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Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2001
Applicants:

Thomas Schmülling, D-14052 Berlin, DE;

Tomás Werner, D-10829 Berlin, DE;

Inventors:

Thomas Schmülling, D-14052 Berlin, DE;

Tomás Werner, D-10829 Berlin, DE;

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/29 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 5/04 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides nucleotide sequences and corresponding amino acid sequences for plant cytokinin oxidase proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising such sequences as well as methods for stimulating root growth and/or enhancing the formation of lateral or adventitious roots and/or altering root geotropism using such sequences. Also provided by the present invention are methods for altering various plant phenotypes including increasing seed size and/or weight, embryo size and/or weight, and cotyledon size and/or weight using cytokinin oxidase proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules encoding cytokinin oxidase.


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