Performance Plants, Inc.

Basf Plant Science Gmbh

Yafan Huang

Monika Maria Kuzma

Jiangxin Wan

Shujun Yang

Maryse Chalifoux

Angela Patricia Gilley

Yang Wang

Ruoying Chen

Oswaldo Da Costa E Silva

Rodrigo Sarria-Millan

Damian Allen

Stefan Henkes

Delina Mary-Jane Melo

Angela Patricia Gilley Sample

Zhiyong Zhang

Monika D Kuzma

Angela P Gilley

The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means which increase the level of expression of a MYB-subgroup14 polynucleotide or a MYB68 polypeptide. The method also relates to expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a MYB-subgroup14 or a MYB68 transcriptional factor. The methods are directed to elevating the levels of a MYB-subgroup14 or a MYB68 expression, wherein a desired phenotype such as reduced flower abortion and increased yield during heat stress is observed. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences useful in such methods.

Plants having increased tolerance to heat stress

The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means which inhibit the level of PK220 gene expression or activity, wherein a desired phenotype such as increased water use efficiency relative to a wild type control plant. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences and constructs useful such methods and methods of generating and isolating plants having decreased PK220 expression or activity.

Methods and means of increasing the water use efficiency of plants

Vector comprising sorghum terminator and method of use

Vector comprising sorghum promotor and method of use

The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means to increase expression level of a bHLH subgroup 1b gene expression or activity, wherein a desired phenotype such as increased heat tolerance relative to a wild type control plant following heat stress results in reduced flower abortion and increased yield. Included are plants produced by said methods. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences and constructs useful such methods and methods of generating and isolating plants having increased expression of a bHLH subgroup 1b expression or activity.

Expression of transcription regulators that provide heat tolerance

The present invention provides isolated polynucleotides encoding farnesyltransferase polypeptides, vectors, and cells transformed with farnesyltransferase polynucleotides.

Isolated nucleic acids encoding farnesyltransferase polypeptides

The invention provides polynucleotides encoding plant prenyl protease polypeptides, vectors, host cells, and transgenic plant comprising the polynucleotides. The invention also provides methods of producing transgenic plants that have altered levels of prenyl protease polynucleotides and polypeptides, and transgenic plants that have increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type plant.

Polynucleotides encoding plant prenyl proteases

The present invention provides novel isolated FT polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by the FT polynucleotides. Also provided are the antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a FT polypeptide or any derivative, variant, mutant or fragment of the FT polypeptide, polynucleotide or antibody. The invention additionally provides methods of constructing transgenic plants that have altered levels of FT polynucleotides and polypeptides.

Compositions and methods of increasing stress tolerance in plants

The present invention provides isolated polynucleotides encoding farnesyltransferase polypeptides, vectors and transgenic host cells comprising farnesyltransferase polynucleotides.

Isolated nucleic acids encoding farnesyl transferase alpha

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