Bayer CropScience N.V. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160081285 | METHODS AND MEANS FOR DETERMINING PLANT CHARACTERISTICS - The invention provides methods to determine the ascorbate profile value for plant lines and to use these values in the identification of the better performing plant lines, without having to resort to extensive field trialing. | 03-24-2016 |
20150184171 | TARGETED GENOME ENGINEERING IN PLANTS - Improved methods and means are provided to modify in a targeted manner the genome of a plant cell or plant at a predefined site via bacterial transformation. | 07-02-2015 |
20150159164 | BRASSICA PLANTS WITH MODIFIED SEED OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to | 06-11-2015 |
20140359901 | SEED-SPECIFIC PROMOTER IN COTTON - The present application discloses a(n) (isolated) nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from (a) SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof, wherein said fragment comprises at least 400 consecutive nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1 and has seed-specific promoter activity; (b) a nucleotide sequence with at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1 and having seed-specific promoter activity; (c) a nucleotide sequence hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of (a) or (b); and (d) a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence of any one of (a) to (c). Further disclosed herein is a chimeric gene comprising the (isolated) nucleic acid described herein operably linked to a nucleic acid coding for an expression product of interest, and optionally a transcription termination and polyadenylation sequence. Also disclosed herein are a vector, a transgenic plant cell, a transgenic plant and a seed as characterized in the claims. Methods disclosed herein relate to the production of a transgenic plant, growing cotton, producing a seed, effecting seed-specific expression of a product in cotton and of altering fiber properties in a cotton plant as characterized in the claims. | 12-04-2014 |
20140215655 | GUARD CELL-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF TRANSGENES IN COTTON - In one aspect, the application discloses a cotton plant cell comprising (a) a chimeric gene comprising a first nucleic acid sequence comprising at least 700 consecutive nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity thereto any of which has stomata-preferential promoter activity; (b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding an expression product of interest; and (c) a transcription termination and polyadenylation sequence. In addition, the present application discloses a cotton plant, a method of expressing a transgene in cotton under stress conditions, a method of producing a cotton plant, a method of detecting the expression of a transgene under stress conditions and a method for modulating the resistance of a cotton plant to stress as characterized in the claims. | 07-31-2014 |
20140196169 | METHODS AND MEANS TO MODIFY A PLANT GENOME - Methods and means are provided to modify in a targeted manner the genome of a plant in close proximity to an existing elite event using a double stranded DNA break inducing enzyme. Also provided are plants, in particular cotton plants showing tolerance to a field dose of at least 1× of at least one HPPD inhibitor, and methods for making such plants. | 07-10-2014 |
20140173770 | METHODS AND MEANS TO MODIFY A PLANT GENOME AT A PRESELECTED SITE - Methods and means are provided to modify in a targeted manner the genome of a cotton plant using a double stranded DNA break inducing enzyme and embryogenic callus. | 06-19-2014 |
20140137294 | GLUCOSINOLATE TRANSPORTER PROTEIN AND USES THEREOF - Methods and means to alter the glucosinolate (GSL) content in plants, in particular in specific plant parts, by modifying glucosinolate transporter protein (GTR) activity in plants or parts thereof are herein described. In particular, methods are provided to decrease GSL content of plant seed and meal thereof, as well as methods to increase GSL content in green plant tissue, of Brassicales plants. | 05-15-2014 |
20140026262 | ELITE EVENT A2704-12 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Tools are provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification elite event A2704-12 in biological samples. | 01-23-2014 |
20140007297 | BRASSICA PLANTS WITH ALTERED ARCHITECTURE | 01-02-2014 |
20130291235 | BRASSICA PLANT COMPRISING A MUTANT ALCATRAZ ALLELE - The present invention relates to | 10-31-2013 |
20130283482 | STRESS RESISTANT PLANTS - Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than | 10-24-2013 |
20130198976 | METHODS FOR ALTERING THE REACTIVITY OF PLANT CELL WALLS - Methods and means are provided to produce positively charged oligosaccharides in the plant cell wall by introducing into said plant cell a Nodulation C protein fused to a heterologous Golgi signal anchor sequence. | 08-08-2013 |
20130165642 | ELITE EVENT EE-GM3 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The invention provides specific transgenic soybean plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific herbicide tolerance transformation event at a specific location in the soybean genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples. | 06-27-2013 |
20130145490 | METHODS AND MEANS TO MODIFY A PLANT GENOME AT A NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE COMMONLY USED IN PLANT GENOME ENGINEERING - Methods and means are provided to modify in a targeted manner the plant genome of transgenic plants comprising chimeric genes wherein the chimeric genes have a DNA element commonly used in plant molecular biology. Re-designed meganucleases to cleave such an element commonly used in plant molecular biology are provided. | 06-06-2013 |
20130125253 | INSECT RESISTANT COTTON PLANTS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SAME - The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples. | 05-16-2013 |
20130117877 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING FITNESS IN PLANTS - Means and methods are provided to produce abiotic stress tolerant plants with improved yield based on the specific identification of a DNA methylation signature in said plants out of a population of said plants. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111620 | METHODS AND MEANS TO MODIFY A PLANT GENOME AT A NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE COMMONLY USED IN PLANT GENOME ENGINEERING | 05-02-2013 |
20130091602 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PLANT CELL WALLS COMPRISING CHITIN - Methods and means are provided for the modification of the reactivity of plant secondary cell walls, particularly in cotton cell walls found in cotton fibers. This can be conveniently achieved by expressing a chimeric gene encoding a | 04-11-2013 |
20130081154 | NOVEL FIBER-PREFERENTIAL PROMOTER IN COTTON - The present application discloses an isolated nucleic acid sequence comprising (a) at least 700 consecutive nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a nucleotide sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of (a); (c) a nucleotide sequence hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of (a) or (b); and (d) a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence of any one of (a) to (c). Further disclosed herein is a chimeric gene comprising the isolated nucleic acid described herein operably linked to a nucleic acid coding for an expression product of interest, and a transcription termination and polyadenylation sequence. Also disclosed herein are a vector, a transgenic plant cell, a transgenic plant and a seed as characterized in the claims. Methods disclosed herein relate to the production of a transgenic plant, growing cotton, producing a seed, effecting fiber-preferential expression of a product in cotton and of altering fiber properties in a cotton plant as characterized in the claims. | 03-28-2013 |
20130065761 | Methods for Increasing the Resistance of Plants to Hypoxic Conditions - Methods are provided for increasing the resistance of plants to hypoxic or anoxic conditions. Such methods may be applied to increase the penetrance of plant roots in the growth medium or into soil. The methods according to the invention may include providing plants with a stress tolerance gene. Similar effects can be obtained by applying chemical compounds, including neonicotinoid compounds, to the plants. | 03-14-2013 |
20130059300 | Insect Resistant Cotton Plants And Methods For Identifying Same - The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples. | 03-07-2013 |
20120302495 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS DERIVED FROM BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS - The present invention relates to the field of plant pest control, particularly insect control. Provided are nucleotide sequences from | 11-29-2012 |
20120258910 | NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS - The invention pertains to novel insecticidal compounds derived from | 10-11-2012 |
20120204292 | STRESS RESISTANT PLANTS - Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than | 08-09-2012 |