Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an DUF642 (Protein containing a Domain of Unknown Function) polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a Phospholipase/carboxylesterase (PLPCase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a PLPCase polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a eRF1 polypeptide, a SCAMP-like (secretory carrier membrane proteins) polypeptide, a PLATZ (plant AT-rich sequence- and zinc binding protein) polypeptide, a PLST-like polypeptide or a Glomalin (HSP60, chaperonin CNP60) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding said polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRF polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRF polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing one or more yield-related traits in a plant by modulating expression in the plant of a nucleic acid encoding an ANAC055 (Arabidopsis No Apical Meristem, Arabidopsis Transcription Factor, Cup-shaped Cotyledon) polypeptide. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ANAC055 polypeptide, which plants have one or more enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Further provided are hitherto unknown ANAC055-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the method.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important characteristics in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving yield-related traits, such as enhanced yield and/or enhanced growth, or modified content of storage compounds in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Related Protein) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP polypeptide, which plants have improved characterisitics relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown GRP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: Nucleic acids and the encoded CER2-like polypeptides, At1g68440-like polypeptides or DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides are provided. A method of enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of nucleic acids encoding CER2-like polypeptides or At1g68440-like polypeptides is provided. A method of enhancing yield-related traits in plants by reducing or substantially eliminating expression of nucleic acids encoding DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides and/or the activity of DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides in said plants is provided. Plants with modulated expression of the nucleic acids encoding CER2-like polypeptides or At1g68440-like polypeptides have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. Plants with reduction or elimination of the expression of endogenous nucleic acids encoding DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Yield Enhancing Protein (YEP). The YEP is selected from a Vacuolar Processing Enzyme (VPE) or a CCA1-like polypeptide or a SAP-like polypeptide or a Seed Yield Promoting Factor 1 (SYPF1) polypeptide or a Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) activase (RCA) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a YEP, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown YEP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an importin or a yield-related polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an importin or a yield-related polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a FSM1-like (Fruit Sant/Myb) polypeptide, or a PIF3-like (PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR) polypeptide, or an Uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase (UROD) polypeptide, or an AS-MTT (Abiotic Stress Membrane Tethered Transcription factor) polypeptide, or an EXO-1 polypeptide, or a YiAP2 (Yield increasing Apetala 2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a FSM1-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) polypeptide, a benzothiadiazole-induced homeodomain 1 (BIHD1) polypeptide, a MYB30, a THOM (tomato homeobox) protein, or a benzothiadiazole-induced homeodomain 2 (BIHD2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of such a nucleic acid, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a CLC-like (Chloride Channel-like) polypeptide, an OsBURP-like (BURP-domain containing protein) polypeptide, an AP2/ERF polypeptide, or a protein fusion comprising a TPS (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase) and a TPP (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase) polypeptide, or modulating one or more nucleic acids encoding a TPS and a TPP enzyme, whether comprised in the same or in separate molecules. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a CLC-like polypeptide, an OsBURP-like polypeptide, an AP2/ERF polypeptide, or a TPP polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a WI12-like (WIL) polypeptide or a SAWADEE-like polypeptide or a POZ-like (Pox virus and Zn Finger) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a WIL polypeptide or a SAWADEE-like polypeptide or a POZ-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown WIL-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, and hitherto unknown POZ-like encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: Provided are methods for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ELM2-related polypeptide, or a WRKY-related polypeptide, or an EMG1-like polypeptide, or a GPx-related polypeptide in a plant. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ELM2-related polypeptide, or a WRKY-related polypeptide, or an EMG1-like polypeptide, or a GPx-related polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. Further provided are constructs comprising a nucleic acid encoding an ELM2-related polypeptide, or a WRKY-related polypeptide, or an EMG1-like polypeptide, or a GPx-related polypeptide, useful in carrying out the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an MSR (Methionine_Sulfoxide_Reductase), a nucleic acid encoding an Enolase, or a nucleic acid encoding a ZAT-like zinc transporter. The present invention further concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding 6-PGDH (6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase or 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase) polypeptide. Plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a MSR, an Enolase, a ZAT-like zinc transporter, or 6-PGDH polypeptide and enhanced yield-related traits or improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type or control plants are also provided. Further provided are constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a CLC-like (Chloride Channel-like) polypeptide, or an OsBURP-like (BURP-domain containing protein) polypeptide, or an AP2/ERF polypeptide or a protein fusion comprising a TPS (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase) and a TPP (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase) polypeptide or modulating one or more nucleic acid encoding a TPS and a TPP enzyme, whether comprised in the same or in separate molecules. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acids and constructs comprising them, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing yield-related traits and/or improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Regulating Protein). The GRP is selected from a LOB-domain comprising protein (LOB: Lateral Organ Boundaries), herein abbreviated as LBD polypeptide, a JMJC (JUMONJI-C) polypeptide, a CKI (Casein Kinase I) polypeptide, a bHLH11-like (basic Helix-Loop-Helix 11) protein, a plant homeodomain finger-homeodomain (PHDf-HD) polypeptide, an ASR (abscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced) polypeptide and/or a Squamosa promoter binding protein-like 11 (SPL11) transcription factor polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PCD-like (Pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase-like). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PCD-like, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more protein activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, the improved trait(s) are manifested as increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s).

Abstract: A method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants is provided. More specifically, a method for enhancing one or more yield-related traits in plants is provided, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (protein of interest) polypeptide. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a POI polypeptide, the plants having one or more enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants Unknown POI-encoding nucleic acids and constructs comprising the same that useful in performing the methods of the invention are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PRE-like (Paclobutrazol REsistance) polypeptide. The invention further concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SCE1 (SUMO Conjugating Enzyme 1), a YEF1 (Yield Enhancing Factor 1), or a subgroup III glutaredoxin (Grx). The invention also concerns a method for altering the ratio of roots to shoots in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a Sister of FT protein or a homologue thereof. Plants having modulated expression of a PRE-like polypeptide, an SCE1, a YEF1, a subgroup III Grx, or Sister of FT protein and improved growth characteristics, enhanced yield-related traits, or altered root to shoot ratio relative to a corresponding wild type or control plant are also provided. Further provided are constructs useful in the methods of the invention.