Compositions and methods for improving crop yields through trait stacking
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsCharles R. Dietrich, Natalia Ivleva, Thomas L. Slewinski
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AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsCharles R. Dietrich, Natalia Ivleva, Thomas L. Slewinski
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The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits and yield relative to a control plant, such as increased ear area, increased ear volume, increased single kernel weight, increased ear fresh weight, increased ear diameter, increased ear length, increased yield, increased kernels per ear, decreased ear tip void, and decreased ear void. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more CONSTANS (CO) or CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptides and a transgene encoding one or more MADS-box polypeptides, and can also have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.
A modified corn plant or a plant part thereof comprising 1) a first recombinant expression cassette comprising a transcribable DNA sequence encoding a non-coding RNA for suppression of one or more gibberellic acid 20 (GA20) oxidase genes, wherein the non-coding RNA comprises a targeting sequence that is (a) at least 95% complementary to at least 19 consecutive nucleotides of a first mRNA molecule encoding a first endogenous GA20 oxidase protein that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
A method for producing a modified corn plant, the method comprising a method selected from the group consisting of (1)-(17):
A modified corn plant comprising 1) one or more mutations or edits at or near one or more endogenous GA20 oxidase genes, wherein the expression or activity of the one or more endogenous GA20 oxidase genes is reduced relative to a wildtype control plant, 2) a first recombinant expression cassette comprising a coding sequence for a COL polypeptide that has at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
A recombinant DNA construct comprising:
A modified corn plant or a plant part thereof comprising 1) a first recombinant expression cassette comprising a first DNA sequence encoding a CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptide that has at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
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