Abstract: The invention relates to methods of increasing water use efficiency (WUE) in plants by modulating the stomatal blue light response. The invention further relates to plants having increased WUE, identifying plants with increased WUE and to related methods of increasing drought tolerance and producing food or feed products under water-limited or drought conditions.

Abstract: There is provided a plant of domesticated Triticeae species able to produce a grain with a modified (i.e. decreased or increased) level of B-type granules within the endosperm relative to the unmodified form of the grain. The level of B-type granules can be assessed by number or content by weight or volume. Whilst the level of B-type granule within the grain can be increased or decreased, optionally the grain contains substantially no B-type granules. The plant can contain a wheat Flo6 gene which is genetically modified. The plant of domesticated Triticeae species can be common wheat, barley, rye, durum wheat, spelt wheat, triticale, einkorn wheat or oat. Grain produced the plants, and flour and compositions of matter formed from the grain are also provided.

Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid encoding a nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) polypeptide including a zinc-finger BED domain, wherein expression of the NLR polypeptide in a plant confers or enhances resistance of the plant to a fungus.

Abstract: There is provided a plant of domesticated Triticeae species able to produce a grain with a modified (i.e. decreased or increased) level of B-type granules within the endosperm relative to the unmodified form of the grain. The level of B-type granules can be assessed by number or content by weight or volume. Whilst the level of B-type granule within the grain can he increased or decreased, optionally the grain contains substantially no B-type granules. The plant can contain a wheat Flo6 gene which is genetically modified. The plant of domesticated Triticeae species can be common wheat, barley, rye, durum wheat, spelt wheat, triticale, einkorn wheat or oat. Grain produced the plants, and flour and compositions of matter formed from the grain are also provided.

Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide comprising both a steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) domain and a kinase domain is provided, as well as plant cells and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acid molecule, said transgenic plants being resistant to plant diseases.

Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide comprising both a steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) domain and a kinase domain is provided, as well as plant cells and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acid molecule, said transgenic plants being resistant to plant disease.

Abstract: The present invention provides wheat NAC nucleic acids and proteins that modulate grain protein content and senescence in plants. Overexpression of a NAC coding sequence can accelerate senescence and increase grain protein content and inhibition of expression can delay senescence. The invention also provides methods of using the nucleic acids to produce transgenic plants with altered grain protein content or senescence.

Abstract: The present invention NAC nucleic acids and proteins that modulate grain protein content and senescence in plants. The invention also provides methods of using the nucleic acids to produce transgenic plants with altered grain protein content or senescence.