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US 10,801,032 B2Granted
Means and methods for yield performance in plants
AssigneesVib Vzw, Universiteit Gent
InventorsDirk Gustaaf Inzé, Hannes Claeys, Hilde Nelissen, Xiaohuan Sun
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to the field of plant molecular biology; more particularly to the field of agriculture; even more particularly to the field of improving the yield of plants. This disclosure provides chimeric genes and constructs that can be used to enhance the yield in plants and crops.
Claims5
A method for producing a plant cell, wherein the method comprises:
- identifying a promoter region of a plant GA2 oxidase gene that is active in the growth zone of a plant leaf,
- identifying a DNA region encoding a plant CYP78A5 protein;
- operatively linking the identified promoter to the identified DNA region encoding a plant CYP78A5 protein and a 3′ end region comprising transcription termination and polyadenylation signals functioning in cells of a plant to form a chimeric gene;
- introducing into or transforming a plant cell with the chimeric gene,
- selecting a plant cell with a stable expression of the chimeric gene. and
- determining that a plant generated from the selected plant cell has an increased yield as compared to a corresponding wildtype plant.
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