Patent ID: 8399735
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for altering growth characteristics of a plant comprising: introducing into a plant cell capable of being transformed and regenerated to a whole plant, a genetic construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding the peptide as set forth in SEQ ID No. 6, the DNA sequence operably linked to a suitable transcriptional regulatory region and, recovering a plant which contains said recombinant DNA sequence, and which has at least one of increased seed yield, increased seed mass, increased seedling vigour, increased plant vegetative growth, increased mature plant size, increased biomass, improved growth in nutrient-poor soil, shorter time to maturity, increased tolerance to abiotic stress, increased oil content, altered hormone sensitivity and altered seed dormancy, compared to a control plant of similar type grown under similar conditions.