Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
800276000 | METHOD OF CHEMICALLY, RADIOLOGICALLY, OR SPONTANEOUSLY MUTATING A PLANT OR PLANT PART WITHOUT INSERTING FOREIGN GENETIC MATERIAL THEREIN | 64 |
20080216191 | Doubling of Chromosomes in Haploid Embryos - Methods for producing doubled haploid corn ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080256661 | Reduced Susceptibility Towards Pathogens, In Particular Oomycetes, Such as Downy Mildew In Lettuce and Spinach - The present invention relates to a for obtaining a plant showing a reduced susceptibility towards infection with a pathogen, in particular an oomycete, comprising treating MO seeds of a plant species to be modified with a mutagenic agent to obtain M1 seeds and growing plants therefrom the thus obtained M1 seeds to obtain M1 plants, inoculation of the thus obtained M1+n plants with the pathogen and selecting plants that show a reduction or absence of sporulation of the pathogen as plants having a reduced susceptibility phenotype. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, pollen, cells and tissues that have the reduced susceptibility towards oomycetes. | 10-16-2008 |
20090077684 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES IN PLANTS - A gene expression system for controllable expression of ethylene response in a plant cell includes an activation cassette comprising a DNA-binding domain that recognizes a response element; an ecdysone receptor ligand binding domain; and an activation domain; and a target cassette comprising an inducible promoter, which comprises, in operative association, the response element and a minimal promoter responsive to the activation domain. The inducible promoter controls the expression of a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a selected protein that modifies sensitivity to ethylene in the plant. Interaction among the components of the activation cassette and target cassette, when in a plant cell, in the presence of an inducing composition, modulates expression of the selected protein and selectively modulates ethylene sensitivity in the plant cell. This modulation in the expression of the protein is controlled by the timing, the concentration and the duration of the application of the inducing composition. Transgenic plant cells, tissues, organs and entire plants are provided, which in the presence of the inducing composition control ethylene sensitivity. Ethylene sensitivity and/or ethylene production in such transgenic plants and tissues may be controlled for purposes of manipulating ripening, flower senescence and other ethylene sensitive functions of the plant. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083876 | Methods of affecting nitrogen assimilation in plants - Provided herein are compositions and methods for producing transgenic plants. In specific embodiments, transgenic plants comprise a construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding CCA1, GLK1 or bZIP1, operably linked to a plant-specific promote, wherein the CCA1, GLK1 or bZIP1 is ectopically overexpressed in the transgenic plants, and wherein the promoter is optionally a constitutive or inducible promoter. In other embodiments, transgenic plants in which express a lower level of CCA1, GLK1 or bZIP1 are provided. Also provided herein are commercial products (e.g., pulp, paper, paper products, or lumber) derived from the transgenic plants (e.g., transgenic trees) produced using the methods provided herein. | 03-26-2009 |
20090217410 | Method of Constructing Transgenic Ice Plant - The present invention provides a method of transforming common ice plant by gene transfer using a microorganism belonging to the genus | 08-27-2009 |
20090222944 | Use Of Stomatin (STM1) Polynucleotides For Achieving A Pathogen Resistance In Plants - The invention relates to a method of generating or increasing a pathogen resistance in plants by reducing the expression of at least one stomatin polypeptide or a functional equivalent thereof. The invention relates to novel nucleic acid sequences coding for a | 09-03-2009 |
20090241215 | USE OF ARMADILLO REPEAT (ARM1) POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR OBTAINING PATHOGEN RESISTANCE IN PLANTS - The invention relates to a method of generating or increasing a pathogen resistance in plants by reducing the expression of at least one Armadillo repeat polypeptide or a functional equivalent thereof. The invention relates to novel nucleic acid sequences coding for a | 09-24-2009 |
20090241216 | Proteins Involved in After-Cooking Darkening in Potatoes - Proteins that are associated with increased after-cooking darkening (ACD) are described. The proteins are useful in diagnostic assays for detecting ACD. Inhibiting or activating the proteins can also be useful in controlling and/or reducing ACD. | 09-24-2009 |
20090265805 | Glutamate receptors in nutrient sensing, metabolism, Growth and Development - The present invention relates to methods that may be used to improve or modify nutrient sensing, absorption, metabolism, root growth, stomatal conductance, N use efficiency, C and N metabolism, plant biomass production and seed yield. More specifically, this invention is related to the glutamate receptors (GLRs) and their role(s) in nutrient sensing, metabolism, regulation of growth, development, and yield. | 10-22-2009 |
