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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Nicholas J. Bate, Urbandale, IA (US);
Sarah T. Collinson, Woodland, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Habben, Urbandale, IA (US);
Honor Renee Lafitte, Davis, CA (US);
Kellie Reimann, Ankeny, IA (US);
Nicholas J. Bate, Urbandale, IA (US);
Sarah T. Collinson, Woodland, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Habben, Urbandale, IA (US);
Honor Renee Lafitte, Davis, CA (US);
Kellie Reimann, Ankeny, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for improving plant yield, particularly under nitrogen limiting conditions. According to the invention, applicants have discovered that modulating ACC synthase activity in plants improves yield of plants, even when grown under low nitrogen conditions. The same plants, while demonstrating improved yield over non-modified plants, exhibited no deleterious effects under normal nitrogen conditions. The invention further provides methods using recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.