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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120278950 | ENHANCED TRANSFORMATION OF RECALCITRANT MONOCOTS Provided herein are improved methods for transforming monocotyledonous plants, as well as an improved phosphomannose-isomerase (PMI) protein coding region and transformation vectors including the same.... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120222152 | INBRED TETRAPLOID WATERMELON LINE 4XASSS4 A tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbred 4XASSS4 through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods o... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120222150 | LETTUCE CULTIVAR RELIANT A lettuce cultivar, designated Reliant, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Reliant, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Reliant and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Reliant with itself or another lettuce c... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120222146 | NOVEL SNAP PEA VARIETY SL3118 A novel snap pea cultivar, designated SL3118, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pea cultivar SL3118, to the plants of pea-line SL3118 and to methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the cultivar SL3118 with itself or another pea line. The inventio... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120222145 | NOVEL SNAP PEA VARIETY SL3123 A novel snap pea cultivar, designated SL3123, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pea cultivar SL3123, to the plants of pea line SL3123 and to methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the cultivar SL3123 with itself or another pea line. The inventio... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120222144 | NOVEL GARDEN BEAN SB4474 A novel garden bean cultivar, designated Ambition, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean cultivar Ambition, to the plants of garden bean line Ambition and to methods for producing a garden bean plant by crossing the cultivar Ambition with itsel... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120198584 | EXPRESSION CASSETTES DERIVED FROM MAIZE The present invention includes expression cassettes that contain regulatory sequences derived from a target gene, for example, regulatory sequences from the HSP70, Ubi158, and Ubi361 genes, for expression of recombinant gene products in plants. Developmental expression ... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120185969 | STACKING OF TRANSLATIONAL ENHANCER ELEMENTS TO INCREASE POLYPEPTIDE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS Compositions and methods for increasing expression of a polypeptide of interest in a plant or plant part thereof are provided. Compositions of the invention are polynucleotide constructs comprising (a) at least one translational enhancer element derived from a virus tan... | 07/19/2012 |
| 20120174262 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR A SOYBEAN IN-PLANTA TRANSIENT EXPRESSION SYSTEM This invention provides methods of transiently expressing a nucleotide sequence in one or more cells of a soybean plant, comprising: a) abrading the surface of a soybean plant and/or intact part thereof; and either (b1) immersing the abraded plant and/or abraded intact ... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120159675 | FERTILITY RESTORATION FOR OGURA CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE BRASSICA AND METHOD A Brassica plant comprising a unique recombination event resulting from a break at a position along a nucleic acid segment derived from Ogura Raphanus sativus between the restorer locus and the glucosinolate locus and subsequent rejoining to produce a new ... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120151623 | LETTUCE CULTIVAR KEEPER A lettuce cultivar, designated Keeper, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Keeper, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Keeper and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Keeper with itself or another lettuce culti... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20120096583 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED GENE EXPRESSION THROUGH INTRON FREE ENERGY REDUCTION The present invention provides a method for selecting an intron for enhanced expression of a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide, comprising: a) determining a mean free energy value per base pair of one or more introns; b) determining a mean IMEter score of the o... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120084890 | REGULATORY SEQUENCES FOR EXPRESSING GENE PRODUCTS IN PLANT REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE Expression cassettes causing specific regulatory control of transgene expression in plants, wherein the expression cassettes include regulatory sequences from the MADS gene family for expression of recombinant gene products in the reproductive tissue of plants for the p... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083413 | CYTOCHROME P450 GENES CONFERRING HERBICIDE RESISTANCE Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include transgenic plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds that have been transformed with a nucleic acid molecule encoding a c... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080590 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PLANT ZYGOSITY USING MASS SPECTROMETRY The present invention relates to methods and systems for identifying seeds that are homozygous for an allele of interest and/or for identifying seeds that are likely to produce plants possessing a desired trait. Methods of producing plants that are homozygous for an all... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120021506 | Regulatory sequences for expressing gene products in plant reproductive tissue Expression cassettes causing specific regulatory control of transgene expression in plants, wherein the expression cassettes include regulatory sequences from the MADS gene family for expression of recombinant gene products in the reproductive tissue of plants for the p... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110296753 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING UNOBSERVED PHENOTYPES (PUP) Methods for predicting unobserved phenotypes are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include (a) determining marker effects for a plurality of markers in a genotyped and phenotyped reference population with respect to a phenotype, wherein the reference population... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110231951 | CLUBROOT RESISTANCE BRASSICA OLERACEA PLANTS The present invention discloses B. oleracea plants resistant to clubroot disease. In particular, the plants of the present invention comprise a monogenic dominant resistance to the disease clubroot introgressed from B. rapa. This resistance provides improv... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229617 | NOVEL SNAP PEA VARIETY SUGAR FLASH A novel snap pea cultivar, designated Sugar Flash, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pea cultivar Sugar Flash, to the plants of pea line Sugar Flash and to methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the cultivar Sugar Flash with itself or another pe... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110214200 | YIELD TRAITS FOR MAIZE Methods for introgressing an allele of interest of a locus associated with a yield trait into Zea mays germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a Zea mays plant that contains an allele of interest of a locus associated wit... