Plant cells, plants, and seeds having targeted enhancer element insertions

1 . A modified plant cell comprising a targeted modification in a first gene and a targeted modification in a second gene, wherein the targeted modifications result in an increase in expression of the first gene and the second gene relative to a plant cell lacking the modifications, wherein the targeted modifications comprise an insertion of an enhancer element consisting of SEQ ID NO: 343.

2 . The modified plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the targeted modifications comprise an insertion of the enhancer element in the promoter region of the first gene and the second gene.

3 . The modified plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the targeted modifications comprise an insertion of the enhancer element at about 50 to about 500 nucleotides upstream of the start codon of the first gene and the second gene.

4 . The modified plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the plant cell is a maize plant cell.

5 . The modified plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the plant cell is a soybean plant cell.

6 . A plant comprising the modified plant cell of claim 1 .

7 . The plant of claim 6 , wherein the plant is an inbred line or an F1 hybrid.

8 . A plant part comprising the modified plant cell of claim 1 , optionally wherein the plant part is a seed.

9 . A method of manufacturing commercial seed comprising growing the plant of claim 6 , and optionally further multiplying or propagating the plant, and using the plant to produce commercial seed.

10 . A method of manufacturing a processed plant product comprising processing the plant of claim 6 or a part thereof into the product.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the product is seed meal, starch, sugar, silage, or oil.

12 . A processed plant product comprising the modified plant cell of claim 1 .

13 . The processed plant product of claim 12 , wherein the product is seed meal.