Patent ID: 8227665
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a plant with increased biomass, the method comprising transformation of a plant cell or plant with: a) a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide with at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; or b) a polynucleotide comprising a fragment, of at least 20 nucleotides in length, of the nucleic acid sequence polynucleotide of a); or c) a polynucleotide comprising a complement, of at least 20 nucleotides in length, of the nucleic acid sequence of a); wherein the expression of the polynucleotide in the plant cell or plant results in the down-regulation of an endogenous polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20.