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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5451513 | Method for stably transforming plastids of multicellular plants This invention provides methods for obtaining a plant cell of a multicellular plant, the plastids of which cell have been stably transformed by a foreign DNA of interest. These methods employ selectable markers some of which are nonlethal, some of which a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5426041 | Binary cryptocytotoxic method of hybrid seed production The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a seed of a plant comprising crossing a male sterile plant and a second plant which is male fertile, and obtaining seed of said male sterile plant, said male sterile plant and said second plant bein... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5422259 | Transgenic plants belonging to the species Cucumis melo Procedure for the production of transgenic seedlings starting from genetically transformed buds, the said seedlings belonging to the species Cucumus melo and containing at least one gene introduced through the intermediary of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, ch... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5418153 | Process for production of exogenous gene or its product in plant cells A process for production of an exogenous gene or its product in a plant cell which comprises: inserting into a genome of a plant; a) cDNA of replicase gene from RNA plant virus, and b) cDNA of a recombinant virus genomic RNA in which nucleotide moiety at and a... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5416011 | Method for soybean transformation and regeneration A method for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and regeneration of soybean is disclosed. The method utilizes a cotyledon explant which is prepared by first removing the hypocotyl and then tearing the two cotyledons apart at the cotyledonary node. The ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5378619 | Promoter for transgenic plants A full-length transcript promoter from figwort mosaic virus (FMV) is identified and its DNA sequence given. The promoter functions as a strong and uniform promoter for chimeric genes inserted into plant cells. This strong promoter function is exhibited by... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376543 | Agrobacterium mediated transformation of germinating plant seeds A non-tissue culture process using Agrobacterium-mediated vectors to produce transgenic plants from seeds of such plants as the common bean and soybean.... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5364780 | External regulation of gene expression by inducible promoters The preparation and use of nucleic acid promoter fragments derived from several genes from corn, petunia and tobacco which are highly responsive to a number of substituted benzenesulfonamides and related compounds are described. These promoter fragments a... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362865 | Enhanced expression in plants using non-translated leader sequences This invention provides DNA molecules which comprise 5' non-translated leader sequences derived from genes coding for heat shock proteins that enhance gene expression in plants when present in a chimeric gene. Plant cells and plants containing same are al... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5340730 | Process for transforming gladiolus A method of producing a transformed Gladiolus plant comprising: removing a piece of tissue from a corm; inoculating the tissue with vir+ Agrobacterium tumefaciens; incubating the inoculated tissue until a tumor forms; culturing at least a porti... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5286635 | Genetically transformed pea plants and methods for their production Pea explant material is transformed by incubation with Agrobacterium cells carrying an exogenous DNA sequence. The pea explant is preferably obtained from the plumule of a pea seed, and transformed shoots are preferably induced directly in the explant mat... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5279953 | In vivo production of taxanes Method for improved in vivo production of taxanes by inoculation of tissue of the genus Taxus with virulent or avirulent strains of Agrobacterium. In the preferred embodiment, virulent Agrobacterium is the inoculant which induces gall formation at all sta... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5262316 | Genetically transformed pepper plants and methods for their production Pepper explant material is transformed by incubation with Agrobacterium cells carrying an exogenous DNA sequence. The pepper explant is preferably obtained from either the young embryonic cotyledon or the young expanded cotyledon, and transformed shoots a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5258300 | Method of inducing lysine overproduction in plants A method is provided for increasing the level of free L-lysine in a plant comprising: (a) introducing a foreign gene into the cells of a plant tissue source; and (b) expressing said foreign gene in said cells, wherein a first DNA sequence of said gene enc... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5187073 | Process for transforming gramineae and the products thereof A method of producing transformed Gramineae comprising making a wound in a seedling in an area of the seedling containing rapidly dividing cells and inoculating the wound with vir+ Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Also, this same method wherein the v... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5185253 | Virus resistant plants Transgenic plants are disclosed which are resistant to virus infection by Potato Virus X and Potato Virus Y. Plant genes and transformation vectors are also disclosed. Potato plants, for example, Russet Burbank variety, are made resistant to dual infectio... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5177010 | Process for transforming corn and the products thereof A method of producing transformed corn comprising making a wound in a corn seedling in an area of the corn seedling containing rapidly dividing cells and inoculating the wound with vir+ Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Also, this same method wherein ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5175102 | Modification of plant viruses or their effects The invention relates to a method of modifying a plant virus or its effects, which comprises incorporating genetic material into a plant and infecting said plant with a plant virus, whereby expression of the incorporated genetic material modifies the plan... