| abstract |
A method is provided for traits related to improved plant performance by the expression of a nucleic acid in a plant encoding a DUF642 polypeptide (Protein containing an Unknown Function Domain), or a similar epimerase-related polypeptide, or a phospholipase / carboxylesterase polypeptide (PLPCase), and plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 polypeptide, or a similar epimerase-related polypeptide, or a PLPCase polypeptide, whose plants have traits related to improved yield in relationship with control plants. Nucleic acids encoding DUF642, or similar polypeptides related to epimerase or nucleic acids encoding PLPCase, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing methods for improving plant performance-related traits are also provided. |