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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6229078 | Inbred sunflower line PHA305 An inbred sunflower line, designated PHA305, the plants and seeds of inbred sunflower line PHA305, methods for producing a sunflower plant either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line PHA305 with itself or with another sunflower... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6229077 | Inbred sunflower line PHA283 An inbred sunflower line, designated PHA283, the plants and seeds of inbred sunflower line PHA283, methods for producing a sunflower plant either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line PHA283 with itself or with another sunflower... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6215045 | Developmental regulation in anther tissue of plants The present invention relates generally to the use of genetic engineering to induce developmental regulation in anther tissue of plants, and more particularly to induce nuclear male sterility, and to genetic sequences useful for same. More particularly, t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6211442 | Soybean cultivar 9317709521997 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 9317709521997, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 9317709521997, to the plants of soybean 9317709521997 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 9... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207883 | DNA sequences coding for a protein conferring male sterility This invention relates to a gene associated with male fertility, labeled Ms41-A, and a recessive mutant form thereof, labelled ms41-A, which confers male sterility. The Ms41-A gene is isolated from Arabidopsis, while the related gene Zm41-A is isolated fr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6198023 | Molecular methods of hybrid seed production A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling t... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198026 | Molecular methods of hybrid seed production A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling t... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191343 | Molecular methods of hybrid seed production A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6184439 | Antisense gene systems of pollination control for hybrid seed production A process is described for producing hybrid seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate antisense DNA and other genes that are capable of controlling the production of fertile pollen in plants. Transformation tec... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6184448 | Inbred sunflower line C9607CM An inbred sunflower line, designated C9607CM, the plants and seeds of inbred sunflower line C9607CM, methods for producing a sunflower plant either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line C9607CM with itself or with another sunflo... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6175065 | Inbred sunflower line PHA344 An inbred sunflower line, designated PHA344, the plants and seeds of inbred sunflower line PHA344, methods for producing a sunflower plant either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line PHA344 with itself or with another sunflower... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6172279 | Plant gene construct encoding a protein capable of disrupting the biogenesis of viable pollen Male sterility is imparted to a plant by a cascade of gene sequences which expresses a protein which disrupts the biosynthesis of viable pollen. Expression of the disrupter protein is restricted to male parts of the plant by an upstream promoter sequence ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166306 | Method of producing hybrid catharanthus using male sterility A method is disclosed for creating and utilizing genetic male-sterile Catharanthus for hybrid periwinkle production. The method makes use of a mutated male sterility allele which suppresses pollen production in otherwise fertile plants. Individual plants ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162964 | Molecular methods of hybrid seed production A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate anti-sense gene and other genes that are capable of controlling t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162972 | Soybean cultivar 9323119511180 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 9323119511180, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 9323119511180, to the plants of soybean 9323119511180 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 9... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162971 | Soybean cultivar 9597972420 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 9597972420, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 9597972420, to the plants of soybean 9597972420 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 9597972420... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6147282 | Method of controlling the fertility of a plant The present invention is drawn to a method of controlling gene expression in plants. Specifically, the method comprises obtaining a transgenic plant comprising at least two receptor expression cassettes and at least one target expression cassette. The fir... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143951 | Alfalfa line called WL-C290 and method for producing same An improved synthetic alfalfa variety called WL-C290, and method for producing same. The present invention provides a hot-weather, i.e., Dormancy Group 10 type, very non-dormant synthetic alfalfa variety, wherein one embodiment is named WL-C290, that prov... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6140563 | Inbred maize line NP2151 An inbred maize line, designated NP2151, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line NP2151, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred line NP2151 with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134829 | Synchronous ripening of tomatoes A method of cultivation of tomatoes resulting in the essentially simultaneous ripening of the entire crop, enabling "one time over" harvesting, saving time and manpower. Sterile tomato plants are cultivated, parthenocarpy is induced by application of a gr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6118046 | Inbred broccoli line KI-13 capable of combining with other inbred broccoli to produce superior commercial cultivar (varieties) An inbred broccoli line, designated KI-13, including to the seeds to the plants, the method of development of inbred broccoli line KI-13, and the methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing the inbred line KI-13 with itself or other brocco... