Patent ID: 7932432
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying the growth characteristics of a plant, comprising the steps of: (a) transforming plant cells from a plant with a genetic construct comprising a seedy1 nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a promoter, wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes a seedy1 protein comprising the individual sequences in the following order from N-terminus to C-terminus: (i) the sequence according to SEQ ID NO 35; (ii) the sequence according to SEQ ID NO 16; (iii) the sequence according to SEQ ID NO 36 and (iv) the sequence according to SEQ ID NO 37, wherein the seedy1 nucleic acid consists essentially of a sequence having 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1; (b) expressing said seedy1 nucleic acid sequence in said transformed plant cells; (c) regenerating transgenic plants from said transformed plant cells; and (d) identifying a transgenic plant having a modified growth characteristic, wherein the growth characteristic is selected from the group consisting of: an increase in any or all of above-ground area, an increase in number of first panicles, an increase in total seed weight per plant and an increase in the number of filled seeds per plant compared to non-transformed plants.