Patent ID: RE39114

Claim:
A method of producing a transgenic plant, comprising the steps of: (a) stably transforming into the genome of a plant cell a recombinant, double-stranded DNA molecule comprising: (i) a promoter which functions in cells of target plant tissue, (ii) a structural DNA sequence obtained from a bacterium of the genus Leuconostoc that causes the production of an RNA sequence which encodes a sucrose phosphorylase enzyme, (iii) a 3′ non-translated DNA sequence which functions in plant cells to cause transcriptional termination and the addition of polyadenylated nucleotides to the 3′ end of the RNA sequence; (b) selecting for transformed plant cells; and (c) regenerating from said transformed plant cells a genetically transformed plant, the genome of which contains said recombinant, double-stranded DNA molecule of step (a), wherein said genetically transformed plant exhibits a property one or more properties selected from the group consisting of containing a modified carbohydrate content; increased polysaccharide content; enhanced yield of harvested material; improved uniformity of the distribution of solids; increased oil content; increased protein content; and reduced susceptibility to bruising discoloration.