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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071862 | Habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486 The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423486. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by cross... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067681 | Pepper hybrid E 499524 Hybrid pepper cultivar designated ‘E 499524’ which is a Sweetbite type and suitable for covered cultivation and open field, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E 499524’ and to the plants of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8049078 | Habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487 The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423487. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by cross... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049077 | Sweet pepper line SBR28-1244 The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper line designated SBR28-1244. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper line SBR28-1244, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper line SB... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044273 | Pepper hybrid E 499526 Hybrid pepper cultivar designated ‘E 499526’ which is a Sweetbite type and suitable for covered cultivation and open field, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E 499526’ and to the plants of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8026425 | Sweet pepper hybrid 9942595 The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper hybrid 9942595 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid 9942595 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant p... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026424 | Pepper hybrid E 499531 Hybrid pepper cultivar designated ‘E 499531’ which is a Sweetbite type and suitable for covered cultivation and open field, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E 499531’ and to the plants of hybrid pepper cultivar ‘E... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022278 | Method for transferring one or more genetic traits from a plant of the purple-flowered species to a plant of the white flowered species The present invention relates to a method for transferring one or more genetic traits from a plant of the purple-flowered Capsicum species comprising said genetic trait, to a plant of the white-flowered Capsicum species, said method comprising the step... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013222 | Sweet pepper hybrid 9954288 The invention provides seed and plants of pepper varieties designated 9954288, SBR 99-1274 and SBY 99-1273. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of sweet pepper hybrid 9954288, pepper line SBR 99-1274 and pepper line SBY 99-1273, and t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008552 | Sweet pepper line SBR28-1220 The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper line designated SBR28-1220. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper line SBR28-1220, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper line wi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008553 | Sweet pepper line SBY28-1223 The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper line designated SBY28-1223. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper line SBY28-1223, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper line SB... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7943831 | PMMoV resistant capsicum plants The present invention relates to a plant of the Capsicum genus, which plant exhibits resistance to Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) pathotype 1.2.3 due to the presence of the L4 resistance allele in the genome of said plant, wherein the genetic information re... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7696416 | Non-pungent ornamental peppers The present invention relates to new, distinct and stable Capsicum annuum plants that have an ornamental phenotype and produce fruit that is non-pungent. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7642423 | Pepper plants The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to Capsicum annuum plants capable of producing fruits with extended storability after full coloring of the fruit, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to method... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7262339 | Tocopherol methyltransferase tMT2 and uses thereof The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particularly, the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies associated with genes that encode polypeptides that have tocop... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7164057 | Transcription factor stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants A transgenic plant transformed by a transcription factor stress-related protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7087819 | Non-pungent ornamental peppers The present invention relates to new, distinct and stable non-pungent ornamental pepper cultivars. The ornamental pepper cultivars of the present invention contain a gene complex which confers non-pungency and ornamental phenotypes to the pepper plant. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084322 | Method for biosynthesizing the serotonin derivatives in plants The present invention relates to a method for biosynthesizing the serotonin derivatives in plants, more particularly, a method for biosynthesizing the serotonin derivatives characterized by treating plants with inducers for serotonin derivative biosynthesis or by in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074990 | Carotenoids rich paprika cultivars Paprika cultivars being characterized by fruits having total carotenoids content higher than 10 mg/g dry fruit weight and a branching pattern suitable for mechanical harvesting and methods and systems generating same. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6734341 | Starch synthase polynucleotides and their use in the production of new starches The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded proteins that are involved in starch biosynthesis. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. The present invention provid... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6720479 | Plant retroelements and methods related thereto The present invention provides plant retroelements useful as molecular tools. In one embodiment, the present invention provides nucleic acids encoding gag, pol and/or env genes of plant retroelements. The elements can be used, among other uses, as building blocks of... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6677504 | Transcription factor stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants A transgenic plant transformed by a Transcription Factor Stress-Related Protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type var... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6660907 | Genes encoding SCIP-1 orthologs and methods of use Compositions and methods for enhancing the resistance of plants to pests and for altering the level of biotin in plants are provided. Nucleotide sequences isolated from soybean, rice, maize, and wheat are provided. The nucleotide sequences encode ortholog... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6639129 | DNA sequences from photorhabdus luminescens Nucleotide sequences for two genes, tcdB and tccC2, from the tcd genomic region of Photorhabdus luminescens W-14 are useful in heterologous expression of orally active insect toxins.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627797 | Maize lipoxygenase polynucleotide and methods of use The invention provides isolated maize lipoxygenase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering lipoxygenase concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provid... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6624139 | Hypersensitive response elicitor-induced stress resistance The present invention is directed to imparting stress resistance to plants. This can be achieved by applying a hypersensitive response elicitor in a non-infectious form to plants or plant seeds under conditions effective to impart stress resistance to pla... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6498287 | Pepper variety The present invention is directed to new pepper varieties that bear fruit that are sweet, red, and low-seeded and resemble a Jalapeno pepper in size and shape. Methods of making the plants are also provided.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6479735 | Transgenic plants including a transgene consisting of a hybrid nucleic acid sequence, comprising at least one unedited mitochondrial gene fragment from higher plants and process for producing them Hybrid nucleic acid sequences including at least the coding region of an unedited mitochondrial gene of superior plants and controlling the male fertility of plants containing said sequences, transgenic plants having such sequences and methods of producti... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6444874 | Hydroperoxide lyase gene from maize and methods of use Compositions and methods for enhancing disease resistance, and modulating levels of flavor molecules in plants are provided. The compositions comprise nucleotide sequences encoding maize HPL genes. The methods comprise expressing hydroperoxide lyase (HPL)... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6433251 | Promoter regulating circadian clock function and photoperiodism Nucleic acid molecules that encode a plant promoter involved in photoperiodism and circadian rhythms are disclosed. These molecules may be introduced into plants in order to alter the photoperiodic and/or circadian clock-based gene expression of the plant... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423886 | Starch synthase polynucleotides and their use in the production of new starches The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded proteins that are involved in starch biosynthesis. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. The present inven... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6380465 | Cytochrome P450 enzymes and related compounds and methods The present invention provides, inter alia, nucleic acids which encode P450s in corn that, when expressed in the presence of a reductase, metabolize compounds exemplary of several distinct classes of insecticides and herbicides. The invention also include... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372962 | Pathogen resistance in plants using CDNA-N/intron constructs Constructs comprising (1) a cDNA molecule corresponding to the tobacco N gene and (2) at least a portion of the third intron of the N gene are disclosed. Such constructs are useful for producing TMV resistance in plants.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6323396 | Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants Agrobacterium strains which have lost the capacity to proliferate vigorously in vitro or in planta, are provided, as well as transformation methods using these Agrobacterium strains.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323393 | Enhancer-increased gene expression in plants The invention provides enhancers for one or more gene promoters, which enhancers are nucleotide sequences rich in A and T bases, the total amount of A and T bases comprising more than 50% of the nucleotide sequence. Particular sequences are identified fro... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6262343 | BS2 resistance gene Nucleic acid molecules (cDNAs and genes) that confer resistance to the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris are disclosed. These molecules may be introduced into plants that are otherwise susceptible to infection by this bacterium in order to enhance res... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6235974 | Hypersensitive response induced resistance in plants by seed treatment with a hypersensitive response elicitor The present invention relates to a method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants. This involves applying a hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein in a non-infectious form to a plant seed under conditions where the polypeptide or prote... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6225531 | Glucan elicitor receptor, DNA molecule coding therefor, fungus-resistant plants transformed with the DNA molecule and method for creating the plants A glucan elicitor receptor having an amino acid sequence as substantially shown in SEQ ID NO:1; DNA molecules containing nucleotide sequences coding for a glucan elicitor receptor having an amino acid sequence as substantially shown in SEQ ID NO:1, or fra... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6194638 | Alteration of hemicellulose concentration in plants The invention provides isolated Rgp nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering RGP levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6143349 | No-heat jalapenos and products comprising no-heat jalapenos New, distinct and stable cultivars of no-heat Jalapeno peppers are disclosed. No-heat Jalapeno pepper cultivars are disclosed in which substantially all the pepper fruit produced comprise no capsaicin such as, capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, norhydrocapsaici... | 11/07/2000 |
