CONTROL OF FLOWERING TIME AND YIELD IN PLANTS BY TRANSFORMATION WITH AN INVERTASE GENE

摘要

The present invention describes a method of increasing plan yield. Alsodescribed are DNA constructs comprising DNA sequences coding for proteinsinvolved in sucrose transport, metabolism and uptake operably linked tocontrollable promoter regions and plants transformed with said constructs.More particularly a method for the controlled production of said proteinsresulting in an alteration in plant growth characteristics, flowering time andin yield is described.