Patent ID: 8076547

Claim:
A method for controlling tillering and leaf morphology in a plant, the method comprising: introducing an isolated polynucleotide into a plant cell, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a plant gene capable of controlling tillering and leaf morphology in the plant, wherein the polynucleotide includes a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence from methionine (Met) at position 1 to lysine (Lys) at position 411 of SEQ ID NO: 2; or a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence haying at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence from methionine (Met) at position 1 to lysine (Lys) at position 411 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and is capable of controlling tillering and leaf morphology in the plant; and regenerating the plant cell to obtain a plant whose tillering and leaf morphology is controlled.