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Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.


Location: Saticoy, CA
No. of patents: 18

NumberTitleIssue Date
6337431Transgenic plants expressing DNA constructs containing a plurality of genes to impart virus resistance
The present invention provides a chimeric recombinant DNA molecule comprising: a plurality of DNA sequences, each of which comprises a plant-functional promoter linked to a coding region, which encodes a virus-associated coat protein, wherein said DNA seq...
01/08/2002
6160201Lettuce infectious yellows virus genes
The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid which contains a nucleotide sequence which encodes at least one of five LIYV proteins: the coat protein, the heat shock protein-70, RNA polymerase, the protein encoded by the gene positioned at ORF 3...
12/12/2000
6143562Carbon-based process for selection of transgenic plant cells
A carbon-based process for the selection of heterotrophically cultured plant cells is contemplated as are plants transformed using that process and a kit useful for effecting such a transformation. Plant cells are transformed with a heterologous DNA segme...
11/07/2000
6127601Plants resistant to C strains of cucumber mosaic virus
Coat protein genes of cucumber mosaic virus strains V27, V33, V34 and A35 (CMV V27, CMV V33, CMV V34, and CMV A35 respectively) are provided....
10/03/2000
6127605Starchless variety of pisum sativum having elevated levels of sucrose
The present invention relates to a Pisum sativum variety that contains a recessive gene called the bsg gene and produces peas that exhibit an elevated level of sucrose and a decreased level of alcohol insoluble solids when compared to peas produced from a...
10/03/2000
6087162Transgenic plants resistant to geminivirus infection
A method for producing genetically transgenic plants exhibiting resistance to a geminivirus such as tomato yellow leaf curl virus. In another aspect, the invention embraces chimeric plant genes, cassettes containing the chimeric plant genes, heterologous ...
07/11/2000
6060648Seedless tomatoes and method for making the same
The present invention involves tomatoes which are substantially seedless. The tomatoes of the present invention are made by crossing a tomato plant containing at least one parthenocarpic gene as the male parent with a male sterile tomato plant containing ...
05/09/2000
6046383Cytoplasmic male sterile Brassica oleracea plants which contain the polima CMS cytoplasm and are male sterile at high and low temperatures
The present invention involves cytoplasmic male sterile Brassica oleracea plants that contain polima CMS cytoplasm. The plants remain sterile at high temperatures. The Brassica oleracea plants of the present invention can be prepared by traditional breedi...
04/04/2000
6046384Papaya ringspot virus NIa protease gene
NIa protease genes of papaya ringspot virus strains FLA83 and USA P-type (HA-attenuated strain) are provided....
04/04/2000
6043409Transgenic plants expressing ACC oxidase genes
The cDNA and genomic DNA encoding the ACC oxidase of broccoli are provided along with recombinant materials containing antisense constructs of these DNA sequences to permit control of the level of ACC oxidase in and, thus, the maturation and aging of Bras...
03/28/2000
6015942Transgenic plants exhibiting heterologous virus resistance
A method for increasing virus resistance to a transgenic plant comprising a coat protein gene from a cucumber mosaic virus is provided....
01/18/2000
6005166Papaya ringspot virus replicase gene
NIb replicase gene of papaya ringspot virus replicase strain FLA.83 W is provided....
12/21/1999
6002072Coat protein gene for the FLA83 W strain of papaya ringspot virus
The present invention relates to a coat protein gene of papaya ringspot virus strain FLA83 W. This coat protein gene can be used to prepare plants which are resistant to papaya ringspot virus....
12/14/1999
5998702Transgenic plants expressing ACC synthase gene
The genomic DNA encoding the ACC synthase of broccoli is provided along with recombinant materials containing constructs of this DNA sequence to permit control of the level of ACC synthase in and, thus, the maturation and aging of Brassica oleracea plants...
12/07/1999
5998699Potyvirus coat protein genes and plants transformed therewith
The present invention relates to the coat protein genes of Papaya Ringspot Virus Strain papaya ringspot (PRV-p), Watermelon Mosaic Virus II (WMVII), and Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV); to expression vectors which contain a coat protein gene for PVP-p...
12/07/1999
5973232Lactuca sativa cultivar exhibiting resistance to downy mildew and corky root rot
The present invention relates to a new crisphead Lactuca sativa cultivar, designated Sharp Shooter, which exhibits resistance to downy mildew pathotypes I, IIA, III, and IV and corky root rot pathotype CA1, a color of 146A according to The R.H.S. Colour C...
10/26/1999
5877403Papaya ringspot virus protease gene
NIa protease genes of papaya ringspot virus strains FLA.83 W and USA P-type (HA attenuated) strain are provided....
03/02/1999
5866764Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium as a source of resistance to the plant pathogen phytophthora infestans
The present invention involves tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) that are resistant to the tomato strain of P. infestans races 0 and 1. Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium plants which are resistant to the tomato strain of P. infestans races 0 and 1 are u...
02/02/1999
 
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