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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Gentbrugge, BE;
Christophe Reuzeau, Tocane, FR;
Yves Hatzfeld, Lille, FR;
Veronique Boudolf, Oosterzele, BE;
Lieven DE Veylder, Drongen, BE;
Dirk Inze, Moorsel-Aalst, BE;
Vladimir Mironov, Ghent, BE;
Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Gentbrugge, BE;
Christophe Reuzeau, Tocane, FR;
Yves Hatzfeld, Lille, FR;
Veronique Boudolf, Oosterzele, BE;
Lieven de Veylder, Drongen, BE;
Dirk Inze, Moorsel-Aalst, BE;
Vladimir Mironov, Ghent, BE;
CropDesign N.V., Zwijnaarde, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a class I homeodomain leucine zipper (HDZip) hox5 polypeptide or a homologue thereof; or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a nitrate transporter protein (NRT) or a homologue thereof; or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide denoted Yield Enhancing Protein 16 (YEP16); or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a Group I glycogen synthase kinase (Group I shaggy-like kinase) or a homologue thereof. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a class I HDZip hox5 polypeptide or a homologue thereof; or having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NRT protein or a homologue thereof; or having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide denoted YEP16; or having modulated expression of a Group I shaggy-like kinase or a homologue thereof, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.