaky

Esther Aboud-Pirak

Amira Gepstein

Provided are nucleic acid constructs which comprise a polynucleotide encoding adenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferase (IPT) operably linked to a stress-related promoter. Also provided are host cells transformed with the nucleic acid constructs, transgenic plants expressing the IPT coding sequence under the transcriptional regulation of a stress-related promoter and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance of a plant, and biomass of plants under stress or normal conditions.

Nucleic acid construct for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in plants

The present invention relates to the development of drought-resistant plants. This invention is directed to the preparation of transgenic plants that express a protein involved in cytokinin synthesis under the control of a senescence-inducible promoter. More specifically, this invention relates to the preparation of transgenic plants that express an isopentenyl transferase under the control of a senescence-associated receptor kinase (SARK) promoter.

Drought-resistant plants

Hapten and antigen designed for eliciting catalytic antibodies effective in inhibiting the ethylene production pathway in plants by deactivating a precursor thereof either by decomposition or derivatization. Catalytic antibodies effective in inhibiting the ethylene production pathway in plants by deactivating a precursor thereof. Genes encoding for such catalytic antibodies and plants and cells expressing these genes and producing the catalytic antibodies for controlling the ripening of fruits and vegetables, as well as for controlling senescence of plant tissue.

Control of fruit ripening and senescence in plants

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Haifa, Israel

Shimon Gepstein