CPC C12N 15/8297 (2013.01) [C12N 15/8218 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A modified corn plant or a plant part thereof comprising 1) a first recombinant expression cassette comprising a transcribable DNA sequence encoding a non-coding RNA for suppression of one or more gibberellic acid 20 (GA20) oxidase genes, and 2) a second recombinant expression cassette comprising a DNA sequence encoding a glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) polypeptide,
wherein the modified corn plant is semi-dwarf and has one or more improved ear traits relative to a control corn plant that does not have the first or second recombinant expression cassettes.
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