Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a NAP1-like protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NAP1-like protein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a NAP1-like protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NAP1-like protein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving the growth characteristics of plants by introducing and expressing in a plant a nucleic acid encoding a small subunit ribosomal (S3a) protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having introduced therein a nucleic acid encoding an S3a protein, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. The improved growth characteristics are particularly increased seed yield compared to corresponding wild type plants, in particularly increased number of filled seeds, increased total seed weight, increased harvest index and increased thousand kernel weight. The present invention also concerns constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a NAP1-like protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NAP1-like protein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for improving the growth characteristics of plants by introducing and expressing in a plant a nucleic acid encoding an S3A protein. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having introduced therein a nucleic acid encoding an S3A protein, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. The present invention also concerns constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant type D cyclins, nucleic acid sequences encoding novel plant type D cyclins as well as to vectors, host cells, transonic cells and plants comprising said sequences. The invention also relates to methods for modifying cell fate and/or plant development and/or plant morphology and/or plant biochemistry and/or plant physiology comprising modifying the expression of plant type D cyclins or comprising the use of nucleic acid sequences encoding novel plant type D cyclins. The inventions also relates to methods for obtaining enhanced growth, and/or increased yield and/or delayed senescence of a plant cell, tissue and/or organ and/or increased frequence of formation of lateral organs in a plant, comprising the ectopic expression of a plant type D-cyclin. The invention also relates to methods for identifying and obtaining compounds interacting with plant type D cyclins. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds as a plant growth regulator or herbicide.

Abstract: The invention is drawn to plant cell transformation with a nucleic acid construct comprising a prokaryotic ammonium-specific asparagine synthetase, type A, coding sequence, operably linked to a chloroplast transit peptide-encoding sequence, wherein said plant cells also contain a nucleic acid construct comprising a chloroplastic glutamine synthetase coding sequence in antisense orientation. Plant cells containing both nucleic acid constructs, and plants regenerated therefrom, exhibit improved growth characteristics.

Abstract: A process for the production of plants with improved growth characteristics by targeted expression of bacterial asparagines synthetase in the chloroplasts or plastids, and plants therefrom, are disclosed and claimed, together with intermediates therefor.