Chinese Academy of Sciences

Plant Bioscience Limited

Beijing Honor Device Co., Ltd.

Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology

Yunhai Li

Jinhua Liu

Michael W Bevan

Na Li

Tian Xia

Jack Dumenil

Rongfeng Cui

Zhibiao Wang

Wenjuan Fang

Kun Wu

Qian Jack Liu

Qian Qian

Xiangdong Fu

Jianfei Chu

Ke Huang

Shuansuo Wang

Penggen Duan

Baolan Zhang

Chuanguo Wang

The invention relates to methods for increasing plant yield, and in particular grain yield by reducing or abolishing the expression and/or activity of OTUB1 in a plant. Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype and methods of producing such plants.

Methods for increasing grain productivity

This invention relates to a plant E3 ubiquitin ligase (termed DA2) which acts synergistically with DA1 to control seed and organ size. Methods of increasing plant yield are provided that comprise reducing the expression or activity of DA2 in a plant that is deficient in DA1 expression or activity. Plants with increased yield and methods of producing such plants are also provided.

Methods of modulating seed and organ size in plants

The invention relates to genetically modified plants with an altered seed phenotype, in particular increased seed size. The invention relates to a plant that does not produce a functional NGAL2 polypeptide or functional NGAL2 and NGAL3 polypeptides. NGAL2 and NGAL3 are members of the RAV family and comprise a B3 DNA-binding domain and a transcriptional repression motif.

Plants with increased seed size

This invention relates to the identification of a regulator protein (termed CYP78A6, or EOD3) which controls the size of plant seeds and organs inand other plants. Manipulation of CYP78A protein expression may useful, for example, in improving crop yield and increasing plant biomass.

Methods of controlling seed size in plants

This invention relates to the identification of a regulator protein (termed DA) which controls the size of plant seeds and organs inand other plants. Manipulation of DA protein expression may useful, for example, in improving crop yield and increasing plant biomass.

Methods of controlling plant seed and organ size

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