Abstract: A method of enhancing grain yield of a Gramineae plant is provided. The method comprises: (a) crossing a recipient plant with a donor plant comprising a sequence variation in a TPR allele, said sequence variation imparting enhanced grain yield; and (b) selecting a progeny plant of said crossing comprising said sequence variation by identifying said variation, said progeny plant being characterized by an improved grain yield relative to said recipient plant. Also provided are plants and processed products resultant of the method.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and materials useful for improving lateral root growth, water uptake, and the yield of grain of cereal grasses grown under drought stress conditions. In particular, the present disclosure provides a quantitative trait locus associated with improved yield under drought stress. The disclosure further provides recombinant DNA for the generation of transgenic plants, transgenic plant cells, and methods of producing the same. The present disclosure further provides methods for generating transgenic seed that can be used to produce a transgenic plant having improved yield under drought stress, and methods for improving yield under drought stress in a cereal grass involving marker assisted selection and backcrossing.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for producing, at a high frequency, transgenic plants that contain little if any vector sequences, have simple integration patterns, contain few copies of the transgene at each locus, express the transgene at all stages of development and do not exhibit transgene silencing. The method comprises introducing minimal transgene expression cassettes, which are substantially or totally devoid of vector sequences, by direct DNA transfer, preferably by particle or microprojectile bombardment This invention also relates to transformed plant cells, the transgenic plants regenerated therefrom, and subparts of the transgenic plants produced by the methods of this invention. The invention also includes all progeny and subsequent progeny (i.e., all subsequent generations) derived from primary transformants through selfing or crossing.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for producing, at a high frequency, transgenic plants that contain little if any vector sequences, have simple integration patterns, contain few copies of the transgene at each locus, express the transgene at all stages of development and do not exhibit transgene silencing. The method comprises introducing minimal transgene expression cassettes, which are substantially or totally devoid of vector sequences, by direct DNA transfer, preferably by particle or microprojectile bombardment. This invention also relates to transformed plant cells, the transgenic plants regenerated therefrom, and subparts of the transgenic plants produced by the methods of this invention. The invention also includes all progeny and subsequent progeny (i.e., all subsequent generations) derived from primary transformants through selfing or crossing.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for producing, at a high frequency, transgenic plants that contain little if any vector sequences, have simple integration patterns, contain few copies of the transgene at each locus, express the transgene at all stages of development and do not exhibit transgene silencing. The method comprises introducing minimal transgene expression cassettes, which are substantially or totally devoid of vector sequences, by direct DNA transfer, preferably by particle or microprojectile bombardment. This invention also relates to transformed plant cells, the transgenic plants regenerated therefrom, and subparts of the transgenic plants produced by the methods of this invention. The invention also includes all progeny and subsequent progeny (i.e., all subsequent generations) derived from primary transformants through selfing or crossing.