Method of increasing yield in a plant and genes useful therefor

Details Method of increasing yield in a plant and genes useful therefor Method of increasing yield in a plant and genes useful therefor

2008-09-09

2008-09-09

McElwain, Elizabeth F (Department: 1638)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se

Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part

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10841796

ABSTRACT:
A method of changing the activity of hexokinases in a plant sink comprising introducing into the plant a gene encoding a fungal hexokinase. In the method, the gene is expressed in the plant seed tissue to produce the protein, thereby changing characteristics of hexokinase activity in the seed of the plant.

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