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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Evogene Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Gil Ronen, Emek Hefer, IL;
Hagai Karchi, Moshav Sitriya, IL;
Alex Diber, Rishon-LeZion, IL;
Basia Judith Vinocur, Rechovot, IL;
Sharon Ayal, Kibbutz Bet Nir, IL;
Eyal Emmanuel, Rehovot, IL;
Michael Gang, Jerusalem, IL;
Dotan Dimet, Kibbutz Beir Nir, IL;
Evogene Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
Provided are methods of increasing tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increasing biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The methods are effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding 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:201, 207, 212, 202-206, 208-211, 213-391, 1655, 961-1529, and 1660-1663. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increase biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant.