Patent ID: 11959072
Assignee: PAIRWISE PLANTS SERVICES, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A plant or part thereof comprising at least one non-natural mutation in an endogenous Homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) Type II (HD-Zip II) transcription factor, wherein the mutation disrupts the binding of the endogenous HD-Zip II transcription factor to DNA, wherein the at least one non-natural mutation results in a mutated HD-Zip transcription factor comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:312 or SEQ ID NO:316; and/or results in a nucleic acid having the sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:317, SEQ ID NO:318, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:320, SEQ ID NO:322, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:326 or SEQ ID NO:327, and the plant exhibits a reduced Shade Avoidance Response as compared to a control plant.