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The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of transgenes and favorable haplotype genomic regions in the germplasm of a breeding population of crop plants.

The present invention generally relates to bacteriologically pure bacterial cultures of novel strains of plant growth-promoting bacteria, and inoculums comprising the same. The invention is also directed to plant seeds coated with the inoculums, kits comprising the inoculums and methods for stimulating plant growth by applying the biologically pure bacterial culture or the inoculum to a plant, plant seed, or plant growth medium.

The invention discloses a fermented organic fertilizer. The fermented organic fertilizer comprises the following components in parts by mass: 1000-1500 parts of stalk, 1000-1300 parts of chicken manure, 1000-1500 parts of cattle manure, 800-1200 parts of pig manure, 1200-1800 parts of soybean meal, 35-50 parts of a microbial agent, 10-20 parts of peat humic acid, 50-80 parts of corn meal, 60-90 parts of composite enzyme preparation and 30-60 parts of complex bacteria. The invention also discloses a fermentation method of the fermented organic fertilizer. As the method adopts the microbial bacteria and the composite enzyme preparation, the fermentation efficiency is improved, the fermentation time is effectively reduced, the consumption amount of water, electricity and steam is reduced, the production cost is lowered, and the method is suitable for industrial large-scale production; the fermented organic fertilizer disclosed by the invention has no malodor when used in fields, is cost-saving due to the reduction in the consumption, does not result in soil impoverishment, hardening and salinization, and meets the trend of energy-saving, environment-friendly and sustainable development.

The invention discloses a drought resisting and water saving cultivation technique for performing direct sowing on a dry paddy field by fully using natural precipitation, which is used for adjusting the growth period of paddy rice according to water requirements at each growth and development stage of the paddy rice and statistical data of historical meteorological data for a natural precipitation rule of every local ten days, so that each growth and development stage of the paddy rice is matched with the natural precipitation of every local ten days and corresponding comprehensive technical measures are taken to fulfill the aim of resisting drought, saving water and stably increasing yield. The cultivation technique changes a traditional paddy rice cultivation mode, finishes one season of paddy rice production only by using natural precipitation without soaking seed, raising rice seedlings and transplanting or needing irrigation and plowing and can directly perform direct sowing production on the dry paddy field in a dry land or a non-dry land. Therefore, the technique saves irrigation water, lowers costs of seedlings, transplanting, drought resisting, water pumping, plowing and the like, saves labor, cuts down expenditures and increases income and is favorable for realizing increment of grain production and rural incomes and agricultural efficiency and realizing resource conservation, energy conservation and emission reduction.

A gene that regulates the increase and decrease of the particle-bearing number (including glumous flowers, fruits, and seeds) of plants was successfully isolated and identified by a linkage analysis. In addition, breeding methods that utilize this gene to increase the particle-bearing number (including glumous flowers, fruits, and seeds) of plants were also discovered. The present invention is useful in fields such as breeding of improved plant varieties.

A method for quickly forming a high value powdered feed materials, particularly pharmaceuticals, into small, durable granules using known elements of process equipment, comprising the steps of mixing the feed materials with a wetting solution in a high shear mixer or granulator, partially drying the granulated mixture in a first drying means to a state of intermediate dryness, milling the partially dried granulated product in a stream of air to create small partially dried granules of the desired physical size, and drying the product in the second drying means to the desired final Loss On Drying (LOD) percentage of wetting solution. The milled product may be conveyed by vacuum from the milling step to the second drying means through a relatively long cylindrical transfer hose to create uniformly rounded granules.

The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the class of genes involved in maize secondary wall (ZmSCW) formation. The invention provides genomic sequence for the ZmSCW genes. ZmSCW are responsible for controlling plant growth, secondary cell wall development and yield in crop plants.

The invention provides an agricultural pest detection method based on a regional convolution neural network and relates to the technical fields of digital image processing, deep learning, computer vision and the like. The method comprises the following specific steps of 1) collecting and arranging various agricultural pest samples as a training set; 2) marking and labeling samples in the trainingset; 3) subjecting all collected samples in the agricultural pest training set to model training by means of a regional convolution neural network framework; 4) collecting a monitoring image in the farmland, and testing the monitoring image to obtain a final effect based on the obtained model. According to the method, agricultural pests are detected by the obtained model based on the regional convolution neural network, and the influence of agricultural pests on the agriculture, the forestry and the animal husbandry is reduced with the assistance of various pest prevention means. The yield ofagricultural grains is improved, and the greening safety of the forestry and the animal husbandry is protected. The method has a practical significance and is good in effect.