20090288218 | USE OF NAP GENE TO MANIPULATE LEAF SENESCENCE IN PLANTS - The present invention discloses transgenic plants having an altered level of NAP protein compared to that of a non-transgenic plant, where the transgenic plants display an altered leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-transgenic plant, as well as mutant plants comprising an inactivated NAP gene, where mutant plants display a delayed leaf senescence phenotype compared to that of a non-mutant plant. The present invention also discloses methods for delaying leaf senescence in a plant, as well as methods of making a mutant plant having a decreased level of NAP protein compared to that of a non-mutant plant, where the mutant plant displays a delayed leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-mutant plant. Methods for causing precocious leaf senescence or promoting leaf senescence in a plant are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of identifying a candidate plant suitable for breeding that displays a delayed leaf senescence and/or enhanced yield phenotype. | 11-19-2009 |
20090293142 | Methods for increasing shoot-to-root ratio, seed production and resistance to diseases - The present invention is related to a method for increasing shoot-to-root ratio of a plant comprising the step of
| 11-26-2009 |
20090328246 | USE OF THE ocp3 MUTATION TO REGULATE DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN PLANTS - The invention relates to the technical field of plant biotechnology and, more specifically, to the use of the OCP3 gene as a regulator of drought resistance in plants and to the resulting plants having said drought resistance or increased drought tolerance. | 12-31-2009 |
20100011460 | STEM-REGULATED, PLANT DEFENSE PROMOTER AND USES THEREOF IN TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN MONOCOTS - The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an JAS promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants. | 01-14-2010 |
20100024066 | Use of Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase to Modulate Plant Growth - The present invention relates to the use of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase to modulate plant growth. More specifically, it relates to the use of a class II trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, comprising both a synthase and a phosphatase-like part to modulate plant growth. Preferably, the activity of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase is down-regulated to obtain an increased plant biomass yield. | 01-28-2010 |
20100043095 | PRODUCTION, FORMULATION, AND USES OF STABLE LIQUID HARPIN PROTEIN FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to a method of making a stable liquid composition containing a harpin protein or polypeptide. Also disclosed is a composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a harpin protein or polypeptide, an effective amount of a biocidal agent, and optionally, an effective amount of one or both of a protease inhibitor and a non-ionic surfactant. The composition retains harpin activity for at least about 72 hours. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a plant response by applying to a plant or a plant seed the composition of the present invention. | 02-18-2010 |
20100095396 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DRY BIOMASS OF PLANTS - The present invention relates to a method for increasing the dry biomass of a plant via increasing the carbon assimilation by treating a plant, a part of the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the plant propagules with at least one insecticide. The invention also relates to a method for increasing the biomass of the fruit of a plant via increasing the carbon assimilation, the fruit containing 5 to 25% by weight of residual moisture, based on the total weight of the fruit, by treating a plant, a part of the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the plant propagules with at least one insecticide. The invention further relates to a method for increasing the carbon dioxide sequestration from the atmosphere by treating a plant, a part of the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the plant propagules with at least one insecticide as described below. | 04-15-2010 |
20100115658 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of DMR6 protein as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the Fungi or the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising reducing the endogenous level or activity of DMR6 protein in the plant. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a DMR6 promotor for providing disease resistant plants. | 05-06-2010 |
20100162432 | PLANT CELLS AND PLANTS WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE AND/OR RESISTANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND INCREASED BIOMASS PRODUCTION-KO - The invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an in-activated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169999 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 07-01-2010 |
