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Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:

Evogene Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Inventors:

Eyal Emmanuel, Rechovot, IL;

Gil Ronen, Emek Hefer, IL;

Noa Savir, Kibbutz Givat-Brenner, IL;

Assignee:

Evogene Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8247 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are method of increasing oil content, growth rate, biomass, yield and/or vigor of a plant. The methods are effected by upregulating in the plant an expression level of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 199, 166-198, 200-221, 229-307, 311-330, 351-353, 355-361, 363-364, 366-368, 218, 222-228, 308-310, 350, 354, 362, 365, 523-649, 786-920, 1047 and 1048. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase oil content, growth rate, biomass, yield and/or vigor of a plant and produce oil.


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