The invention discloses a step type rice potted seedling transplanter, comprising a body connection fixture, a furrowing ridging device, a potted seedling conveyer, a plurality of potted seedling picking devices, seedling conveying funnels, a plurality of potted seedling centralizers and a power input device, wherein the furrowing ridging device is arranged at the bottom of the body connection fixture, the potted seedling conveyer is slidably mounted on a slide channel guide of the body connection fixture, seedling picker claws of the potted seedling picking devices are arranged at an outlet end of the potted seedling conveyer side by side, one seedling conveying funnel is arranged below the seedling picker claw of the corresponding potted seedling picking device, and the potted seedling centralizers are arranged at the tail end of the transplanter side by side. The step type rice potted seedling transplanter is provided based on a traveling and seedling-transferring power assembly of an existing step type seedling transplanter in accordance with the characteristic that the prior rice seedling transplanter has high requirement on seedling growth, potted seedlings can be transplanted in lines and holes, and the requirement for mechanized rice planting in southern hilly areas can be met.

Improved headers of a combine harvester are disclosed. The headers include structure in the form of upper and lower infeed conveyors which cooperate to maintain compressive contact with a flow of crop material that is being conveyed by the belts to the header outlet regardless of the flow characteristics of the mat of material being conveyed. The result is a consistent flow of crop material being passed through the header which results in more efficient harvester operation and more productive crop yield.

The invention belongs to the technical field of microorganism plant growth promotion, and particularly relates to Trichoderma viride, a fungicide, a biological fertilizer and application. The biological organic fertilizer uses industrial waste as the raw material, the environment pollution problem is effectively solved through functional microorganisms, and the effects of reducing crop diseases and improving the yield are realized. The Trichoderma viride biological organic fertilizer has the multiplex effects of promoting growth, increasing the yield and preventing diseases and has the good development significance. The Trichoderma viride Tv-1511 has the good effect of promoting seed germination and seedling growth, a solid fermentation material obtained after the Trichoderma viride is inoculated in mushroom residues can serve as the good biological organic fertilizer, and the Trichoderma viride is convenient to use and remarkable in growth promoting and yield increasing effect and hasbroad development prospects.

The invention relates to rice genes, in particular to a rice salt stress resistance-related gene Os16 and a coded protein and application thereof. The rice salt stress resistance-related gene Os16 isprovided. The rice salt stress resistance-related gene Os16 coded protein is provided. The rice salt stress resistance related gene Os16 can be used for improving the resistance of rice to salt stressand cultivating rice with enhanced salt stress resistance. An over-expression vector of the rice salt stress resistance-related gene Os16 is constructed and transformed to rice, and the rice with enhanced salt stress resistance is obtained by screening. An over-expressed transgenic plant with the gene can obviously improve the resistance of rice to salt stress. An important way for cultivating rice with enhanced salt stress resistance is provided. The cultivation of rice with enhanced salt stress resistance in agricultural production has important significance for energy saving and water saving, utilization of saline-alkaline land, increase of grain yield and the like.

A nucleic acid sequence is provided which encodes a gibberelin 2-oxidase gene which catalyzes the 2β-oxidation of a gibberelin molecule to introduce a hydroxyl group at C-2 and further catalyzes the oxidation of the hydroxyl group introduced at C-2 to yield the ketone derivative. Such sequences can find application in the preparation of transgenic plants with altered levels of gibberelin 2-oxidase.

Process of press-granulating non-ductile salts and salt mixtures, such as kieserite (MgSO4.H2O), langbeinite (K2SO4.2MgSO4), polyhalide (K2SO4.MgSO42CaSO4.2H2O), arcanite (K2SO4) and anhydrite (CaSO4) for preparing stable, storable granulate, by pressing a mixture of fine grains of salt and a viscous, sugar-containing additive, such as molasses having a total sugar content in the dry matter of from 47 to 55%, by roller pressing at pressures up to 260 bar. The press scraps initially obtained, which are ductile, are solidified by maturing of the material at temperatures between 20 and 40° C. and maturing times of 3 to 8 hours prior to crushing them in impact mills and sieving.

Improved headers of a combine harvester are disclosed. The headers include structure in the form of upper and lower infeed conveyors which cooperate to maintain compressive contact with a flow of crop material that is being conveyed by the belts to the header outlet regardless of the flow characteristics of the mat of material being conveyed. The result is a consistent flow of crop material being passed through the header which results in more efficient harvester operation and more productive crop yield.

The present invention generally relates to bacteriologically pure bacterial cultures of novel strains of plant growth-promoting bacteria, and inoculums comprising the same. The invention is also directed to plant seeds coated with the inoculums, kits comprising the inoculums and methods for stimulating plant growth by applying the biologically pure bacterial culture or the inoculum to a plant, plant seed, or plant growth medium.

