TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED TRAITS

The patent application abstract describes recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants with enhanced traits such as increased yield, nitrogen use efficiency, and drought tolerance. Methods of making and using these transgenic plants are also provided, along with methods of producing seed, growing seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits.

Enhanced traits in transgenic plants:

 - Increased yield
 - Increased nitrogen use efficiency
 - Enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency

Methods provided in the patent application:

 - Making and using transgenic plants
 - Producing seed from transgenic plants
 - Growing seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits
 - Screening and selecting transgenic events for desired enhanced traits

Potential Applications

The technology described in this patent application could be applied in agriculture for improving crop productivity, sustainability, and resilience to environmental stresses.

Problems Solved

This technology addresses the challenges faced by farmers in increasing crop yields, optimizing nitrogen use efficiency, and enhancing drought tolerance in plants.

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include higher crop yields, reduced environmental impact from nitrogen use, and improved resilience of plants to drought conditions.

Potential Commercial Applications

The technology could have commercial applications in the agricultural industry for developing genetically modified crops with enhanced traits for increased productivity and sustainability.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the development of genetically modified crops with specific traits such as increased yield or drought tolerance. Research in the field of plant biotechnology may have explored similar concepts in the past.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology compare to traditional breeding methods for improving plant traits?

Answer: This technology offers a more targeted approach to enhancing specific traits in plants compared to traditional breeding methods, which rely on natural genetic variation and can be time-consuming.

What are the potential regulatory challenges associated with the commercialization of transgenic plants with enhanced traits?

Answer: The commercialization of genetically modified crops may face regulatory hurdles related to safety assessments, environmental impact assessments, and public acceptance of biotechnology in agriculture.

Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.

18526363. TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED TRAITS simplified abstract (Monsanto Technology LLC)

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