Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130035233 | NOVEL HERBICIDE RESISTANCE GENES - The subject invention provides novel plants that are not only resistant to 2,4-D, but also to pyridyloxyacetate herbicides. Heretofore, there was no expectation or suggestion that a plant with both of these advantageous properties could be produced by the introduction of a single gene. The subject invention also includes plants that produce one or more enzymes of the subject invention “stacked” together with one or more other herbicide resistance genes. The subject invention enables novel combinations of herbicides to be used in new ways. Furthermore, the subject invention provides novel methods of preventing the development of, and controlling, strains of weeds that are resistant to one or more herbicides such as glyphosate. The preferred enzyme and gene for use according to the subject invention are referred to herein as AAD-12 (AryloxyAlkanoate Dioxygenase). This highly novel discovery is the basis of significant herbicide tolerant crop trait and selectable marker opportunities. | 02-07-2013 |
20130040815 | USES AND DETECTION OF HERBICIDE RESISTANCE GENES FOR RESISTANCE TO ARYLOXYALKANOATE HERBICIDES - The subject invention provides novel plants that are not only resistant to 2,4-D, but also to a pyridyloxyacetate herbicide. The subject invention also includes plants that produce one or more enzymes of the subject invention “stacked” together with one or more other herbicide resistance genes. The subject invention enables novel combinations of herbicides to be used in new ways. Furthermore, the subject invention provides novel methods of preventing the development of, and controlling, strains of weeds that are resistant to one or more herbicides such as glyphosate. The preferred enzyme and gene for use according to the subject invention are referred to herein as AAD-13 (AryloxyAlkanoate Dioxygenase). This highly novel discovery is the basis of significant herbicide tolerant crop trait and selectable marker opportunities. | 02-14-2013 |
20130065912 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - Pesticide compositions and their use in controlling pests are provided. | 03-14-2013 |
20130071799 | ALL-VEGETABLE OIL CANDLES MANUFACTURED FROM HIGH PURITY STEARIN - This disclosure concerns methods for manufacturing candles using a high-purity stearin that may be produced from certain hydrogenated sunflower oils without requiring the separation of stearin from other fatty acids in the hydrogenated oil. This disclosure also concerns candles made by the foregoing manufacturing process, which candles may be of higher quality and cheaper to manufacture than conventional candles. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072382 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula I”): | 03-21-2013 |
20130072497 | N- SUBSTITUTED PIPERAZINES - Novel N-alkyl substituted piperazines have been discovered, which are useful as insecticides or fungicides. Such compounds are of Formula (I) | 03-21-2013 |
20130072705 | MANUFACTURE OF HIGH PURITY STEARIN FROM HIGH OLEIC ACID AND LOW PALMITIC ACID SUNFLOWER OIL - This disclosure concerns methods for producing a high purity stearin comprising, for example, providing a sunflower oil comprising no more than about 4% total saturated fat and hydrogenating the sunflower oil. By way of further example, a method for producing a high purity tristearin may comprise providing sunflower oil comprising at least about 88% oleic acid and hydrogenating the sunflower oil. High purity stearin produced by methods, such as the foregoing, are also disclosed. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080070 | CHEMOMETRICS FOR NEAR INFRARED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - This disclosure concerns systems and methods for identifying and selecting a more accurate chemometric model for the analysis of specific plant samples via near infrared spectrometry. This disclosure further concerns the use of such systems and methods to identify characteristics and traits of interest in plants and plant samples, for example, to facilitate selective breeding, quality control, and/or inventory control. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089622 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula I”): | 04-11-2013 |
20130091600 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT TARGET PP1-87B AND CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN PESTS - This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091601 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT TARGET RPA70 AND CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN PESTS - This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. | 04-11-2013 |
20130095485 | Materials and Methods for Detecting the Aryloxyalkanoate Dioxygenase Gene (AAD-12) Containing Event pDAB4472-1606 in Plants - This application provides materials and methods for the detection of the aad-12 gene and event pDAB4472-1606 in biological samples derived from plants. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095486 | Materials and Methods for Detecting the Aryloxyalkanoate Dioxygenase Gene (AAD-12) in Plants - This application provides materials and methods for the detection of aad-12 gene events in biological samples derived from recombinant plants and a materials and methods for the detection of contaminating events in samples derived from recombinant plants. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096005 | 2-(SUBSTITUTED PHENYL)-6-AMINO-5-ALKOXY, THIOALKOXY AND AMINOALKYL-4-PYRIMIDINECARBOXYLATES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES - 2-(Substituted phenyl)-6-amino-5-alkoxy, thioalkoxy and aminoalkyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid and its derivatives are potent herbicides demonstrating broad spectrum of weed control. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096331 | INTERESTERIFICATION OF LOW SATURATE SUNFLOWER OIL AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - A method of producing a interesterified oil includes providing sunflower oil comprising no more than about 4% total saturated fat and interesterifying the sunflower oil. Another method of producing a interesterified oil includes providing sunflower oil comprising about 3.3% or less total combined palmitic acid (16:0) and stearic acid (18:0), and interesterifying the sunflower oil. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097730 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT TARGET RPS6 AND CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN PESTS - This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. | 04-18-2013 |