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110209648 | PLANT CULTIVATION METHOD Method for the production of young plants and/or of micro-parent stock of herbaceous ornamentals, which comprises an in vitro culture phase during which explants obtained from parent stock of species to be propagated, or derivatives of these explants, are subjected to m... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203501 | METHOD OF PLANTING TRIPLOID SEEDLESS WATERMELON SEEDS AND ENHANCED WATERMELON POLLENIZER SEEDS FOR PRODUCING WATERMELON TRANSPLANTS A method of sowing watermelon seeds is provided, specifically a method for sowing triploid seedless watermelon seeds and enhanced watermelon pollenizer seeds in the same seedling tray through the use of a mechanical seeder.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110191892 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of th... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110154528 | MAIZE PLANTS CHARACTERIZED BY QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL) The present invention relates to maize plants with a genome comprising a unique allele profile associated with the corresponding QTLs contributing to the expression of a variety of phenotypic traits of economic interest selected from the group of grain yield, grain mois... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110126453 | NEW METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS FROM EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA PLANT TISSUE The present invention relates to a method for the production of somatic embryos from poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) plant tissue. Furthermore, the present invention discloses subject matter that relates to poinsettia plants, particularly to non-chimeric poins... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110113500 | FLAVONOL EXPRESSING DOMESTICATED TOMATO AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION The present invention includes non-transgenic domesticated tomato plants that express flavonols in the flesh and peel of the tomato fruit, and includes the seeds and fruits of such plants. The method of the invention includes assaying tomato plants for expression of one... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110094194 | NOVEL TOMATO PLANTS The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produce... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110088361 | NOVEL TOMATO PLANTS The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produce... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110041198 | FLOWER PIGMENTATION IN PELARGONIUM HORTORUM The present invention relates to novel Pelargonium hortorum-interspecific plants having dark red to burgundy or darker pigmented flower petal, a trailing growth habit, dark leaf color and tolerance to high temperatures, high light and edema. The present invention... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035847 | YIELD TRAITS FOR MAIZE Methods for introgressing an allele of interest of a locus associated with a yield trait into Zea mays germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a Zea mays plant that contains an allele of interest of a locus associated wit... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035246 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AIDING IN PEST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS A computer device is provided for implementing a system configured to provide pest management information used in pest management decision-making related to a site-specific crop of interest. The computer device receives a pest input value for each of a plurality of pest... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023179 | PLASTID TRANSIT PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM LOWER PHOTOSYNTHETIC EUKARYOTES AND METHODS Compositions and methods for targeting polypeptides to plastids are provided. Compositions comprise plastid transit peptides as well as nucleotide sequences encoding such transit peptides and variants thereof. Compositions further comprise DNA constructs comprising a nu... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020891 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING ETHANOL FROM PLANT MATERIAL The presently disclosed subject matter relates to processes that comprise the vacuum extrusion of plant materials. In some embodiments, the plant materials are subjected to a change in pressure of −3 kPa or more. The vacuum extrusion can be used to break open the cell... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110010148 | PROCESS FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUALS AND DESIGNING A BREEDING PROGRAM The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for improving the efficacy of a plant breeding program aimed at altering phenotypic traits for which associations with genetic markers can be established. Genome-wide genetic values of individuals are computed base... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003033 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PINK COLORED CABBAGE The invention relates to pink Brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage) plants and a production method thereof. The invention relates furthermore to the use of pink cabbage for the production of pink pickled cabbage and pink salad.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100325754 | Compositions and methods for modulating oxidative burst in plant transformation A method for introducing a nucleic acid sequence into the genome of a plant cell and regenerating a transformed plant therefrom, including culturing the plant cell on at least one plant transformation media, the at least one plant transformation media comprising an effe... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319089 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS IN PLANTS Compositions and methods for transiently expressing proteins in a plant are provided. The compositions comprise plants, seeds, plant tissues, and plant parts expressing a protein, wherein the protein is expressed transiently and the transient expression of the protein c... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313287 | TRAILING GROWTH HABIT IN IMPATIENS The instant invention relates to an Impatiens plant having a trailing growth habit during its vegetative and generative growth phase. The invention particularly relates to such plants belonging to the African group of ornamental Impatiens. The invention fu... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100278986 | NOVEL GARDEN BEAN SB4355 A novel garden bean cultivar, designated SB4355, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean cultivar SB4355, to the plants of garden bean line SB4355 and to methods for producing a garden bean plant by crossing the cultivar SB4355 with itself or ano... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100242816 | METHOD OF PLANTING TRIPLOID SEEDLESS WATERMELON SEEDS AND ENHANCED WATERMELON POLLENIZER SEEDS FOR PRODUCING WATERMELON TRANSPLANTS A method of sowing watermelon seeds is provided, specifically a method for sowing triploid seedless watermelon seeds and enhanced watermelon pollenizer seeds in the same seedling tray through the use of a mechanical seeder.... | 09/30/2010 |
