Genes and uses for plant improvement

Abstract

Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Exemplary recombinant DNA expresses a succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase.

1 . Transgenic seed for a crop plant having in its genome trait-improving recombinant DNA which expresses a succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase.  
     
     
         2 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 1  wherein transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         3 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 1  wherein expression of said recombinant DNA provides improved tolerance to water deficit stress as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         4 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 1  wherein expression of said recombinant DNA provides improved tolerance to salinity stress as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         5 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 1  wherein expression of said recombinant DNA provides improved tolerance to heat stress as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         6 . Transgenic seed of claim wherein said DNA is derived from  Agrobacterium tumefaciens.    
     
     
         7 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 1 , wherein, 
 (a) said crop is susceptible to a yield-limiting environment; and    (b) transgenic plants grown from said transgenic seed thrive in said yield-limiting environment.    
     
     
         8 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 7 , wherein said yield-limiting environment is water deficit stress, heat stress, or high salinity stress.  
     
     
         9 . Transgenic seed of  claim 1  wherein said succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase has an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a consensus amino acid sequence determined from an alignment of sequences for the succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase of SEQ ID NO: 442 and the homologs disclosed in Table 17.  
     
     
         10 . A method of facilitating production of a crop comprising providing to a grower of said crop transgenic seed of  claim 1 .  
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein 
 (a) said crop is susceptible to a yield-limiting environment; and    (b) transgenic plants grown from said transgenic seed thrive in said yield-limiting environment.    
     
     
         13 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein said yield-limiting environment is heat stress, water deficit stress or high salinity stress.  
     
     
         14 . Transgenic seed for a crop plant, wherein the genome of said transgenic seed comprises trait-improving recombinant DNA from a gene which expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence with at least 90% identity to a consensus amino acid sequence in the group consisting of a consensus amino acid sequence for SEQ ID NO: 270 and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17 through a consensus amino acid sequence for SEQ ID NO:538 and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17.  
     
     
         15 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 14  wherein transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         16 . Transgenic seed according to  claim 14 , wherein 
 (a) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of water deficit stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270, 273, 300, 302, 306, 310, 313, 315 through 374, 382, 388, 390 through 392, 397, 402 through 431, 434, 436 through 450, 454, 466, 469, 472, 476, 478, 479, 491, 504 through 538, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (b) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of heat stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 273, 306, 310, 313, 352 through 372, 407 through 412, 419, 434, 436, 437, 442, 444, 445, 466, 479, 491, 504, 505, 508, 509, 512, 533, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (c) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of high salinity stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270, 347, 358, 363, 392, 407, 411, 436, 440, 442-450, 476, 478, 504-538, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (d) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of cold stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270 through 316, 352, 353, 360, 361, 363, 368, 373, 382, 383, 389, 398, 402 through 407, 409, 413, 414, 416, 431 through 435, 438, 439, 443, 444, 459, 461, 477, 504 through 508, 510, 514, 521, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (e) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of reduced nitrogen availability stress and said protein has the function of the protein with amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316, 351, 375, 389 through 401, 505, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (f) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of shade stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 293, 300, 307, 316, 370, 373 through 388, 397, 400, 444, 468, 511, 535, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17.    
     
     
         17 . A recombinant DNA construct comprising a promoter functional in a plant cell operably linked to trait-improving recombinant DNA from gene for a protein having an amino acid sequence with at least 90% identity to a consensus amino acid sequence in the group consisting of a consensus amino acid sequence for SEQ ID NO: 270 and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17 through a consensus amino acid sequence for SEQ ID NO: 538 and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17.  
     
     
         18 . A method of facilitating production of a crop comprising providing to a grower of said crop transgenic seed of  claim 14 .  
     
     
         19 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants.  
     
     
         20 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein 
 (a) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of water deficit stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270, 273, 300, 302, 306, 310, 313, 315 through 374, 382, 388, 390 through 392, 397, 402 through 431, 434, 436 through 450, 454, 466, 469, 472, 476, 478, 479, 491, 504 through 538, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (b) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of heat stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 273, 306, 310, 313, 352 through 372, 407 through 412, 419, 434, 436, 437, 442, 444, 445, 466, 479, 491, 504, 505, 508, 509, 512, 533, and homologs thereof;    (c) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of high salinity stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270, 347, 358, 363, 392, 407, 411, 436, 440, 442-450, 476, 478, 504-538, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (d) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of cold stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 270 through 316, 352, 353, 360, 361, 363, 368, 373, 382, 383, 389, 398, 402 through 407, 409, 413, 414, 416, 431 through 435, 438, 439, 443, 444, 459, 461, 477, 504 through 508, 510, 514, 521, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (e) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of reduced nitrogen availability stress and said protein has the function of the protein with amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316, 351, 375, 389 through 401, 505, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17;    (f) transgenic plants grown from said seed exhibit increased yield as compared to control plants when said plants are grown in a yield-limiting environment of shade stress and said protein has the function of the protein with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 293, 300, 307, 316, 370, 373 through 388, 397, 400, 444, 468, 511, 535, and homologs thereof disclosed in Table 17.