This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying MIXTA transcription factors, including MIXTA-Like transcription factors, in Rubus plants to reduce or eliminate thorns and prickles in Rubus plants. The invention further relates to Rubus plants produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.

The invention provides glyphosate-tolerant transgenic turfgrass plants, plant material, and propagules that have a specific transformation event. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the event.

Provided herein are method of increasing the proportion of edible biomass in a plant by genetic modification of gene that encodes a poly (adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP)-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP) enzyme and plants generated using such methods.

Methods and materials for increasing somatic and germline genome editing are provided herein. For example, provided herein are methods and materials for using augmented sgRNAs to increase somatic and germline genome editing.

The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for controlling sucker growth in tobacco by altering the expression of different target genes.

The disclosure provides nucleic acid constructs that include a TPR-domain suppressor of STIMPY (TSS) promoter operably linked to an isopentenyl-transferase 7 (IPT7) coding sequence. The introduction of such a construct into a plant or plant cell generates transgenic plants having increased root mass and greater carbon sequestration capacity. Plants generated using the methods are provided. Such plants can include other desirable traits.

The present invention relates to OsNF-YA5 gene from Oryza sativa for increasing nitrogen availability of plant and uses thereof. Since the OsNF-YA5 gene of the present invention can increase or improve nitrogen availability of a plant, it can be advantageously used for developing a plant which enables lesser consumption of nitrogen fertilizer while maintaining the same plant yield, i.e., an environment friendly plant with lower production cost.

The present invention relates to a maize gene ZmRAVL1 and a functional site and use thereof. The present invention locates the functional site for controlling the leaf angle phenotype to 240 bp by fine-mapping, and the insertion and deletion of this region lead to different leaf angle phenotypes. The present invention demonstrates that an inbred line improved with an excellent natural variation from the teosinte can increase maize yield under dense planting and broaden the source of elite alleles available in plant breeding. The present invention demonstrates that a reduced ZmRAVL1 expression by a genetic engineering technique (RNAi) has an influence on plant architectures, such as a reduced leaf angle, and thus it provides excellent genetic resources for genetic engineering breeding. The present invention produces favorable alleles by adopting the gene-editing technology, and thus greatly shortens the selection process of elite alleles, which provides a new idea for obtaining elite alleles available in the breeding practice. The present invention can quickly and accurately improve or produce superior inbred lines with the aid of the molecular marker-assisted selection technology, which provides the possibility of wide application of elite alleles.

Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant.

Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs useful for enhancing mechanical stalk strength in plants, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA construct comprises a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a CTL1 polypeptide.