20100192250 | Use of Fungicides for Making the Phenological Development of Oil Plants More Coherent - The present invention relates to the use of certain fungicides for obtaining a chronologically more uniform development of oil crops. Furthermore, it relates to a method of increasing the quality and optionally the quantity of oil crop products. | 07-29-2010 |
20100242133 | MANIPULATION OF THE FUNCTION OF AtDBP1 IN ORDER TO GENERATE POTYVIRUS RESISTANCE - The invention relates to the use of a mutation for the generation of virus-resistant mutant plants and, specifically, to the use of mutation 8.1 of the AtDBP1 gene of | 09-23-2010 |
20110078816 | METHODS OF REDUCING PLANT STRESS - A method of regulating plant genes is provided. The method provides improved drought stress or salinity stress for plants. The method comprises treating a part of a plant or the locus thereof with a composition of matter, the composition of matter comprising an agriculturally acceptable mixture of compounds of natural organic material of defined composition. | 03-31-2011 |
20110107454 | Method for Preparing a Genetically Modified Grass Having Infertileness - A method is provided for preparing infertility-induced, genetically modified grass. It comprises a) exposing a flower of genetically modified grass to a physical mutagen; (b) culturing the genetically modified grass exposed to the physical mutagen to produce seeds thereof; and (c) culturing the seeds to select an infertility-induced species. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113507 | Tomatoes That Soften More Slowly Post-Harvest Due To Non-Transgenic Alterations In An Expansin Gene - A series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found in an expansin gene (LeExp1) of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in their LeExp1 genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the LeExp1 gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that soften more slowly post-harvest without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. | 05-12-2011 |
20110119786 | INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE 2-KINASE GENES AND USES THEREOF - This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides in the phytic acid biosynthetic pathways, variants and derivatives of the same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular, the invention relates to polynucleotides encoding inositol polyphosphate 2-kinase (IPP2-K) and polypeptides exhibiting such activity to modulate the phytic acid biosynthesis in such a way as to decrease phytic acid and/or increase the non-phytic acid phosphorous, especially in corn or soy animal feedstuffs. | 05-19-2011 |
20110131678 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF FATTY ACID UNSATURATION IN MEMBRANE LIPIDS AND SEED OIL - Aspects of the invention provide methods for differential regulation of fatty acid unsaturation in seed oil and membrane lipids of plants based on modulation of a previously unknown biosynthetic pathway involving a novel phosphatidylcholine: diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT) that regulates phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in developing oil seed plants. Specific aspects relate to inventive PDCT polypeptides including, for example, variants, deletions, muteins, fusion proteins, and orthologs thereof (collectively PDCT proteins), to nucleic acids encoding same, to plants comprising such PDCT sequences or proteins or devoid or depleted of such PDCT proteins or sequences, and to methods for generating plants having altered or no PDCT expression and/or activity, including but not limited to methods comprising mutagenesis, recombinant DNA, transgenics, etc. | 06-02-2011 |
20110154529 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154530 | Plants with Increased Yield by Increasing or Generating One or More Activities in a Plant or a Part Thereof - This invention relates generally to a plant cell with increased yield, preferably under condition of transient and repetitive abiotic stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of Yield-Related Proteins (YRP) and/or Yield and Stress-Related Proteins (YSRP) in plants. | 06-23-2011 |
20110179516 | PLANTS PRODUCING 2N POLLEN - The invention relates to methods for obtaining plants that produce 2n pollen. These plants are useful in plant breeding. | 07-21-2011 |
20110197306 | Efficient Light Harvesting - Various aspects provide for genetically modifying photosynthetic cells. In some cases, an integrated light harvesting efficiency of photosynthetic cells may be increased by reducing the amount of incident light that is absorbed but not used for photosynthesis. In some cases, an increased transparency may be associated with an increased light harvesting efficiency when absorption due to non-photosynthetic processes is reduced. A reduced capacity of various light-harvesting antenna apparatus may increase transparency. In some cases, a capacity of an organism to adapt to varying light levels may be reduced, and in certain cases, a modified organism may have a reduced ability to acclimate to a low light irradiance. | 08-11-2011 |
