Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing plant yield and/or agricultural characteristics
AssigneeEvogene Ltd.
InventorsEYAL EMMANUEL, ALEX DIBER, SARAH RACHEL POLLOCK, HAGAI KARCHI
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Abstract
Provided are isolated polynucleotides which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3487, 1-239, 467-1973, 3481-3486, 3488-3674, 3738 or 3739; isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 246, 240-245, 247-465, 1974-3480, 3675-3736 or 3737, and methods of using same for increasing a yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
Claims20
A method of increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant, comprising expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide which exhibits at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 333, 246, 240-245, 247-332, 334-465, 1974-3480, 3675-3736 or 3737, thereby increasing the yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of the plant.
An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 333, 246, 240-245, 247-332, 334-465, 1974-3480, 3675-3736 or 3737, wherein said nucleic acid sequence is capable of increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
A method of producing seeds of a crop, comprising:
- (a) selecting a parent plant being transformed with an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 80% sequence identity to the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 333, 246, 240-245, 247-332, 334-465, 1974-3480, 3675-3736 and 3737, said parent plant exhibits an increased trait selected from the group consisting of:
- increased yield, increased biomass, increased growth rate, increased oil content, increased fiber yield, increased fiber quality, increased abiotic stress tolerance and increased nitrogen use efficiency as compared to a non-transformed plant which is grown under the same growth conditions, and;
- (b) growing a seed producing plant from said parent plant resultant of step (a), wherein said seed producing plant which comprises said exogenous polynucleotide has said increased trait, and;
- (c) producing seeds from said seed producing plant resultant of step (b), thereby producing seeds of the crop.
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