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5169770 | Agrobacterium mediated transformation of germinating plant seeds A non-tissue culture process using Agrobacterium-mediated vectors to produce transgenic plants from seeds of such plants as the common bean and soybean.... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5164310 | Method for transforming plants via the shoot apex The invention relates to a novel method for transforming and rapidly regenerating plant tissue. The method employs target tissues which are the shoot apices thereby expanding the species range for transformation and reducing the risk of somaclonal variati... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5159135 | Genetic engineering of cotton plants and lines A method is disclosed to achieve genetic transformation of cotton plants and lines. Immature cotton tissues are genetically transformed in vitro, by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. The resultant cotton tissues are subjected to a selection a... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5149645 | Process for introducing foreign DNA into the genome of plants Process for introducing foreign DNA into the genome of plants by infecting plants or explantates thereof or plant protoplasts or by incubating plant protoplasts with Agrobacterium, in which Agrobacteria are used, which contain one or more T-regions and a ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5107066 | Method of producing potato cyst nematode hatching stimulus Disclosed is a novel method for the production of a substance which accelerates the hatching of potato cyst nematode eggs using root cells of plants of Solanaceae family. In this method, the cultivation of the root cells may be carried out in a specific m... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5106739 | CaMv 355 enhanced mannopine synthase promoter and method for using same Unexpectedly high levels of expression of coding sequences can be obtained by the use of a CaMv 35s enhanced mannopine synthase promoter in plant host cells.... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5024944 | Transformation, somatic embryogenesis and whole plant regeneration method for Glycine species A method for somatic embryogenesis of soybean, (Glycine max), Glycine soja and other Glycine species is provided using immature cotyledon tissue, preferably with the embryonic axis removed, comprising culturing said tissue on a medium containing auxin, pr... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5013658 | Transposon tagging of genes in transformed plants This invention relates to improved methods for transposon tagging as a route to plant gene isolation. The specific improvements comprise efficient means for preselecting plants which have undergone transposition. Through use of this preselection, it is po... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5004863 | Genetic engineering of cotton plants and lines A method is disclosed to achieve genetic transformation of cotton plants and lines. Immature cotton tissues are genetically transformed in vitro, by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. The resultant cotton tissues are subjected to a selection a... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4962028 | Plant promotors Promoter sequences from the gene from the small subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase are disclosed. Expression cassettes containing a promoter sequence, a linker region, and a 3' fragment are also disclosed. The promotor sequences and expressi... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4940838 | Process for the incorporation of foreign dna into the genome of dicotyledonous plants The invention relates to a process for the incorporation of foreign DNA into chromosomes of dicotyledonous plants by infecting the plants or incubating plant protoplasts with Agrobacterium bacteria, which contain one or more plasmids, wherein bacteria are... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4940840 | Novel chitinase-producing bacteria and plants Novel bacteria strains are decribed which are created by the introduction of DNA encoding for the production of chitinase, an enzyme capable of degrading chitin present in fungi and nematodes. The strains have utility in producing chitinase for the purpos... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4940835 | Glyphosate-resistant plants This invention involves a cloning or expression vector comprising a gene which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) polypeptide which, when expressed in a plant cell contains a chloroplast transit peptide which allows the polypeptid... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4886937 | Method for transforming pine A method of transforming pine is disclosed wherein pine cells are inoculated with a strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The strain contains a Ti plasmid which is capable of causing grown gall in the pine or a derivative of the Ti plasmid.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4795855 | Transformation and foreign gene expression with woody species Woody species, particularly poplar, are produced by transformation of shoot cultures with the foreign DNA and regeneration of plants from transformed cells, where the plants are capable of expression of the foreign gene. Particularly, poplar shoot culture... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4658082 | Method for producing intact plants containing foreign DNA The invention discloses an in vivo method for transforming and regenerating intact plants. According to the method, a plant (P) is infected with an infectious microbial agency comprised of: (1) virulence functions, (2) oncogenic factors capable of inducin... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4588693 | Development of plant roots Beneficial growth of roots in dicotyledonous plants is achieved by genetic transformation with root-inducing A. rhizogenes, preferably the novel strain A. rhizogenes ATCC 39207. The A. rhizogenes not used to transform the plant is reduced to noninfective ... | 05/13/1986 |
