Transcription factors for increasing yield
The invention is directed to transgenic plants transformed with nucleic acids that encode a plant transcription factor that increases the transgenic plant's size and yield and/or delays flowering in the plant, and methods of using and producing the transgenic plants.
1. A method for producing a stable transgenic plant comprising the steps of:
(a) introducing into a target plant a recombinant polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide having at least 90% identity to the full-length of SEQ ID NO:1796;
(b) selecting a transgenic plant that produces an increased yield relative to a control plant that does not contain the recombinant polynucleotide; and
(c) crossing the transgenic plant to produce a stable transgenic plant comprising the recombinant polynucleotide.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transgenic plant is a Leguminosae, alfalfa, soybean, clover, Umbelliferae, carrot, celery, parsnip, Cruciferae, cabbage, radish, rapeseed, broccoli, Curcurbitaceae, melon, cucumber, Gramineae , wheat, corn, rice, barley, millet, Solanaceae, potato, tomato, tobacco, or pepper plant.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recombinant polynucleotide comprises a constitutive, inducible, or tissue-specific promoter.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transgenic plant is a transgenic seed comprising the recombinant polynucleotide.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recombinant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide with at least 95% sequence identity to the full-length of SEQ ID NO:1796.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recombinant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1796.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recombinant polynucleotide comprises SEQ ID NO:99.