Patent ID: 7803983
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing size, vegetative growth, photosynthetic capacity, biomass or seedling vigor of a plant grown in low nitrate conditions, said method comprising: (a) introducing into a plant cell an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 95; (b) generating from said plant cell a transformed plant in which said nucleic acid molecule is overexpressed; and (c) selecting from a plurality of said transformed plants a transformed plant having at least one characteristics selected from the group consisting of increased size, increased vegetative growth, increased seedling vigor, increased photosynthetic capacity and increased biomass when grown in low nitrate conditions as compared to a control plant grown under the same conditions.