Patent ID: 7807879
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for stimulating root growth or for enhancing the formation of lateral or adventitious roots, said method comprising introducing into a plant a nucleic acid molecule encoding a plant cytokinin oxidase selected from the group consisting of: (a) an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the DNA sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:1 or 25 or the complement thereof, (b) an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the RNA sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or the complement thereof, (c) an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the protein comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, or the complement thereof, and (d) an isolated nucleic acid molecule as defined in any one of (a) to (c) characterized in that said nucleic acid molecule is DNA, genomic DNA, cDNA, synthetic DNA or RNA wherein T is replaced by U, wherein expression of said nucleic acid molecule is limited to the root or certain tissue or cell type of the root and wherein said expression stimulates root growth or enhances the formation of adventitious roots.