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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058505 | Cybrid plant of the genus and method for producing the same A cytoplasmic male sterile cybrid plant of the genus Lactuca, a progeny thereof, or a part thereof having a gene derived from the mitochondria of a plant of the genus Helianthus in its cytoplasm and methods of producing first filial generation seeds us... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7351887 | Celery cultivar ADS-11 A celery cultivar, designated ADS-11, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-11, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-11 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-11 with itself or another celery cultiv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7132588 | Viral expression vectors The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences having an altered viral movement protein and 126/183 kDa replicase proteins further characterized in its ability tostabilize a transgene contained in a virus that expresses the altered movement protein. The prese... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109400 | Cotton cultivar DP 543 BGII/RR A cotton cultivar, designated DP 543 BGII/RR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar DP 543 BGII/RR, to the plants of cotton DP 543 BGII/RR and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar DP 543 BGII/RR with... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7067725 | Cotton cultivar 02X71R A cotton cultivar, designated 02X71R, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar 02X71R, to the plants of cotton 02X71R and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar 02X71R with itself or another cotton variet... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057097 | Cotton cultivar PM 2168 RR A novel cotton cultivar, designated PM 2168 RR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar PM 2168 RR, to the plants of cotton PM 2168 RR and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar PM 2168 RR with itself or... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6987216 | Cotton cultivar 03W201BR A cotton cultivar, designated 03W201BR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar 03W201BR, to the plants of cotton 03W201BR and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar 03W201BR with itself or another cotto... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982370 | Cotton cultivar 01W93BR A cotton cultivar, designated DP 445 BG/RR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar DP 445 BG/RR, to the plants of cotton DP 445 BG/RR and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar DP 445 BG/RR with itself ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6982369 | Cotton cultivar 02Z55 A cotton cultivar, designated 02Z55, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar 02Z55, to the plants of cotton 02Z55 and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar 02Z55 with itself or another cotton variety. T... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6953881 | Rice hybrid RH103 A novel rice hybrid, designated RH103, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice hybrid RH103, to the plants of rice RH103 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar RH103 with itself or another rice variety. The inven... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6911589 | Rice cultivar M-206 A novel rice cultivar, designated M-206, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar M-206, to the plants of rice M-206 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar M-206 with itself or another rice variety. The i... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6846968 | Production of lysosomal enzymes in plants by transient expression The invention relates to the production of enzymatically active recombinant human and animal lysosomal enzymes involving construction and expression of recombinant expression constructs comprising coding sequences of human or animal lysosomal enzymes in a plant expr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6680427 | Corn cDNAs encoding corn Mlo proteins This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an Mlo-like polypeptide. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Mlo-like polypeptide, in sense or antisense orientation, where... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6531646 | Strain manipulation and improvement in the edible seaweed Porphyra A method for the genetic modification and improvement of Porphyra species utilizing protoplast fusion is disclosed. The method of the invention features the use of conchoporangial branch conchocelis for at least one of the sources of protoplasts for proto... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6051752 | Genetic factor responsible for a defective endosperm phenotype in seeds, plants comprising said factor and their use in hybridization processes The invention relates to a genetic male gametophytic factor capable, when expressed, of conferring a defective endosperm phenotype to seeds, said seeds being unable to germinate on their own. The invention also relates to the use of plants or part of plan... | 04/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5922564 | Phosphate-deficiency inducible promoter This invention provides an isolated promoter which induces transcription of a gene under conditions in which phosphate is limited to an organism. Vectors, host cells, and transgenic photosynthetic organisms incorporating this promoter are also provided.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917128 | Cytoplasmic male sterile brassica oleracea plant, and method for obtaining such plant B. oleracea plant, whose cytoplasm is provided, via protoplast fusion, with mitochondria comprising DNA at least partially originating from a B. napus plant, and which is linked to the property of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) (i.e. responsible for cyt... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5859350 | Canola variety producing a seed with reduced glucosinolates and linolenic acid A canola line has been stabilized to produce seeds having an -linolenic acid content of less than that of generic canola oil, more preferably less than or equal to about 7% -linolenic acid relative to total fatty acid content of said seed an... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5644066 | Methods for introducing a fertility restorer gene and for producing F1 A method is provided for introducing a fertility restorer gene of a Raphanus plant into a Brassica plant by means of cell fusion or intergeneric cross and a Brassica plant produced thereby. Also provided is a method for producing an F1 hybrid o... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5585544 | Method of causing somatic hybridization between two species of algae A method of causing somatic cell hybridization between two species of algae by growing somatic algal tissue from each of the two species of algae in close proximity, in a nutrient solution, and isolating and culturing the hybrid somatic shoots that form.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5365018 | Method of causing somatic hybridization between two species of algae A method of causing somatic cell hybridization between two species of non-filamentous algae by growing somatic algal tissue from each of the two species of algae in close proximity, in a nutrient solution, and isolating and culturing the hybrid somatic sh... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5254802 | Male sterile brassica plants Brassica oleracea plants having cytoplasmic male sterility and processes for their production.... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5250433 | Gramineous hybrid plants and process for preparing them According to the present invention, there is provided a gramineous hybrid plant produced from a rice-derived protoplast and another gramineous plant-derived protoplast. Also provided by the invention is an efficient process for preparing such a gramineous... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4940836 | Somatic hybrids of Rutaceae plants Somatic hybrids of Rutaceae plants were obtained by allowing the protoplasts from embryogenic cells of a Rutaceae plant, which are of the nucellar origin, resistant to fusion treatment, and have a high proliferation activity, to fuse with the protoplasts ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4940839 | Method of tomato protoplast fusion and regeneration of hybrid plants therefrom The present invention relates to a method of producing a hybrid plant of a wild species and a cultivated species of Lycopersicon which comprises fusing protoplasts of the wild and cultivated species and recovering a hybrid plant from fused protoplasts und... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4863863 | Method of producing somatic hybrids of the genus Lycopersicon Somatic hybrid plants of the genus Lycopersicon are produced by fusion of protoplasts of two species, one of which cannot be regenerated from protoplasts. This procedure enables the introduction of certain desirable traits of wild-type members of the genu... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4795705 | Methods of producing herbicide resistant plant varieties and plants produced thereby A method of introducing cytoplasmically inherited traits from a donor plant into a receptor plant of the Solanaceae family has been invented. Protoplasts from the donor and receptor plants are prepared. The donor protoplasts are treated under suitable con... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4300310 | Identification and sorting of plant heterokaryons To label heterokaryons formed by fusion of different somatic tissue cells, somatic tissue cells from one plant are immersed in a first solution including polysaccharidase and fluorescein isothiocyanate and somatic tissue cells from a different plant are i... | 11/17/1981 |