20130102001 | METHOD TO DETERMINE ZYGOSITY OF THE FAD2 GENE IN CANOLA USING END-POINT TAQMAN PCR - The subject disclosure relates in part to endpoint TaqMan® PCR assays for the detection and high throughput zygosity analysis of the fad-2 gene in canola. The subject disclosure further relates, in part, to the use of wild type DNA as a reference for use in determining zygosity. These and other related procedures can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity and variety of canola lines comprising the subject gene. The subject disclosure also provides related kits for determining zygosity from a sample of a canola plant or seed, for example. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102002 | METHOD TO DETERMINE ZYGOSITY OF THE FAD3 GENE IN CANOLA USING END-POINT TAQMAN.RTM. PCR - The subject disclosure relates in part to endpoint TaqMan® PCR assays for the detection and high throughput zygosity analysis of the fad-3c gene in canola. The subject disclosure further relates, in part, to the use of wild type DNA as a reference for use in determining zygosity. These and other related procedures can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity and variety of canola lines comprising the subject gene. The subject disclosure also provides related kits for determining zygosity from a sample of a canola plant or seed, for example. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102642 | SYNERGISTIC PESTICIDAL MIXTURES - Synergistic pesticidal mixtures are provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104257 | CONSTRUCT AND METHOD FOR EXPRESSING TRANSGENES USING A BRASSICA BIDIRECTIONAL CONSTITUTIVE PROMOTER - Provided are constructs and methods for expressing multiple genes in plant cells and/or plant tissues using a disclosed bidirectional promoter from | 04-25-2013 |
20130112785 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE FRACTURING - An apparatus is disclosed which may be used to homogenize a sample in a container. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a container and a cap with a fracturing member rigidly attached to the cap such that the fracturing member engages a sample as the cap is coupled to the container. In an example embodiment, the container is a test tube and the sample is a seed, such as a corn kernel. Methods of fracturing samples in containers with fracturing members rigidly attached to caps are also disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130118240 | MOISTURE CONTENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A method of collecting data to determine a moisture content of a sample of plant material is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of providing an analysis chamber with a window and a scanner located outside of the analysis chamber; moving the sample of plant material through the analysis chamber; compressing the sample of plant material against the window as the sample of plant material is being moved through the analysis chamber; and analyzing the sample of plant material with the scanner through the window to produce data. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123307 | METHOD TO CONTROL INSECTS RESISTANT TO COMMON INSECTICIDES - N-Substituted sulfoximines are effective at controlling insects resistant to common insecticides. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125450 | BEDBUG DETECTION, MONITORING AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES - One nonlimiting variation of a detection arrangement includes one or more sensors each structured to detect at least one biochemical substance indicative of biochemistry of one or more target insect species and provide a corresponding sensor signal, a controller responsive to the sensor signal of each of the one or more sensors to determine if the one or more insect species are present and generate a corresponding output signal, and an indicator responsive to the output signal to indicate the presence of the one or more insect species. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130900 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING FLUROXYPYR AND PENOXSULAM, HALOSULFURON-METHYL, IMAZAMOX OR IMAZETHAPYR - An herbicidal synergistic composition containing (a) fluoroxypyr and (b) an ALS inhibitor herbicide, in which the ALS inhibitor herbicide is penoxsulam, halosulfuron-methyl, imazamox or imazethapyr, provides improved post-emergence weed control in rice, cereal and grain crops, pastures, rangelands, IVM and turf. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130920 | HIGH THROUGH-PUT ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENE BORDERS - A method of analyzing, in chromosomal DNA having a transgene incorporated therein, a DNA flanking region derived from the chromosome which is adjacent to the transgene. Wherein, the DNA flanking region is characterized by isolation and digestion of genomic DNA with a restriction enzyme, ligation of a double stranded adapter to the isolated and digested genomic DNA, a primer extension reaction of the adapter ligated genomic DNA, and the isolation of the primer extension reaction product via a streptavidin-biotin interaction. The DNA flanking region is further characterized via subsequent PCR amplification reactions and DNA sequencing. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137576 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING PENOXSULAM AND GLUFOSINATE-AMMONIUM - A synergistic mixture of penoxsulam and glufosinate-ammonium controls weeds in crops, e.g., vineyards, orchards, perennial plantation crops, rice, corn, cereals, sorghum, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, oilseed rape, vegetables, turf, range and pasture, industrial vegetation management (IVM), rights-of-way and in any glufosinate-ammonium and/or ALS (acetolactate synthase)-tolerant crops. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137578 | STABLE SUSPOEMULSIONS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF AGRICULTURALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - The present invention relates to a stable suspoemulsion which includes an oil-in-water miniemulsion which includes at least one agriculturally active ingredient and a suspension that includes at least one agriculturally active ingredient and methods of using such suspoemulsions to treat plants. The miniemulsion comprises oily globules that include at least one agriculturally active ingredient, and are coated with a polymeric adsorption layer. The polymeric adsorption layer coating the oily globules includes (1) at least one polymeric surface-active agent having an HLB values in the range of about 16 to about 18, and (2) at least one ionic surface-active agent. The oily globules of the miniemulsion have a mean particle diameter of less than about 800 nanometers, are resistant to Ostwald ripening and are well suited for the treatment of plants. Agriculturally active ingredients that can be used with the suspoemulsion include pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, mitocides, bactericides and the like. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139284 | Plants and Polynucleotides Encoding Truncated Cry34 Proteins - This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry34 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry34 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on an analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of this protein and other proteins in the Cry34 class. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that encode these modified proteins, and transgenic plants that produce these modified proteins. This invention further provides methods of controlling plant pests, including rootworms, with these modified proteins. The modified proteins of the subject invention include chimeric toxins involving exchanged segments, domains, and motifs as discussed herein. The subject invention also provides methods of modifying Cry34 proteins. | 05-30-2013 |
20130143738 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING CERTAIN PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND (2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID - Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (I) or a derivative thereof and 2,4-D or a derivative thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143739 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl) pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or derivative thereof AND FLUROXYPYR or derivatives thereof - Herbicidal compositions comprising and methods of controlling desirable vegetation utilizing 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable ester, amide, or salt thereof and (b) fluroxypyr or an agriculturally acceptable ester, amide, or salt thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
20130157369 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED TRANSFORMATION USING AGROBACTERIUM - Methods to increase transformation frequency in plants when using | 06-20-2013 |
20130157850 | ENHANCED NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an improved nitrification inhibitor composition and its use in agricultural applications. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157852 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING FLUROXYPYR AND GLYPHOSATE - Herbicidal compositions containing fluoroxypyr and glyphosate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157853 | HIGH LOAD AQUEOUS SUSPENSION CONCENTRATE OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Embodiments of the invention include stable compositions comprising: an active ingredient, a dispersant, a latex, and water, wherein the active ingredient and the latex in the composition remain substantially separate. Further embodiments include methods of applying the compositions to an area to control undesirable plant growth, fungal pathogens or insects. | 06-20-2013 |
20130172215 | IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SPINACTIN BIOSYSNTHESIS GENE CLUSTER FROM SPINOSYN PRODUCING SACCHAROPOLYSPORA SPINOSA - This disclosure concerns methods for producing a spinosyn producing strain that comprises modifying a nucleic acid molecule encoding for spinactin by introducing, mutating, deleting, replacing or inactivating a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more activities encoded by said nucleic acid molecule. Methods for producing a modified | 07-04-2013 |