20110214201 | Method for Producing Haploid, Doubled Haploid and/or Dihaploid Plants by Gynogenesis - The invention relates to a method for producing haploid H, doubled haploid HD and/or dihaploid DH plants, the HD and DH being homozygous or essentially homozygous, this method being a method such as those which come under the technique of gynogenesis induced by irradiated pollen. This method comprises a step of irradiating the reproductive material of the male parent at a dose of between 160 and 190 gamma ray and/or a step of selecting the haploid H and/or DH plants by using one or more molecular marker(s). The invention also relates to a method for producing homozygous haploid, doubled haploid and/or dihaploid plants, comprising a step of determining the appropriate irradiation dose(s) for increasing the yields of said plants according to multiple given factors such as the plant species, the genotypes of the male parent and of the female parent, the climatic and weather conditions, the time at which the fruits are harvested, the level of growth of the embryos collected with a view to the culturing thereof, the level of development of the embryos placed in culture. Moreover, the invention concerns the molecular marker(s) used in the selection step and also the haploid embryos and the dihaploid embryos obtained by means of the method of the invention, and the progeny and the seeds of the plants obtained by means of the method of the invention. | 09-01-2011 |
20110289621 | Non-transgenic Tomato Varieties Having Increased Shelf Life Post-harvest - A series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one non-ripening (NOR) gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their NOR genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the NOR gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that ripen more slowly, rot more slowly, are firmer, and have a longer shelf life post-harvest as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their NOR genes. | 11-24-2011 |
20110314569 | Combination of Two Genetic Elements for Controlling the Floral Development of a Dicotyledonous Plant, and Use in Detection and Selection Methods - The present invention relates to a combination of two genetic elements for controlling the development of the floral type of a dicotyledonous plant, said combination comprising, respectively:
| 12-22-2011 |
20120042408 | PLANTS PRODUCING 2N GAMETES OR APOMEIOTIC GAMETES - The invention relates to plants wherein the protein OSD1, involved in the transition from meiosis I to meiosis II is inactive. These plants produce Second Division Restitution (SDR) 2n gametes. The invention further relates to plants wherein the inactivation of OSD1 is combined with the inactivation of a gene involved in meiotic recombination in plants, and of a gene involved in the monopolar orientation of the kinetochores during meiosis. These plants produce apomeiotic gametes. These plants are useful in plant breeding. | 02-16-2012 |
20120102589 | POTYVIRUS RESISTANCE IN POTATO - The present invention is drawn to novel genes from wild plants, such as wild potato and pepper plants, that confer potyvirus resistance to plants, such as in transformed cultivated plants. Also encompassed are cultivated plants transformed with the novel gene, food products made from the transformed cultivated plants, and methods for making such plants and food products. | 04-26-2012 |
20120124696 | METHOD OF GENE INTRODUCTION INTO TRITICUM PLANT USING AGROBACTERIUM, AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING TRANSFORMED TRITICUM PLANT - The method of the present invention includes the step of excising one or more portions selected from a radicle, a germ, and an embryonic axis of a plant tissue inoculated with | 05-17-2012 |
20120180156 | GENES HOMOLOGOUS TO THE FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) GENE AND THE USE THEREOF FOR MODULATING TUBERIZATION - Use of genes homologous to the FT gene of | 07-12-2012 |
20120272400 | Photosynthesis Rate - The invention relates to methods of increasing the photosynthesis rate of a plant cell and/or the production of biomass in a plant, as well as to plant cells and plants with increased photosynthesis rate/production of biomass. The present invention also relates to a phosphatase of the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II, to nucleic acids coding for such phosphatase, and to mutants of such nucleic acids. Moreover, the present invention relates to plant cells and plants, wherein the activity of said phosphatase is inhibited; in particular the present invention relates to plant cells and plants comprising the mutant nucleic acids. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278943 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has an increased homoserine level as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising increasing the endogenous homoserine level in the plant. | 11-01-2012 |
