Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits and/or plant growth characteristics in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a C3H-like polypeptide, or a SPATULA-like (SPT) polypeptide, or an IDI2 (Iron Deficiency Induced 2) polypeptide, or an eIF4F-like protein complex subunit, or GR-RBP (Glycine Rich-RNA Binding Protein) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression and/or activity of a nucleic acid encoding a C3H-like polypeptide, or a SPATULA-like (SPT) polypeptide, or an IDI2 (Iron Deficiency Induced 2) polypeptide, or an eIF4F-like protein complex subunit, or GR-RBP (Glycine Rich-RNA Binding Protein) polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits and/or plant 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 concerns a method for increasing plant yield by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Ste20-like polypeptide or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant a Ste20-like nucleic acid or variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having introduced therein a Ste20-like nucleic acid or variant thereof, which plants have increased yield relative to control plants. The present invention also concerns 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 sequence encoding a Brevis Radix-like (BRXL) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BRXL polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences.

Abstract: A method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant whereby the method comprises at least the following step: increasing or generating in a plant or a part thereof one or more activities selected from the group consisting of 17.6 kDa class I heat shock protein, 26.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for increasing plant yield by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an OsLEA3a polypeptide or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant an OsLEA3a nucleic acid or variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having introduced therein an OsLEA3a nucleic acid or variant thereof, which plants have increased yield and altered metabolic profile, relative to control plants. The present invention also concerns 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 HSFA4 or HSFA5 (Heat Shock Factor of the class A4 or A5) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a HSFA4 or a HSFA5 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an oligopeptide transporter protein (OPT4-like) polypeptide.

Abstract: The present application is directed to modification of yield related traits by modulating the expression of a Cofactor Required for SP1 activation (CRSP), Myb related CAB promoter binding protein (MCB), Sirtuin 2 (SRT2) or SPX-RING. Furthermore, the application is directed to improved abiotic stress tolerance by modulating the expression of YRP2, YRP3 or YRP4.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a cytochrome c oxidase (COX) VIIa subunit polypeptide (COX VIIa subunit). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a COX VIIa subunit, which plants have enhanced abiotic stress tolerance relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, 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 YLD-ZnF polypeptide.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for modifying the growth characteristics of plants by modifying expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein and/or modifying level and/or activity in a plant of a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having modified growth characteristics, which plants have modified expression of a nucleic acid encoding a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein. For example yield of crop plants are improved by the methods of the present invention.

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 PRE-like (Paclobutrazol REsistance) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PRE-like polypeptide, 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. In another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an SCE1 (SUMO Conjugating Enzyme 1).

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 DOF-C2 (DNA-binding with one finger, subgroup C2) domain transcription factor polypeptide or a MYB7 polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an a DOF-C2 domain transcription factor polypeptide or a MYB7 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising the DOF-C2 domain transcription factor polypeptide or the MYB7 polypeptide, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by increasing expression and/or activity in a plant of an LRR receptor kinase or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant an RLK827 nucleic acid molecule or functional variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an LRR receptor kinase. The present invention also concerns 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 bHLH9 (basic-Helix-Loop-Helix group 9) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bHLH9 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hither-to unknown BHLH9-encoding nucleic acids and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Furthermore, 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 an IMB1 (Imbibition-inducible 1) polypeptide.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for modifying the growth characteristics of plants by modifying expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein and/or modifying level and/or activity in a plant of a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having modified growth characteristics, which plants have modified expression of a nucleic acid encoding a 2×C2H2 zinc finger protein. For example yield of crop plants are improved by the methods of the present 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). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a MSR, which plants have enhanced yield-related relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, 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 Enolase. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an Enolase, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits 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 enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a TFL1 Like (Terminal Flower Like 1) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a TFL1 Like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provided hitherto unknown TFL1-Like 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 improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1 (Glutamine Synthase 1). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1, 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. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT (Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase) polypeptide.

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 sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP 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: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ODC 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. In another embodiment, 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 sequence encoding a benzothiadiazole-induced homeodomain ?_(BIHD1) polypeptide.

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 various economically important yield-related traits in plants relative to control plants, by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Yield-Enhancing Polypeptide (YEP). The YEP may be a Class I TCP or a CAH3 or a Clayata 1 (CLV1) polypeptide with a non-functional C-terminal domain. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a YEP, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits in plants relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.