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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7642436 | Petunia mutant allele The present invention relates to a petunia plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a petunia plant having an allele which results in a petunia plant with altered flower color and/or altered flower color patte... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7321083 | Inbred maize line PH3AV An inbred maize line, designated PH3AV, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH3AV, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH3AV with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317145 | Inbred maize line PH3PV An inbred maize line, designated PH3PV, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH3PV, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH3PV with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7279624 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I015011 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I015011. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I015011, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276650 | Inbred maize line PH70R An inbred maize line, designated PH70R, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH70R, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH70R with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241943 | Inbred maize line PH8PG An inbred maize line, designated PH8PG, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH8PG, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH8PG with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produc... | 07/10/2007 |
| RE39685 | Method for shortening internode of inflorescence by introducing gene for petunia transcription factor petSPL2 A gene encoding DNA which is selected from a) or b): a) DNA having a nucleotide sequence from the 190th position to the 807th position of a nucleotide sequence represented in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the Sequence Listing; or b) DNA which hybridizes to DNA of a) under stringe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205459 | Transformable inbred corn line LIZL5 and methods for use thereof According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant designated LIZL5. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the inbred corn plant LIZL5, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred corn p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205460 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I026458 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I026458. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I026458, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173164 | Plant anthocyanidin rutinoside aromatic acyl transferases The present invention relates generally to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having aromatic acyl group transfer activity and the use of the genetic sequence and/or its corresponding polypeptide thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a ge... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169981 | Plants and seeds of corn variety 1015036 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I015036. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I015036, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7098382 | Promoter having specific activity to pistil tissue and use of the same A novel promoter is provided which has an expression activity specific to any pistil tissue. The promoter has any one of the DNA sequence from position 1 to 2595 of SEQ ID NO. 1, the DNA sequence from position 1 to 2322 of SEQ ID NO. 2, and the DNA sequence from pos... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7002063 | Inbred corn line BT751-31 An inbred corn line, designated BT751-31, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BT751-31, to the plants of inbred corn line BT751-31 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line BT751-... | 02/21/2006 |
| RE38966 | Gene for transcription factor capable of altering characters of a plant and use thereof A gene encoding DNA which is selected from a) or b): a) DNA having a nucleotide sequence from the 90th position to the 728th position of a nucleotide sequence represented in SEQ ID NO: 1 of Sequence Listing; or b) DNA which hybridizes to DNA of a) under stringent co... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6894208 | Marigold hybrid 50011 The present invention relates to a new and distinct hybrid of marigold referred to as Tagetes erecta 50011. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6573429 | DNA fragment for stable expression of an exogenous gene in a plant A method useful for stable expression of an exogenous gene, introduced into a plant, is provided. By introducing an exogenous gene and 5' upstream sequence of tobacco dehydogenase concurrently, stable expression of the exogenous gene introduced into a pla... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6297429 | Gene for transcription factor capable of altering characters of a plant and use thereof A gene encoding DNA which is selected from a) or b): a) DNA having a nucleotide sequence from the 90th position to the 728th position of a nucleotide sequence represented in SEQ ID NO: 1 of Sequence Listing; or b) DNA which hybridizes to DNA of a) under s... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6235973 | Expression of magainin and PGL classes of antimicrobial peptide genes in plants, and their use in creating resistance to multiple plant pathogens The invention provides antimicrobial peptides, nucleic acid constructs encoding them, methods for transforming plant cells, and transgenic plant tissue that expresses the antimicrobial peptide genes and thereby exhibit improved resistance to plant pathoge... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6215043 | Method for shortening internode of inflorescence by introducing gene for petunia transcription factor PetSPL2 A gene encoding DNA which is selected from a) or b): a) DNA having a nucleotide sequence from the 190th position to the 807th position of a nucleotide sequence represented in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the Sequence Listing; or b) DNA which hybridizes to DNA of a) un... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6114601 | Plant genes encoding flavonoid-3', 5'-hydroxylase The present invention relates to a DNA which encodes a polypeptide having flavonoid-3',5'-hydroxylase activity, a recombinant DNA containing said DNA, and a plant having a pigment pattern which the plant does not originally have and which is acquired by t... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6046382 | Plants with modified flowers A plant, the nuclear genome of which is transformed with a foreign DNA sequence encoding a product which neutralizes the activity of another product which disrupts the metabolism, functioning and/or development selectively of the plant's flower cells, par... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5959187 | Expression of oxygen-binding proteins in plants The present invention relates to genetic-engineering of plants for enhanced oxygen assimilation and utilization. More particularly, this invention relates to producing transgenic plants engineered to express oxygen-binding proteins such as, for example, h... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5945579 | Modification of crop plant architecture to enhance yield by causing proximity-conditional dwarfing to control shade avoidance reactions Provided are trnasgenic plants comprising cells transformed or transfected with a recombinant DNA construct containing a coding sequence which encodes phytochrome A, which when expressed, causes the stimulation of phytochrome A and confers upon said plant... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5910627 | Ph genes and their uses The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating vacuolar pH. Isolated DNA constructs comprising sequences substantially identical to a Ph gene are provided. The methods typically involve introducing the construct into a plant, where... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5859329 | Genetic sequences encoding flavonol synthase enzymes and uses therefor The present invention relates generally to genetic sequences encoding flavonoid pathway metabolising enzymes and in particular enzymes having flavonol synthase activity and their use such as in manipulating production of pigmentory molecules in plants. Mo... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5859334 | Genetic sequences encoding glycosyltransferase enzymes and uses therefor The present invention relates generally to genetic sequences encoding flavonoid pathway metabolising enzymes and in particular flavonoid glycosylating enzymes and their use such as in manipulating production of pigmentory molecules in plants. More particu... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5792921 | Increasing the trehalose content of organisms by transforming them with combinations of the structural genes for trehalose synthase Two nucleotide sequences encoding two different polypeptides found in yeast trehalose synthase have been isolated and cloned. A third polypeptide has been isolated from the enzyme and characterized, and a method is provided to isolate and clone the nucleo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5686649 | Suppression of plant gene expression using processing-defective RNA constructs Disclosed is a novel method of suppressing plant gene expression. The suppression is achieved by transforming a plant with a DNA construct encoding a processing-defective RNA (pd-RNA constructs). A pd-RNA construct comprises a plant active promoter operab... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5608143 | External regulation of gene expression 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... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5585543 | Alteration of plant self-compatibility using genetic manipulation of the S-genes A method for altering self-compatibility/self-incompatibility in flowering plants is presented. The method comprises manipulation of the plant genome and production of the transonic plants. Abolishment of self-incompatibility was achieved by inserting int... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5585536 | Pregerminated seeds Pregerminated seeds comprising desiccation tolerant emerged radicles, processes for their production, and plants produced from such seeds.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5569832 | Genetic sequences encoding flavonoid pathway enzymes and uses therefor The present invention relates to a nucleic acid isolate comprising a sequence of nucleotides encoding, or complementary to a sequence encoding, a dihydrokaempferol (DHK) hydroxylating enzyme or derivative or part thereof. The present invention also relate... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5534660 | Ph genes and their uses The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating vacuolar pH. Isolated DNA constructs comprising sequences substantially identical to a Ph gene are provided. The methods typically involve introducing the construct into a plant, where... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5530196 | Chimeric genes for transforming plant cells using viral promoters In one aspect the present invention relates to the use of viral promoters in the expression of chimeric genes in plant cells. In another aspect this invention relates to chimeric genes which are capable of being expressed in plant cells, which utilize pro... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5523520 | Mutant dwarfism gene of petunia This invention relates to a dwarf petunia plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a petunia plant having a mutant gene for dwarfism which results in the reduced plant and flower size. The invention also relates to cros... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5410096 | Plants with modified flower color and methods for their production by genetic engineering Described are plants not naturally capable of reducing dihydrokaempferol and containing a DNA sequence inserted according to recombinant DNA techniques which DNA sequence encodes a protein with the enzymatic activity of a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR)... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5365017 | Method and composition for increasing sterol accumulation in higher plants A method of increasing sterol accumulation in a plant by increasing the copy number of a gene encoding a polypeptide having HMG-CoA reductase activity is disclosed. The copy number is preferably increased by transforming plants with a recombinant DNA mole... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5349125 | Genetic sequences encoding a 3',5'-hydroxylase and uses therefor The present invention relates to a nucleic acid isolate comprising a sequence of nucleotides encoding, or complementary to a sequence encoding, a dihydrokaempferol (DHK) hydroxylating enzyme or derivative or part thereof. The present invention also relate... | 09/20/1994 |
