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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7901938 | Method for mass production of seedling of seed potato A method of mass producing potato seedlings, involves collecting growing points of seed potatoes and culturing the growing points in a liquid or solid medium; introducing in vitro plantlets obtained from the culture of the growing points to solid culture; and removi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7330794 | Water monitoring system using bivalve mollusks A toxicant detection system comprises at least one watertight chamber containing a mollusk. Water to be screened is introduced into the chamber. The mollusk is preferably supported on a mounting structure which facilitates quick mounting of the mollusk in the device... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7041883 | Potato cultivar FL 2048 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL 2048, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL 2048, to the plants of potato variety FL 2048, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6995016 | Process for inducing direct somatic embryogenesis in immature scutella cells of pooideae, and rapidly regenerating fertile plants A process is provided for inducing direct somatic embryogenesis in Pooideae and rapidly regenerating fertile plants by first culturing isolated immature scutella cells in culture medium comprising auxin, cytokinin and polyamine in amounts effective to cause direct f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940004 | Potato cultivar FL 2027 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL 2027, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL 2027, to the plants of potato variety FL 2027, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pro... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6870081 | Potato cultivar FL1900 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1900, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1900, to the plants of potato variety FL1900, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for produc... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6791014 | Use of HPPD inhibitors as selection agents in plant transformation The present invention provides a method for transforming plants cells by introducing a heterologous gene into competent plant cells with a gene for tolerance to HPPD inhibitors as a selection marker wherein a step for bleaching the competent plant cells is carried o... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6740526 | Quantitative transient protein expression in plant tissue culture The subject invention is related to a method for recombinantly and transiently producing a polypeptide in a plant tissue, which includes providing a plant tissue sample in a bioreactor; adding to the plant tissue sample, a sample of Agrobacterium containing a nucleo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6541682 | Plastid transformation of solanaceous plants A method is provided for transforming solanaceous plants to express DNA sequences interest from the plant cell plastid. The improved method allows the transformation of solanaceous plant tissue which is not obtained from tobacco with DNA constructs. Such ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6495745 | Potato cultivar FL1889 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1889, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1889, to the plants of potato variety FL1889, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492580 | Potato cultivar FL 1944 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1944, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1944, to the plants of potato variety FL1944, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489544 | Potato cultivar FL1930 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1930, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1930, to the plants of potato variety FL1930, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6469231 | Starch branching enzyme II of potato The present invention relates to an amino acid sequence of second starch branching enzyme (SBE II) of potato and a fragment thereof as well as to the corresponding isolated DNA sequences. Furthermore, the invention relates to vectors comprising such an is... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6288302 | Application of -amylase gene promoter and signal sequence in the production of recombinant proteins in transgenic plants and transgenic plant seeds Disclosed is a method for producing a transgenic angiosperm plant, particularly a monocot, comprising the step of transforming an immature embryo of an angiosperm plant with a DNA fragment expressible in said angiosperm embryo, said DNA fragment comprisin... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6215051 | Aarobacterium-mediated method for transforming rice The present invention is directed to a method for the production of a transgenic plant of rice crop comprising the steps of infecting an immature embryo of rice crop with the genus Agrobacterium for transformation; co-culturing the infected embryo with a ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6169226 | Starch branching enzyme II of potato The present invention relates to an amino acid sequence of second starch branching enzyme (SBE II) of potato and a fragment thereof as well as to the corresponding isolated DNA sequences. Furthermore, the invention relates to vectors comprising such an is... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6133033 | Method for in vitro selection of potato clones resistant to blackspot bruising and the potatoes produced therefrom A first method is provided for in vitro selection of Lemhi and Russet Burbank potatoes for blackspot resistance using plant tissue culturing techniques. A second method is provided using at least one melanin precursor added to the tissue culturing media. ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6071746 | Regeneration of somatic embryos from plant tissues This invention is directed to a method for producing somatic embryos on plant tissue. Furthermore, somatic embryos may be produced using explants obtained from a broad range of plant species, and using either juvenile or mature tissues. The method involve... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6060312 | Method for in vitro culturing of potato clones resistant to blackspot bruising and the potatoes produced therefrom A first method is provided for in vitro selection of Lemhi and Russet Burbank potatoes for blackspot resistance using plant tissue culturing techniques. A second method is provided using at least one melanin precursor added to the tissue culturing media. ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5968828 | Virus-resistant transgenic plants comprising cells transformed with a polynucleotide encoding a potyviridae P1 protein or P1 protein fragment Provided are transgenic plants with resistance to viral infection polynucleotides and methods for conferring such resistance, and methods for producing the transgenic plants. Plants transformed with a nucleotide sequence encoding a P1 protein of potato vi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5854066 | Method for producing potato microtubers A large quantity of potato microtubers can be produced easily and in a short period of time by a method of production comprising a first step wherein potato plants are cultured in a medium with a relatively low sugar concentration under a relatively large... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5498541 | Method for producing potato microtubers An improved method for producing potato microtubers by tissue culture is provided. The improvement comprises culturing potato plants in a medium containing a high sugar content, i.e., 8% (w/v), for about 1 to 4 weeks under the light prior to culturing the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5419079 | Method of producing virus free potato minitubers This invention discloses a method of producing virus-free potato minitubers, which includes the steps of selecting virus-free test-tube plantlets and stem sections cut from seedlings grown 30 days after cuttage of such virus-free test-tube plantlets as cu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5401655 | Process for biologically preventing dicotyledonous plant diseases using symbiotical bacteria A process for biologically preventing dicotyledonous plant diseases which comprises: cutting a seedling of a dicotyledon which includes the seedling between a cotyledon and less than three leaves at a growth stage; immersing the upper portion of the cut s... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5238841 | Method for regulating plant growth A process for increasing the rate of plant growth. Plants are treated with one or more acids, which are condensation products of glycolic and/or L-lactic acid. These acids also increase the concentration of chlorophyll, increase the rate of new plant form... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5047343 | Microtuber propagation of potatoes The production of potatoes by growing a large number of independent shoot axes, each of which will form one or more microtubers, from a single microtuber is disclosed. This system has three interconnected stages: (1) the formation of a microtuber shoot co... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5034327 | Method for propagation of potatoes The present invention relates to a method of obtaining, on a large scale by tissue culture, tuber of potato, corm of taro, konjak, jack-in-the-culprit, rhizome of Scopolia japonica, tuberous root of Chinese yam, etc. having an enough large size to cultiva... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4900676 | Method 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. A method is provided for producing Solanum tuberosum plants which have the inherited trait. Protoplasts from the ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4762790 | Process for microplant propagation through increased multiple shoot formation A process for increasing the rate of shoot formation in plant propagation by tissue culture. The tissues are cultured on a growth medium which comprises steepwater.... | 08/09/1988 |
