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| 7521238 | Tissue culture medium for and The present invention provides a method and a culture medium for the production of food biomass by directly culturing seed kernel tissue, or seed cotyledonary differentiated tissue. The culture medium of the present invention contains at least DKW culture medium, Vi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7402433 | Method of in-vitro micropropagation of plants The present invention relates to an efficient method of in-vitro micropropagation of Piper longum plants. In particular, the present invention is directed towards the novel method for micropropagation of Piper longum from lateral bud (meristematic) exp... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7368631 | Regeneration and genetic transformation of The present invention is directed to a method of Acacia mangium regeneration through organogenesis and a method of genetic transformation of Acacia mangium. The method of regeneration comprises inducing callus from different parts of seedlings and vege... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7264951 | Enhanced production of taxol and taxanes by cell cultures of species This invention provides methods whereby taxol, baccatin III, and other taxol-like compounds, or taxanes, can be produced in very high yield from all known Taxus species, e.g., brevifolia, canadensis, cuspidata, baccata, globosa, floridana, wallichiana, med... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238527 | Methods and compositions for rapid propagation of The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for in vitro cultivation of species of Swertia, e.g. Swertia chirata (Ham.). The disclosure provides culture media comprising Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal culture medium, plant hormones prefe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238862 | Efficiency -mediated wheat transformation method The present invention relates to an improved transformation and regeneration system for wheat. In particular, the invention relates to enhancements in the glyphosate selection system. The transformation method is efficient and reliable for production of fertile plan... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235402 | Scalable bioreactor culture process and system for the maturation of conifer somatic embryos A bioreactor culture system and process for producing conifer somatic embryos comprise a closed vessel, a biomass immobilization matrix, a liquid culture medium recirculating equipment, and a gas control equipment. The biomass immobilization matrix is installed in a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189568 | Method and composition for clonal propagation of The present invention provides a method of clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius and further provides a composition for the clonal propagation of scented Pandanus amaryllifolius. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7157620 | Enhanced transformation and regeneration of transformed embryogenic pine tissue The present invention relates to methods for the transformation and regeneration of transformed embryogenic tissue of coniferous plants. In particular, the invention relates to improved methods for transforming embryogenic tissue of coniferous plants and for regener... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151203 | Disease resistance in Disclosed are methods for producing grape plants having resistance to bunch rot disease or Botrytis or both. Also disclosed are grape plants having resistance to bunch rot disease or Botrytis or both, wherein the plants express a cecropin B peptide Shi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145058 | Efficient method of preventing growth of microbial genetic transformant after transformation The present invention relates to an efficient and cost effective method of preventing growth of genetic transformant bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens after transformation in plants by using tea leaf extract as a bactericide, wherein said method leads to eli... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129394 | Transgenic tea through biolistic using leaf explants The present invention relates to Production of transgenic tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) through biolistic. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7102056 | Compositions and methods for plant transformation and regeneration Improved compositions and methods for transformation and regeneration of plants from embryogenic callus are disclosed that include, for example: use of an intermediate-incubation medium after callus induction to increase the competence of the transformed cells for r... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090996 | Process for examining membrane enclosed biocompartments A process for the examination of biocompartments (1), having a micro-flow chamber (2) which contains a biocompartment (1) which is continually or intermittently subjected to the through-flow of a culture medium. In a culture medium zone proximal... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052911 | Methods of increasing plant yield This invention provides novel methods for improving plant quality and yield in the presence of pathogens. The method increases the levels of pathogenesis-related proteins, such as PR1, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, or plant cell wall proteins such as hydroxyproline-r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045354 | Process for scaled-up production of recombinant proteins using transgenic plant suspension cultures The present invention relates to methods for semi-continuous culture of plant cells in a nutrient medium. The pH of the medium is monitored during the cell culture as a way of monitoring the expression of a product of interest by the cells. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022649 | Composition for inoculating legumes and method therefor A method for preparing a concentrated inoculating composition which contains a universal use culture medium which is sterilized and cooled, then added to Rhizobium Japonicum and then allowed to multiply for 46 hours. This is followed by the addition to the culture m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015032 | Intermittent immersion vessel apparatus and process for plant propagation A plant micropropagation apparatus and process is provided in which a support platform for vessels containing a liquid growth media are periodically pivoted which brings about an intermittent immersion of the plant tissue/growth substrate in the growth media. The mo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6905876 | Methods and compositions for in vitro germination and propagation of polygonatum cirrhifolium royle The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for in vitro cultivation of species of Polygonatum, e.g. Polygonatum cirrhifolium Royle. The disclosure provides culture media comprising MS basal culture media and plant hormones, preferably s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6900057 | Multiple shoot proliferation and regeneration system for plants Improved methods for the regeneration of transgenic plants using apical dominance inhibitors are disclosed. Use of dikegulac to induce multiple shoot formation in culture is particularly disclosed. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6858777 | Methods for stable transformation of plants Multiple shoot structures are induced from plant tissues (e.g., shoot apices or axillary buds on an artificial medium) to produce multiple shoot cultures. These multi-shoot cultures are then transformed by known transformation methods. Plants are subsequently regene... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846971 | Regeneration and genetic transformation of Acacia mangium The present invention is directed to a method of Acacia mangium regeneration through organogenesis and a method of genetic transformation of Acacia mangium. The method of regeneration comprises inducing callus from different parts of seedlings and vege... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6764854 | Methods for generating doubled haploid plants The present invention provides methods for generating doubled haploid and/or haploid plants from microspores. In a presently preferred embodiment of the methods of the present invention, plant material is selected that bears reproductive organs containing microspore... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6753463 | Transformed cotton plants A transformed cotton plant. The transformed cotton plant comprises DNA derived from a source other than cotton plants, wherein the DNA, when transformed into the cotton plants, confers a phenotype not expressed inn a parent cotton. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6753459 | Transgenic plants and methods for production thereof Genetic constructs, transformation vectors and methods are taught for production of transgenic plants which can be selectively removed from a growing site by application of a chemical agent or physiological stress. The invention links a target gene for the trait of ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6682931 | Recovering cryopreserved conifer embryogenic cultures This invention relates to a method for improving the growth and regeneration potential of embryogenic cell and tissue cultures of coniferous plants retrieved from cryopreservation. In particular, this invention relates to the use of abscisic acid in the p... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6677154 | Micropropagation, synthetic seeds and germplasm storage of bamboos The invention consists of several novel solutions to overcome specific problems currently encountered in propagating bamboo. The invention consists of these novel solutions both individually and in combination. The problem areas addressed by the various a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6660910 | Selection marker This invention is concerned with the use of cyanamide hydratase as a selection marker in plant transformation. Cyanamide acts as a herbicide and plants transformed with the gene coding for cyanamide hydratase are able to convert the cyanamide into urea wh... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6646185 | Genetic transformation method for zoysiagrass The present invention provides an efficient genetic transformation system for the zoysiagrass plant (Zoysia japonica Steud.). Also provided are optimized media compositions and culture conditions for the zoysiagrass transformation. The reliable transforma... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6642437 | Production of proteins in plant seeds Methods for producing proteins in plant seeds are disclosed. Expression of the protein is driven by a seed-specific promoter and the protein is preferably expressed as a fusion polypeptide that includes a signal peptide that causes the protein to accumula... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638755 | Simple culture medium and method for preparation thereof A simple culture medium produced by impregnating a fibrous water-absorbent sheet with a suspension formed by suspending in an alcohol (a) an adhesive (0.01-0.4 wt. %) which is soluble in both water and alcohol, (b) a gelling agent which is soluble in wate... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632666 | Normothermic, hypothermic and cryopreservation maintenance and storage of cells, tissues and organs in gel-based media Gel-based medium compositions and a method of use thereof in normothermic, hypothermic or cryopreservative storage and transport of cell samples are described. These gel-based compositions contain a cell maintenance and preservation medium together with a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6624344 | Transformation of cotton plants A method for producing transformed cotton plants. The method comprising providing cotton explants, incubating the cotton explant in the presence of a vector comprising a selectable marker to produce treated explants, growing the treated explants to produc... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620990 | Transformation of cotton plants A method for producing transformed cotton plants. The method comprising providing cotton explants, incubating the cotton explant in the presence of a vector comprising a selectable marker to produce treated explants, growing the treated explants to produc... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6603061 | Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation method The present invention relates to a novel transformation system for generating transformed plants with lower copy inserts and improved transformation efficiency. In particular, the invention relates to the use of Agrobacterium growth inhibiting agents duri... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6582961 | Methods of protecting plants from pathogens This invention provides novel methods for improving plant quality and yield in the presence of pathogens. The method increases the levels of pathogenesis-related proteins, such as PR1, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, or plant cell wall proteins such as hydro... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6583335 | Direct transformation of higher plants through pollen tube pathway A genetic transformation system via the pollen tube pathway is presented, plasmid DNA prepared with each of 4 different methods was applied to the surface of an ovary wound site after removal of the style of florets following pollination. Movement of the ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579694 | Agar medium for the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis A novel agar medium for the isolation, sub-cultivation, and indirect or direct drug-susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of isolating and growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis and methods of drug-resis... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6573437 | Transformation of cotton plants A vector for transforming cotton. The vector comprising integration sequences for integrating into the genome of cotton plants, a promoter for promoting transcription in cotton plants, a DNA sequence encoding a selectable marker and a termination signal f... | 06/03/2003 |