20130007909 | EARLY FLOWERING CHIA AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to early flowering Chia ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130024998 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION IN PLANTS - The invention relates to modified restriction enzymes capable of being used for promoting homologous recombination in organisms, in particular plants, making it possible to either target gene integration or excise unwanted DNA sequences in the genome of said organisms. | 01-24-2013 |
20130081151 | Molecular Engineering Of A Floral Inducer For Crop Improvement - A plant comprising a modified Flowering Locus (FT) polynucleotide expressing a modified polypeptide exhibits altered flowering time, floral numbers and/or increased seed production. Different mutant sequences conferring different phenotypes are disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130133101 | PLANTS RESISTANT TO PATHOGENS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to plant genes involved in negative regulation of resistance to plant pathogens and uses thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to plants having a defective phytosulfokine (PSK) function and exhibiting an increased resistance to plant pathogens. The invention also relates to methods for producing modified plants resistant to various diseases. Furthermore, the invention relates to plants having a defective PSK receptor (PSKR) function, and to methods of screening and identifying molecules that modulate PSKR expression or activity. | 05-23-2013 |
20130145494 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has an increased homoserine level as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising increasing the endogenous homoserine level in the plant. | 06-06-2013 |
20130227740 | USE OF NAP GENE TO MANIPULATE LEAF SENESCENCE IN PLANTS - The present invention discloses transgenic plants having an altered level of NAP protein compared to that of a non-transgenic plant, where the transgenic plants display an altered leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-transgenic plant, as well as mutant plants comprising an inactivated NAP gene, where mutant plants display a delayed leaf senescence phenotype compared to that of a non-mutant plant. The present invention also discloses methods for delaying leaf senescence in a plant, as well as methods of making a mutant plant having a decreased level of NAP protein compared to that of a non-mutant plant, where the mutant plant displays a delayed leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-mutant plant. Methods for causing precocious leaf senescence or promoting leaf senescence in a plant are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of identifying a candidate plant suitable for breeding that displays a delayed leaf senescence and/or enhanced yield phenotype. | 08-29-2013 |
20130333069 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has an increased homoserine level as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising increasing the endogenous homoserine level in the plant. | 12-12-2013 |
20140026253 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 01-23-2014 |
20140130202 | STRESS-RESISTANT PLANTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to plant genes involved in negative regulation of resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress and uses thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to plants comprising an inactivated MADS-box gene function, and having increased resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress. The invention also relates to methods for producing modified plants having increased resistance to fungal, bacterial pathogens and/or to drought stress. In particular, the invention relates to methods for producing plants with inactivated MAD26 gene, or an ortholog thereof, and exhibiting resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress. | 05-08-2014 |
20140259211 | HIGH EXPRESSION CEREAL PHYTASE GENE - The present invention provides mutant cereal plants and mature grain thereof, characterised by enhanced levels of the enzyme phytase in the grain, and methods for inducing, detecting and selecting the mutant cereal plants. The invention further relates to animal feed comprising said grain having enhanced amounts of phytase. | 09-11-2014 |
20140283198 | Signaling Compositions, Methods, and Systems for Effecting Plant Growth and Crop Enhancement - Bio-regulators from a group of quaternary ammonium moieties modify a gene expression in a plant to induce enhanced growth and robustness. Such bio-regulator may be applied to seeds through coating or encapsulating, to plants through root drenching, spraying and dusting. Bio-regulators may be duel-acting; causing beneficial modification to gene expressions in desirable plants while modifying gene expression in undesirable plants, making them more susceptible to herbicides. Bio-regulators are Ester Compounds, BMIA Compounds or related salts, BMIA Compounds or related salts of those compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283199 | Signaling Compositions, Methods, and Systems for Effecting Plant Burndown and Herbicide Enhancement - Bio-regulators from a group of quaternary ammonium