20130172557 | 2,6-DIHALO-5-ALKOXY-4-SUBSTITUTED-PYRIMIDINES, PYRIMIDINE- CARBALDEHYDES, AND METHODS OF FORMATION AND USE - 2,6-Dihalo-5-alkoxy-4-substituted-pyrimidines, 2,6-dihalo-5-alkoxy-4-pyrimdine carbaldehydes, and derivatives of each are useful intermediates in forming potent herbicides that demonstrate a broad spectrum of weed control. These compounds are disclosed, as are methods of forming and using these compounds. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172565 | METHODS OF FORMING 4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-SUBSTITUTED-PHENYLBORONIC ACID PINACOL ESTERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Methods include formation of 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid pinacol esters. The method comprises contacting a 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene with an alkyl lithium to form a lithiated 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene. The lithiated 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene is contacted with an electrophilic boronic acid derivative to form a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate is reacted with an aqueous base to form a (4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenyl)trihydroxyborate. The (4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenyl)trihydroxyborate is reacted with an acid to form a 4 chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid is reacted with 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol to form 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid pinacol esters. Methods of using 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid pinacol esters to produce 6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenyl)-4-aminopicolinates are also disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172566 | METHODS OF PRODUCING METHYL 4-AMINO-3-CHLORO-6-(4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYL- ATE - Methods of producing methyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylate. One method comprises adding methyl isobutyl ketone to an aqueous solution comprising 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl-boronic acid to form an organic phase comprising the 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenylboronic acid and an aqueous phase. The organic phase and the aqueous phase are separated. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenylboronic acid is reacted with methyl 4-(acetylamino)-3,6-dichloropyridine-2-carboxylate in methyl isobutyl ketone to produce methyl 4-(acetylamino)-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylate, which is deacetylated to produce methyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylate. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172567 | METHODS OF ISOLATING (4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-SUBSTITUTED-PHENYL)BORONATES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Methods of isolating a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate include adding carbon dioxide gas or carbon dioxide solid (dry ice) to a solution comprising a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate, an inert organic solvent, and at least one lithium salt to react the at least one lithium salt with the carbon dioxide gas or carbon dioxide solid (dry ice) and form a mixture comprising the 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate, the inert organic solvent, and a precipitated solid. The precipitated solid may be removed from the mixture. Methods of using 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronates to produce methyl-4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates are also disclosed. A 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate produced by one of the methods of isolating a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate is also disclosed, wherein the 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate may be obtained at a yield of greater than or equal to about 90%. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174293 | COLORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL OIL CONTENT OF A PLANT TISSUE SAMPLE USING ALKALINE SAPONIFICATION - This disclosure concerns plants, plant materials, and the oil characteristics thereof. In embodiments, compositions and methods for determining the total oil content of plant materials are provided. Such methods and compositions may in some embodiments allow for the characterization and screening of oil traits and sub-traits that are difficult or impossible to distinguish by conventional techniques. | 07-04-2013 |
20130177692 | DHA RETENTION DURING CANOLA PROCESSING - This disclosure concerns vegetable oils and products containing the same comprising poly-unsaturated fatty acids. In some embodiments, this disclosure concerns novel oil processing methods that retain an amount of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) oil produced from a crude oil sample comprising the amount of DHA. | 07-11-2013 |
20130184156 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BENTAZON AND ALS INHIBITOR AND ACCASE INHIBITOR - Herbicidal compositions comprising (a) bentazon-sodium and (b) an ALS inhibitor and (c) an ACCase inhibitor controls susceptible and resistant weeds in crops, e.g., rice, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, turf, tree and vine orchards and IVM, but also additionally in ALS and ACC'ase tolerant crops. | 07-18-2013 |
20130189681 | COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.19.10.3 DETECTION METHOD - Cotton event pDAB4468.19.10.3 comprises gene expression cassettes which contain genes encoding aad-12 and pat, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. Embodiments of the subject invention provide polynucleotide-related event detection methods. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189682 | COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.18.07.1 DETECTION METHOD - Cotton event pDAB4468.18.07.1 comprises gene expression cassettes which contain genes encoding aad-12 and pat, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. Embodiments of the subject invention provide polynucleotide-related event detection methods. | 07-25-2013 |
