Patent ID: 8952218
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12Y

Abstract:
1. A method of improving an agronomic trait selected from the group consisting of: root coverage, root length, leaf area, rosette diameter, rosette area, plot coverage, leaf number, growth rate of root length, growth rate of root coverage, growth rate of rosette area, growth rate of rosette diameter and growth rate of plot coverage of a plant as compared to a native plant which is grown under the same growth conditions, comprising: (a) expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising the nucleic acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:619 or 16, and (b) selecting plants resultant of step (a) for an increased root coverage, increased root length, increased leaf area, increased rosette diameter, increased rosette area, increased plot coverage, increased leaf number, increased growth rate of root length, increased growth rate of root coverage, increased growth rate of rosette area, increased growth rate of rosette diameter, or increased growth rate of plot coverage as compared to a native plant which is grown under the same growth conditions, thereby improving the agronomic trait selected from the group consisting of: root coverage, root length, leaf area, rosette diameter, rosette area, plot coverage, leaf number, growth rate of root length, growth rate of root coverage, growth rate of rosette area, growth rate of rosette diameter and growth rate of plot coverage of the plant as compared to the native plant which is grown under the same growth conditions.