Abstract: Providing an auxin derivative that can exert its intended effect more efficiently, while reducing any unintended effects. A compound represented by the General Formula (1) having a specific substituent at the 5- and/or 6-position of the auxin indole ring.

Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for modulating plant height and organ shape, comprising the step of expressing a transgene in a plant, wherein the transgene encodes an ERECTA-like protein lacking an active kinase domain and wherein expression of the transgene modulates plant height or organ shape. The invention also provides methods for for enhancing the yield of a crop plant, transgenic plants comprising a gene encoding an ERECTA-like protein, vectors encoding ERECTA-like proteins and host cells and/or cell cultures comprising these vectors, and isolated nucleic acid sequences.

Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate improved phenotypic characteristics when grown at low light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the N282 protein as well as the wildtype COP1 gene.

Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.

Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedlings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.