20130190534 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CHOLINE HYDROXIDE FROM TRIMETHYLAMINE AND ETHYLENE OXIDE - Processes for preparing N,N,N-trimethylethanolammonium hydroxide (choline hydroxide) and the choline hydroxide produced are described. These processes minimize the production of byproduct mono-ethoxylated and di-ethyoxylated choline in the product choline hydroxide. The processes generally include feeding ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water into a first reactor to create a first reactor product under temperature controlled conditions. The product of the first reactor is fed into a second reactor to form a second reactor product under uncontrolled, adiabatic, conditions. Finally, any unreacted to trimethylamine in the second reactor product is removed to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide. Additional reactors can be used for the ethylene oxide and trimethylamine reaction. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191938 | HERBICIDE TOLERANT COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.18.07.1 - Cotton event pDAB4468.18.07.1 comprises genes encoding AAD-12 and PAT, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191939 | DOMINANT EARLINESS MUTATION AND GENE IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS) - The subject invention relates in part to the discovery of a spontaneous sunflower mutation. The subject invention involves an “early” mutation and related inbred/hybrid development. The subject invention further provides a single dominant gene that confers earliness in sunflower inbred isolines and near isogenic hybrids. There is no known prior teaching or suggestion of this gene's utility for hybrid development in the industry. The subject invention also provides a new and distinctive sunflower inbred line designated H120R. The invention includes seeds that possess this mutated gene, plants produced by growing these seeds, and progeny thereof that possess this mutated gene and the associated earliness trait. The subject invention also includes methods for producing such sunflower seeds and plants, including inbreds and hybrids. Such plants can be produced by, for example, crossing such an inbred line with itself or with another sunflower line. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191940 | DOMINANT EARLINESS MUTATION AND GENE IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS) - The subject invention relates in part to the discovery of a spontaneous sunflower mutation. The subject invention involves an “early” mutation and related inbred/hybrid development. The subject invention further provides a single dominant gene that confers earliness in sunflower inbred isolines and near isogenic hybrids. There is no known prior teaching or suggestion of this gene's utility for hybrid development in the industry. The subject invention also provides a new and distinctive sunflower inbred line designated H120R. The invention includes seeds that possess this mutated gene, plants produced by growing these seeds, and progeny thereof that possess this mutated gene and the associated earliness trait. The subject invention also includes methods for producing such sunflower seeds and plants, including inbreds and hybrids. Such plants can be produced by, for example, crossing such an inbred line with itself or with another sunflower line. | 07-25-2013 |
20130198693 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DESCRIBING AND MANIPULATING PLANT GROWTH - This disclosure concerns systems and methods for the prediction and physical three-dimensional representation of plant growth and development. In some embodiments, systems and/or methods of the disclosure may be used to represent the growth of a particular plant (e.g., a maize cultivar) under particular environmental conditions, and/or to represent the differences in growth characteristics between a particular plant and another plant. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198898 | METHOD AND CONSTRUCT FOR SYNTHETIC BIDIRECTIONAL SCBV PLANT PROMOTER - Provided are constructs and methods for expressing multiple genes in plant cells and/or plant tissues. The constructs provided comprise at least one bi-directional promoter linked to multiple gene expression cassettes, wherein the bi-directional promoter comprises a functional promoter nucleotide sequence from Sugar Cane Bacilliform Virus promoter. In some embodiments, the constructs and methods provided employs a bi-directional promoter based on a minimal core promoter element from a | 08-01-2013 |
20130203592 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” &“Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) | 08-08-2013 |
20130203593 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” & “Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) | 08-08-2013 |
20130203691 | STABLE INSECTICIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Insect controlling compositions including an N-substituted (6-haloalkylpyridin-3-yl)alkyl sulfoximine compound exhibiting increased stability, along with methods for preparing same, are disclosed. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205421 | PLANT TRANSACTIVATION INTERACTION MOTIFS AND USES THEREOF - This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for increasing the expression of a polynucleotide of interest. Some embodiments concern novel transactivation polypeptides and variants thereof that have been identified in plants, and methods of using the same. Particular embodiments concern the use of at least one DNA-binding polypeptide in a fusion protein to target at least one transactivation polypeptide or variant thereof to a specific binding site on a nucleic acid comprising the polynucleotide of interest, such that its expression may be increased. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205440 | SYNTHETIC BRASSICA-DERIVED CHLOROPLAST TRANSIT PEPTIDES - This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205441 | CHLOROPLAST TRANSIT PEPTIDE - This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom. | 08-08-2013 |