| abstract |
The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant is a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant at least one of: i) biomass, ii) yield of seed, and iii) tolerance to at least one environmental stress that is selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides a construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and genetically modified plants to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants in which at least one of: i) biomass, ii) seed yield, and iii) tolerance to at least one environmental stress is selected that is selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, by using the polynucleotides of the invention. |