Genes and uses for plant improvement
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsMark Scott Abad, Barry S. Goldman, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Ronald C. Rich, Faten Shaikh, Joseph C. Mitchell, Diana Wray
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Abstract
Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
Claims17
A plant cell nucleus with stably integrated, recombinant DNA comprising a promoter that is functional in plant cells and that is operably linked to DNA that encodes a protein having at least 99% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 274;
- wherein said plant cell nucleus is selected by screening a population of transgenic plants that have said recombinant DNA and express said protein for an enhanced trait as compared to control plants that do not have said recombinant DNA in their nuclei;
- and wherein said enhanced trait is selected from group of enhanced traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency;
- enhanced resistance to salt exposure and increased yield.
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