Isolated polynucleotides encoding a MAP65 polypeptide and methods of using same for increasing plant yield

US8921658B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EVOGENE LTD. · IL

Inventors

• Eyal Emmanuel · Rehovot, IL
• Zur Granevitze · Netanya, IL
• Alex Diber · Rishon LeZion, IL
• Basia Judith Vinocur · Rehovot, IL
• Sharon Ayal · Mazkeret Batya, IL
• Yoav Herschkovitz · Givatayim, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A40/146
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Provided are methods of increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 27 or 868; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 132 (MAP65 from Arabidopsis).