The invention discloses a multi-factor saline-alkali soil improvement method. The method is characterized by including steps: loosening the soil to ventilate by means of rotary plowing; arranging water supply and drainage channels around saline-alkali soil after soil loosening, digging multiple transverse furrows and multiple longitudinal furrows in an interlaced manner in the saline-alkali soil,fully filling the transverse furrows and the longitudinal furrows through the water supply channels, soaking, draining, and repeating for several times; uniformly spreading a layer of modified gypsumon the surface of the saline-alkali soil after washing; applying a soil directional conditioning agent; applying organic fertilizers; planting crops with high saline-alkali resistance in a planting soil layer; detecting soil parameters of the saline-alkali soil, and continuing improvement according to the soil parameters until the soil meets requirements. By the multi-factor saline-alkali soil improvement method, effective improvement aiming at soil in different regional plots can be realized, and improvement effects are improved by combination of various procedures and various improvement means.

Process of press-granulating non-ductile salts and salt mixtures, such as kieserite (MgSO4.H2O), langbeinite (K2SO4.2MgSO4), polyhalide (K2SO4.MgSO4.2CaSO4.2H2O), arcanite (K2SO4) and anhydrite (CaSO4)for preparing stable, storable granulate, by pressing a mixture of fine grains of salt and a viscous, sugar-containing additive, such as molasses having a total sugar content in the dry matter of from 47 to 55%, by roller pressing at pressures up to 260 bar. The press scraps initially obtained, which are ductile, are solidified by maturing of the material at temperatures between 20 and 40° C. and maturing times of 3 to 8 hours prior to crushing them in impact mills and sieving.

The invention relates to a deep ploughing rotary plow which consists of a frame assembly (1), a universal joint assembly (2), a suspension frame assembly (3), a transmission box assembly (4), a cutter shaft assembly (8), a hood (5), a side plate (7), and a rotary blade (9). The transmission box assembly (4) is arranged in the middle of the frame assembly (1). The transmission box assembly (4) is connected with the output shaft on the tail part of a tractor through the universal joint assembly (2). The output shaft of the transmission box assembly (4) drives the cutter shaft assembly (8) to rotate. The cutter shaft assembly (8) is provided with a rotary blade installation seat. The rotary blade (9) is installed on the cutter shaft assembly (8) through the rotary blade installation seat. The rotary blade (9) is a deep ploughing rotary blade. The rotary plowed soil not only reaches the international requirement of more than 25cm in depth, but also excesses current agricultural depth: 16-22cm greatly. According to the deep ploughed land by means of the technical means, the average depth of the plough layer is 28-35cm, and maximally 40cm.

An increase in the total grain and biomass yields and photosynthetic rates of plants grown at high densities achieved by novel methods of defoliating the primary-source leaf of a majority of such plants. In particular the methods provide for increased grain and biomass yields, including for example, increased average kernel mass for maize plants, and photosynthetic rates through the timely removal of the primary-source leaf of a majority of the plants grown at high densities. This invention also relates to seeds obtained by using the disclosed methods.

A gene that regulates the increase and decrease of the particle-bearing number (including glumous flowers, fruits, and seeds) of plants was successfully isolated and identified by a linkage analysis. In addition, breeding methods that utilize this gene to increase the particle-bearing number (including glumous flowers, fruits, and seeds) of plants were also discovered. The present invention is useful in fields such as breeding of improved plant varieties.

The present disclosure provides methods to increase crop yield utilizing transgenic genes controlling plant growth and yield. The specific genes can be used to increase tissue growth and abiotic stress tolerance. Plants, plant progeny, seeds and tissues created by these methods are also described. Polynucleotides encoding the sequences are provided for expression in a plant of interest. Expression cassettes, plants, plant cells, plant parts and seeds comprising the sequences of the disclosure are further provided. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotide is operably linked to a constitutive promoter.

The invention discloses a soil heavy metal pollution conditioner and a preparation method thereof. The soil heavy metal pollution conditioner is prepared from a component A mineral including yellow phosphorus slag, peat moss soil, titanium gypsum and the like, a component B mixture including dry distillers' grains, animal waste, crop straw, bagasse, bran, mushroom culture medium materials and thelike, and a C component active fermenting material including yogurt, distillers' grains and the like. According to the conditioner, mainly industrial and agricultural by-products are adopted, the conditioner is prepared through a simple fermentation process, heavy metals in soil can be effectively fixed, the content of organic matter and nutrient elements in the soil can be increased, the conditioner contains a large number of microorganisms, and the organic matter in the soil can be decomposed into ingredients easier for plants to absorb. The conditioner is low in raw material cost, the riskof secondary pollution is avoided, the passivation rate of the heavy metals is high, the fertility of the soil can be improved, and and the comprehensive effect of soil conditioning is good.

