Small auxin upregulated (SAUR) gene for the improvement of root system architecture, waterlogging tolerance, drought resistance and yield in plants and methods of uses
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsHenry T. Nguyen, Heng Ye, Babu Valliyodan
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Abstract
Disclosed are modified plants and methods for producing modified plants having a modified 5′-untranslated region of small auxin upregulated protein flooding tolerance (SAUR_FT) gene. Modified plants disclosed herein have at least one of an increased root system architecture, an increased waterlogging tolerance, an increased drought tolerance, and combinations thereof.
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A modified soybean plant comprising at least one of a modified 5′-untranslated region of a Glyma.03g029600 gene, wherein the modified 5′-untranslated region comprises an insertion in a 5′-untranslated region at a site located from 1 base pair nucleotide to 780 base pair nucleotides from the transcription initiation start site wherein the modified soybean plant comprises a trait of increased waterlogging tolerance as compared to a soybean plant not having the modified 5′-untranslated region of the Glyma.03g029600 gene.
A method of selecting a soybean plant having increased waterlogging tolerance, the method comprising obtaining a sample of the soybean plant and detecting an insertion in a 5′-untranslated region at a site located from 1 base pair nucleotide to 780 base pair nucleotides from the transcription initiation start site in the Glyma.03g029600 gene.
A method of producing a modified soybean plant having increased waterlogging tolerance, the method comprising:
- reducing expression of Glyma.03g029600 by creating an insertion in a 5′-untranslated region of the Glyma.03g029600 gene at a site located from 1 base pair nucleotide to 780 base pair nucleotides from the transcription initiation start site.
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