Patent ID: 8937215
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing tolerance to an abiotic stress condition, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant as compared to a non-transformed plant which is grown under the same growth conditions, comprising: (a) over-expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:548, and 5893-5898, and; (b) selecting plants resulting from step (a) for an increased tolerance to a salinity stress, an increased growth rate and/or for an increased biomass as compared to a non-transformed plant which is grown under the same growth conditions, thereby increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant as compared to the non-transformed plant which is grown under the same growth conditions.