Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing yield of plants
AssigneeEvogene Ltd.
InventorsAvital ADATO, Hagai KARCHI
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Abstract
Provided are isolated polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-219, 367-5628, 9688-9700, and 9709-9752; and isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 220-366, 5629-9400, 9701-9708, and 9753-9796. Also provided are transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress of a plant.
Claims22
A method of increasing yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or reducing time to flowering or to inflorescence emergence of a plant, comprising over-expressing within the plant, as compared to a native plant of the same species which is grown under the same growth conditions, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, or a homologous polypeptide thereof comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to said amino acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, thereby increasing the yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or reducing the time to flowering or to inflorescence emergence of the plant.
A method of producing a crop, comprising growing a crop of a plant expressing an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, or a homologous polypeptide thereof comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to said amino acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, wherein said plant is derived from a plant selected for increased yield, increased growth rate, increased biomass, increased vigor, increased oil content, increased seed yield, increased fiber yield, increased fiber quality, increased nitrogen use efficiency, increased abiotic stress tolerance, reduced time to flowering and/or reduced time to inflorescence as compared to a control plant, thereby producing the crop.
A nucleic acid construct comprising an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, or a homologous polypeptide thereof comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 91% sequence identity to said amino acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:
- 344, and a heterologous promoter operably linked to said isolated polynucleotide for directing transcription of said nucleic acid sequence in a host cell, wherein said amino acid sequence is capable of increasing yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress of a plant and/or reducing time to flowering and/or to inflorescence emergence of a plant.
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