Abstract: The application concerns methods for improving a plant growth feature, such as biomass, height, and/or yield, of plants using certain bacteria or agricultural active compositions comprising the bacteria. Plants and plant parts treated with or heterologously disposed with said bacteria or compositions are also disclosed. Further, novel bacterial strains, and populations and agricultural active compositions comprising the same are provided.

Abstract: The application concerns methods for improving a plant growth feature, such as biomass, height, yield, and/or emergence, of plants using certain fungi or agricultural active compositions comprising the fungi. Plants and plant parts treated with or heterologously disposed with said fungi or compositions are also disclosed. Further, novel fungal strains, and populations and agricultural active compositions comprising the same are provided.

Abstract: The current invention is directed to a novel compound and compositions having said compound, wherein said compound is a compound according to formula I or formula II, or an acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to specific uses of said compound, particularly as antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance to a plant, wherein said strain comprises at least one 16S nucleotide sequence, said 16S nucleotide sequence shows at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID No 2 over the entire length of said sequence and comprises a nucleotide signature sequence according to SEQ ID No 1. The invention also relates to a bacterial population and to a formulation for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance to a plant, as well as to the use of such purified bacterial strain, bacterial population or formulation to control a pathogen in a plant. In addition, the invention relates to a compound having the formula C21H23NO4. The invention also relates to a method for conferring a broad-spectrum pathogen control or resistance in a plant, and to the use of Takanawaene and/or C21H23NO4 compounds for controlling a pathogen in a plant.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.

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: 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 by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (Protein Of Interest) polypeptide is provided.

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: 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 OsRSZ33 RRM polypeptide, a growth-related protein (GRP) having at least 25% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 251, or a ZPR polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an OsRSZ33 RRM polypeptide, a growth-related polypeptide as defined herein, or a ZPR polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides unknown OsRSZ33 RRM-encoding nucleic acids, GRP-encoding nucleic acids, or a ZPR polypeptide, 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 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: A method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PMP (protein of interest) polypeptide. Plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PMP polypeptide, which plants have one or more enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants are provided. Unknown PMP-encoding nucleic acids and constructs comprising the same, which is useful in performing the methods of the invention, are also provided.

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: The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of one ore more nucleic acid(s) encoding at least two iSYT (interactor of SYT—synovial sarcoma translocation—) polypeptides. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. Nucleic acids encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides and constructs comprising the same useful in performing the methods of the invention are also disclosed. Also provided are constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The present invention also relates to an iSYT-based protein complex. The use of the complex to promote plant growth, and a method for stimulating the complex formation, by overexpressing at least two members of the complex, are also disclosed.

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.

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 one or more nucleic acid(s) encoding at least two iSYT (interactor of SYT-synovial sarcoma translocation-) polypeptides. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown nucleic acids encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore the present invention also relates to an iSYT-based protein complex.

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, an oligopeptide transporter protein (OPT4-like) polypeptide, a plastochron2-like (PLA2-like) polypeptide, or a Wuschel related homeobox 1-like (WOX1-like) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding any of the aforementioned 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: A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Related Protein) polypeptide is provided. Plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants, and constructs comprising the GRP-encoding nucleic acid, useful in performing the methods for enhancing yield-related traits in plants are also provided.