The invention discloses a method for staged harvest and whole-year production of early-spring sweet potatoes and relates to the field of agricultural cultivation. The method comprises the steps that an early-maturing and early-tuberization fresh detoxicated sweet potato variety with good stress resistance and a good taste is selected as seed potatoes; the seed potatoes are subjected to seedling growing, and when seed potato seedlings grow to the height of 20-25 cm, the parts on the ground are cut off to serve as seed potato seedlings for use; the seed potato seedlings are transplanted to a treated field for field planting, and root dipping is carried out on the seed potato seedlings before field planting; according to the harvest time of the sweet potatoes, different planting patterns are selected. According to the method, a novel dry land whole-year two-maturation efficient planting pattern with the key technology for early-cultivation high yield and staged harvest of the early-spring sweet potatoes serving as the core is constructed, the method is suitable for the ecological conditions of dry land in the hilly area of Sichuan and the existing planting technology, and the output value per mu of the dry land in the hilly area of Sichuan and net income of farmers are increased.

Described herein are methods and materials useful for improving root growth and nutrient uptake in cereal grasses. In particular, present disclosure provides methods for increasing root growth and nutrient uptake in a cereal grass involving marker assisted selection and backcrossing. The present disclosure also provides recombinant DNA for the generation of transgenic plants, transgenic plant cells, and methods of producing the same. The present disclosure also provides materials and methods useful for improving the tolerance of a cereal grass to phosphorus-deficiency The present disclosure further provides methods for generating transgenic seed that can be used to produce a transgenic plant having increased root growth, nutrient uptake, and phosphorus-deficiency tolerance.

The present invention includes methods for using favorable functional allele variants to optimize transgene effects and achieve the maximum potential of transgene efficacy. The present invention provides heterozygous allelic combinations of the transgene by stacking alleles from different heterotic pools, methods to increase crop yield by driving genes (maize or other species) by using heterozygous promoter allele combinations that consist of differentially regulatory allelic elements from heterotic pools, methods to increase crop yield utilizing transgenic complementary paired alleles controlling plant growth and yield. Plants, plant progeny, seeds and tissues created by these methods are also described. Polynucleotides encoding the alleles are provided for expression in a plant of interest. Expression cassettes, plants, plant cells, plant parts and seeds comprising the sequences of the invention are further provided. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotide is operably linked to a native promoter and a transcriptional enhancer.

Stable and heritable sorghum mutants are produced in which the development arrest of the pedicellate spikelets is released. In these mutants, all spikelets, both sessile and pedicellate, develop into flowers and produce mature seeds, thereby significantly increasing seed production and yield in comparison to wild-type sorghum. These mutants may be crossed with other sorghum lines, particularly elite large-seeded lines, to improve grain yield in sorghum and other related species.

The invention relates to a plowland deep soil reservoir setting machine. A plow pan is formed in soil after dry farming land is used for a long time, therefore, the water permeability and the water holding capacity of the soil are reduced; the surface runoff can be generated during the snow melting period in spring or after torrential rain in summer to cause water, soil and fertilizer runoff, therefore, the water and fertilizer supply amounts for crops are reduced, and the crop yield is decreased. The plowland deep soil reservoir setting machine comprises a stand (3) which is connected with a feeding device; a pneumatic charging machine (12) is arranged on the stand, a rat runway opener column (5) is connected to the lower part of the stand, the back side of the rat runway opener column is connected with a feeding pipe (4), and a rat runway opener (6) is connected to the lower part of the rat runway opener column; the stand is connected with ground wheels (8) through a ground wheel bracket and a bracket base (9), the front end of the stand is connected with a suspension rack (10), a control device (11) is arranged on the stand, and the control device comprises an automatic control system and a hydraulic driving control system. The plowland deep soil reservoir setting machine is used for setting a soil reservoir in the deep layer of plowland and improving the crop yield.

A system, method and program product for enhancing individualized and safe food production using an iterative co-evolutionary approach. A system is disclosed that includes a production system for generating a set of end products based on an inputted set of host chromosomes and a parasite chromosome (which may include machine / human contaminants); an evaluation system for evaluating each end product; an evolution system for generating a set of evolved host chromosomes and an updated parasite chromosome; and a mechanism for generating a further set of end products based on the evolved host chromosomes and the updated parasite chromosome.