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Inventor(s)	Abner James Becton · Leo Neal Namken ·
Assignee(s)	United Agri Products ·  View assignee updates
Attorney/Agent(s)	Sheridan Ross P.C. ·
Primary Examiner	David H Kruse ·
Application Number	US10976016
Filing date	10/27/2004
Issue date	06/12/2007
Prior Publication Data	US20060030488 - 02/09/2006
Predicted expiration date	06/03/2023
Patent term adjustment	237
U.S. Classifications	800/288  · 800/300  · 800/290  ·
International Classifications	A01H304  · C12N1582  ·
Kind Code	B2
Related U.S. Application Data	CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/268,621, filed Oct. 9, 2002, entitled “METHOD OF IMPROVING CROP YIELDS,” now abandoned, the entire disclosure of which application is considered to be part of the disclosure of the accompanying application and is hereby incorporated by reference.

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Abstract

The invention provides a method of improving the yield of a crop. The method comprises growing transgenic plants to produce a crop, the transgenic plants being able to metabolize at least one synthetic auxin. A synthetic auxin is applied to the plants at least once during their growth, the synthetic auxin being one that can be metabolized by the transgenic plants. Finally, the crop is harvested.

Independent Claims | See all claims (13)

1. 1. A method of improving the yield of a crop comprising: growing transgenic plants comprising heterologous DNA selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3 to produce a crop, the transgenic plants being able to metabolize at least one synthetic auxin; applying a synthetic auxin to the plants at least once during their growth, the synthetic auxin being one that can be metabolized by the transgenic plants; and harvesting the crop.