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6072102 | Reversible nuclear genetic system for male sterility in transgenic plants Plant development can be altered by transforming a plant with a genetic construct that includes regulatory elements and DNA sequences capable of acting in a fashion to inhibit pollen formation or function, thus rendering the transformed plant reversibly m... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069304 | Inbred sunflower line PHA232 An inbred sunflower line, designated PHA232, the plants and seeds of inbred sunflower line PHA232, methods for producing a sunflower plant produced by crossing the inbred line PHA232 with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066779 | Crop heterosis and herbicide Heterosis designates the increased growth or other augmented action resulting from crossing, however it is produced. Male sterility of female parent is an important biological mechanism for the commercial production of hybrid seed. Male sterility can be c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6060648 | Seedless 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 |
| 6046385 | Mutant male sterile gene of soybean A mutant male-sterile soybean line designated msMOS is disclosed. This shows genic male sterility at a new locus designated "msMOS". Male sterility appears to be the result of impaired tetrad callose degeneration due to an absence of functional callase en... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6046383 | Cytoplasmic 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 |
| 6046382 | Plants with modified flowers A plant, the nuclear genome of which is transformed with a foreign DNA sequence encoding a product which neutralizes the activity of another product which disrupts the metabolism, functioning and/or development selectively of the plant's flower cells, par... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6037523 | Male tissue-preferred regulatory region and method of using same The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding the Ms45 male tissue-preferred regulatory region. In one aspect this invention relates the use of this male tissue-preferred regulatory region in mediating fertility. An example o... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6025546 | Method to obtain male sterile plants A plant having in the nuclear genome of its cells foreign DNA comprising a male-sterility gene comprising: a male-sterility DNA encoding a sterility RNA, protein or polypeptide which, when produced or overproduced in a stamen cell of the plant, significantly d... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6018101 | Method using male sterility and a marker to produce hybrid seeds and plants A method is provided for efficiently producing superior hybrid seed and plants. The method uses a genetic mechanism for ensuring high percentages of natural cross-pollination and combines this mechanism with a genetically conferred morphological trait tha... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6013859 | Molecular methods of hybrid seed production A process is described for producing fertile hybrid seed or hybrid seed comprising fertile and sterile seed using male-sterile plants created by employing molecular techniques to manipulate genes that are capable of controlling the production of fertile p... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6008437 | Use of anthocyanin genes to maintain male sterile plants A plant consisting essentially of cells which comprise in their genome a homozygous male-sterility genotype at a first genetic locus; and a color-linked restorer genotype at a second genetic locus, which is heterozygous (Rf/-) for a foreign DNA Rf. The fo... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5977433 | Maintenance of male-sterile plants Transgenic plants that have, stably integrated into their nuclear genome, a maintainer gene comprising a fertility-restorer gene and a pollen-lethality gene. The plants can be used to maintain a homogenous population of male-sterile plants.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5962769 | Induction of male sterility in plants by expression of high levels of avidin Male-sterile plants can be produced by increasing the endogenous concentration of avidin in the plant tissues. This effect can be achieved by producing transgenic plants containing an expression vector in which a promoter is operably linked to a DNA seque... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959183 | Cytoplasmic male sterility DNA factor and utilization thereof There is provided a cytoplasmic male sterility DNA factor, a method of discrimination which enables confirmation of the cytoplasmic male sterility in a short time.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955648 | Hybrid wild rice production utilizing cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility system The present invention relates to a wild rice seed, a wild rice plant, and a method for producing a wild rice hybrid seed. More specifically, the invention relates to a hybrid wild rice seed and plant produced using a cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility sys... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952548 | Soybean glucanases, compounds which encode therefor and related methods The present invention provides 12 different sequences for soybean ଲ-1,3-glucanases and the proteins for which they encode. Also provided are methods for the utilization of knockout mutants of the sequences which are useful for engineering genic male... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5945582 | Inbred broccoli line BC-403 Inbred broccoli line, designated BC-403 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred broccoli line BC-403, to the plants of inbred broccoli line BC-403, and to methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing the inbred line BC-40... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5932784 | Method for obtaining male-sterile plants A recombinant polynucleotide which can be used for obtaining a male-sterile plant comprising an inhibitor gene capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene encoding MS2 protein or a homologous target gene and a promoter that is active in the tape... | 08/03/1999 |