Patent ID: 8426683

Claim:
A method for increasing plant yield relative to a corresponding wild type plant, comprising: (a) introducing and expressing in a plant or plant cell a recombinant nucleic acid encoding a plant synovial sarcoma translocation (SYT) polypeptide, (b) cultivating the plant or plant cell under conditions promoting plant growth and development; and (c) selecting a plant from step (b) having increased yield relative to a corresponding wild type plant, wherein said plant SYT polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 28 or SEQ ID NO: 62, or comprises from N-terminal to C-terminal: (i) an SNH domain having at least 70% sequence identity to the SNH domain of SEQ ID NO: 2; (ii) a Met-rich domain; and (iii) a QG-rich domain; and wherein the increased yield is selected from the group consisting of increased seed yield, increased root biomass, and increased biomass of fruit, nuts and/or pulses.