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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Olga Nikolaevna Danilevskaya, Johnston, IA (US);
Paulette Marie Gardner, Des Moines, IA (US);
Guofu Li, Johnston, IA (US);
Brooke Peterson-Burch, Ankeny, IA (US);
Lisa I. Hagen, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., , IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8218 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01); C12N 15/8273 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for modulating plants using optimized ZmSAUR down-regulation constructs are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequences, constructs, vectors, and modified plant cells, as well as transgenic plants displaying increased seed and/or biomass yield, improved tolerance to abiotic stress such as drought or high plant density, improved nitrogen utilization efficiency, increased ear tissue growth or kernel number.