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20120005773 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait. | 01-05-2012 |
20130283461 | Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits - This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, transgenic plant nuclei and cells with such recombinant DNA construct for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits. | 10-24-2013 |
20140259225 | MANIPULATION OF SERINE/THREONINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT - Methods and compositions relating to altering nitrogen utilization and/or uptake or yield in plants. Recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants are described. Serine-threonine protein phosphatases improve agronomic traits of a crop plant. | 09-11-2014 |
20150096069 | Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Traits - This disclosure provides transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing hybrid seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait. | 04-02-2015 |
20150113676 | Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits. | 04-23-2015 |
20150197764 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait. | 07-16-2015 |
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20080299141 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Genes of Porcine Virus - The present invention relates to a new recombinant raccoon poxvirus vector vaccine in which the vector expresses one or more antigenic proteins encoded by multiple open reading frames, preferably the ORF5, ORF6 and/or ORF3/ORF4/ORF7, of one or more porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strains alone or in combination with an open reading frame of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), preferably ORF2, at the hemagglutinin (ha) and/or thymidine kinase (tk) loci. | 12-04-2008 |
20080299149 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Genes of Feline Antigens - The present invention relates to new recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors comprising two or more exogenous nucleic acid molecules, each encoding at least one feline protein, wherein at least two of the nucleic acid molecules are inserted into the hemagglutinin (ha) locus or the thymidine kinase (tk) locus, or at least one of the nucleic acid molecules is inserted into each of the hemagglutinin and thymidine kinase loci. Described herein are monovalent and polyvalent recombinant feline vaccines that encompass an immunologically effective amount of the recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors and, optionally, a suitable carrier or diluent. The vaccine of this invention optionally includes additional feline antigens to provide broad spectrum protection to cats against a variety of feline pathogens. The invention further concerns the method for inducing a protective immune response to the feline pathogens in a cat by administering the recombinant vaccines. | 12-04-2008 |
20090010963 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Rabies Glycoproteins - The present invention relates to recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors that express the rabies virus glycoprotein gene at the hemagglutinin (ha) locus of the poxvirus genome or express the glycoprotein gene of the same or different rabies strains at the thymidine kinase (tk) and the hemagglutinin (ha) loci of the poxvirus genome, and their use as adjuvant-free vaccines. The raccoon poxvirus vector comprises the nucleic acid molecules encoding the glycoprotein of a Challenge Virus Standard rabies strain inserted and expressed at the tk locus of the poxvirus genome and of a Pasteur-Paris rabies strain inserted and expressed at the ha locus of the poxvirus genome. The vaccine may optionally contain a mixture of additional feline and canine antigens for immunization of animals. Also disclosed are methods for inducing an immune response to rabies in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective immunizing amount of the vaccine of the invention. | 01-08-2009 |
20090017064 | Methods and Compositions for Immunizing Pigs Against Porcine Circovirus - The present invention relates to compositions and methods of eliciting a cross-protective immune response against a pathogenic porcine circovirus by administering to a pig an immunogenically effective amount of a type 1-type 2 chimeric porcine circovirus vaccine. The chimeric vaccine utilized for cross-protection may be administered as a single dose or as multiple doses. The invention further relates to protection of the pig from any one or more of the symptoms or sequelae associated with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Moreover, the administering of the chimeric vaccine also results in reduction in the higher than average mortality associated with the high mortality type 2B strains of porcine circovirus. | 01-15-2009 |
20090162398 | Methods and Compositions for Immunizing Pigs Against Porcine Circovirus - The present invention relates to the isolation and identification of two new strains of type 2B porcine circovirus. These two new strains of porcine circovirus may be used for the preparation of vaccine or immunogenic compositions for immunizing pigs against postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Accordingly, the invention provides methods for eliciting a protective immune response against a pathogenic porcine circovirus by administering to a pig an immunogenically effective amount of a type 2B porcine circovirus vaccine or immunogenic composition comprising at least one of the porcine circoviruses having a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 2, or at least one protein from at least one of the two new type 2B strains of porcine circovirus as described herein. The invention further relates to protection of a pig from any one or more of the symptoms or sequelae associated with PMWS. | 06-25-2009 |
20110305725 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMMUNIZING PIGS AGAINST PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS - The present invention relates to the isolation and identification of two new strains of type 2B porcine circovirus. These two new strains of porcine circovirus may be used for the preparation of vaccine or immunogenic compositions for immunizing pigs against postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Accordingly, the invention provides methods for eliciting a protective immune response against a pathogenic porcine circovirus by administering to a pig an immunogenically effective amount of a type 2B porcine circovirus vaccine or immunogenic composition comprising at least one of the porcine circoviruses having a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 2, or at least one protein from at least one of the two new type 2B strains of porcine circovirus as described herein. The invention further relates to protection of a pig from any one or more of the symptoms or sequelae associated with PMWS. | 12-15-2011 |
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20080216191 | Doubling of Chromosomes in Haploid Embryos - Methods for producing doubled haploid corn ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080216198 | Doubled haploid cells, embryos and plants - Methods for producing homozygous plants, seeds, and plant cells are provided. Also provided are methods of transformation. | 09-04-2008 |
20100192253 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING MONOCOT TRANSFORMATION - The invention provides improved plant transformation methods. In particular the method provides increased transformation frequency, especially in recalcitrant plants. The method includes various transformation protocols for monocots, such as maize and sorghum, using a combination of media and light conditions to achieve increased efficiency of monocot transformation and increased callus initiation frequencies. | 07-29-2010 |
20110160087 | METHOD FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF GERMPLASM SCREENING IN PLANT TRANSFORMATION - A method for increasing efficiency of germplasm screening for transformability may include providing a plurality of lines of plant target tissue to be transformed, characterizing each of the lines to provide characterization data, the characterization data comprises DNA or nucleic acid delivery technique response data and tissue culture response data, eliminating one or more of the plurality of lines based on the characterization data without performing transformation of the plurality of lines, such that a subset of the plurality of lines remains, and performing transformation experiments on the subset of the plurality of lines. The method may also include selecting a DNA or nucleic acid delivery technique protocol and a tissue culture protocol prior to the characterization. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167516 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND REGULATED EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANTS - Compositions and methods are provided for the introduction and the regulated expression of genes in plants. Compositions include promoter constructs that provide a level of activity useful for the regulated expression of site-specific recombinases, while avoiding premature excision. Further provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding novel babyboom polypeptides, expression cassettes, and plants comprising the same. Methods for the introduction of genes into plants are provided, including methods for plastid transformation and methods for the transformation of tissues from mature seeds and leaves. | 07-07-2011 |
20130145500 | METHOD FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF GERMPLASM SCREENING IN PLANT TRANSFORMATION - A method for increasing efficiency of germplasm screening for transformability may include providing a plurality of lines of plant target tissue to be transformed, characterizing each of the lines to provide characterization data, the characterization data comprises DNA or nucleic acid delivery technique response data and tissue culture response data, eliminating one or more of the plurality of lines based on the characterization data without performing transformation of the plurality of lines, such that a subset of the plurality of lines remains, and performing transformation experiments on the subset of the plurality of lines. The method may also include selecting a DNA or nucleic acid delivery technique protocol and a tissue culture protocol prior to the characterization. | 06-06-2013 |
20140007300 | METHOD FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF GERMPLASM SCREENING IN PLANT TRANSFORMATION | 01-02-2014 |