The present invention provides methods for increasing yield in plants by introducing a gene encoding phosphinothricin acetyltransferase. The invention further involves a method of transferring said increased yield phenotype to other lines of plants by crossing. A maize transformant is identified in which the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase gene integration event is correlated with increased yield.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/113,561, filed Aug. 25, 1993, pending, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/233,067, filed Apr. 26, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,520, issue Feb. 6, 1996. The 08/113,561 application was filed as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/565,844, filed Aug. 9, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,550,318 issued Aug. 27, 1996, and the 08/233,067 application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 07/565,844. The entire text and figures of each of the above-referenced disclosures are specifically incorporated herein by reference without disclaimer.