moieties modify a gene expression in undesirable plants to inhibit growth and robustness and enhance the effectiveness of herbicides. Such bio-regulator may be applied to plants through seed treatments, root drenching, spraying and dusting, or to soil were desirable crops are planted or will be planted. Bio-regulators may be duel-acting; causing beneficial modification to gene expressions in desirable plants while modifying gene expression in undesirable plants, making them more susceptible to herbicides. Bio-regulators are Ester Compounds, BMIA Compounds or related salts of those compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289897 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of DMR6 protein as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the Fungi or the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising reducing the endogenous level or activity of DMR6 protein in the plant. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a DMR6 promotor for providing disease resistant plants. | 09-25-2014 |
20140366215 | PLANTS WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF GLUCAN - The present disclosure relates to mutations in licheninase genes encoding polypeptides with decreased licheninase activity, which when expressed in plants results in elevated levels of glucan in the plants. In particular, the disclosure relates to licheninase nucleic acids and polypeptides related to glucan accumulation in plants, plants with reduced expression of a licheninase nucleic acid, and methods related to the generation of plants with increased glucan content in the cell walls of leaf tissue. | 12-11-2014 |
20150059017 | Disease Resistant Plants - The present invention relates to a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, wherein the plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of DMR6 protein as compared to a plant that is not resistant to the said pathogen, in particular organisms of the Fungi or the phylum Oomycota. The invention further relates to a method for obtaining a plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin, comprising reducing the endogenous level or activity of DMR6 protein in the plant. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a DMR6 promotor for providing disease resistant plants. | 02-26-2015 |
20150342190 | METHODS FOR LEVERAGING HORMESIS IN PLANT BREEDING AND PLANTS WITH ENHANCED HORMESIS EFFECTS - Methods for plant breeding using hormesis effects as selection criteria are disclosed. Plants enhanced with strong hormesis responses can be obtained with the methods. Improved seedling vigor and improved yield by application of herbicide to herbicide tolerant plants is demonstrated. Improved cold germination in herbicide tolerant plants is demonstrated. | 12-03-2015 |
20150368662 | Tobacco Having Altered Amounts of Environmental Contaminants and Methods for Producing Such Lines - Disclosed herein are genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising an altered uptake and/or altered levels of at least one environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant from which the modified plant is derived. The alteration in uptake and/or levels may be a reduction, or alternatively an increase, in the uptake and/or levels of the environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical. These methods and plants are useful for improving tobacco products or in generating tobacco lines that may have environmentally useful properties. | 12-24-2015 |
20160010106 | DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN PLANTS: UPL4 | 01-14-2016 |
20160010107 | DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN PLANTS: UPL3 | 01-14-2016 |
20160010108 | DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN PLANTS: PECTINESTERASE | 01-14-2016 |
20160073599 | METHODS OF SEED TREATMENT AND RESULTING PRODUCTS - A method of treating a seed for sowing is provided for improving subsequent plant performance comprising the step of treating the seed for sowing with UV-B irradiation. | 03-17-2016 |
20160102316 | STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS - The invention relates to transgenic plants and methods for modulating abscisic acid (ABA) perception and signal transduction in plants. The plants fmd use in increasing yield in plants, particularly under abiotic stress. | 04-14-2016 |
20160122779 | Plants Having Increased Resistance To Pathogens And Method For Producing Said Plants - The invention relates to a plant having increased resistance to pathogens, wherein the protein SOBIR1 from | 05-05-2016 |
20160130603 | GENE ENCODING ENZYME THAT OXIDIZES POSITION 16 OF STEROID SKELETON AND PLANT IN WHICH EXPRESSION LEVEL OF THE GENE IS LOWERED - This invention provides a plant belonging to the family Solanaceae that does not produce glycoalkaloids. This invention concerns a protein having activity of an enzyme that oxidizes position 16 of the steroid skeleton of a plant belonging to the family Solanaceae, a novel plant in which a gene encoding such protein is suppressed, and a method for producing and testing such plant. | 05-12-2016 |
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