13677 results about "Botany" patented technology

Disclosed are Coleopteran-toxic B. thuringiensis delta -endotoxins, nucleic acid sequences, and transgenic plants expressing these genes. Methods of making and using these genes and proteins are disclosed as well as methods for the recombinant expression, and transformation of suitable host cells.

The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a liquid plant extract containing plant powder, which comprises concentrating a liquid extract containing an active ingredient in the presence of the plant powder, the liquid extract being obtained from a plant containing the active ingredient; a process for producing a plant extract containing plant powder, which is characterized by comprises concentrating and drying a liquid extract containing an active ingredient in the presence of the plant powder, the liquid extract being obtained from a plant containing the active ingredient; a liquid plant extract or plant extract containing plant powder which comprises a liquid extract or plant extract containing the active ingredient obtained from a plant containing the active ingredient and comprises plant powder, and in which the content of the active ingredient in the liquid extract or plant extract is higher than that in the plant; and a food and drink or feed to which the liquid plant extract or plant extract containing plant powder is added.

The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to generating plants having increased levels of oil and protein. This invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants and genetically altered plants. The invention further provides isolated polynucleotides and their encoded proteins that are involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.

A water-retaining support for plants comprising a hydrogel-forming polymer (A) having a calcium ion absorption of 0-100 mg per 1 g of the dry weight thereof, having a chlorine ion content of 0.07-7 mmol per 1 g of the dry weight thereof and having a water absorption magnification in ion-exchanger water at 25° C. of 1.0x101 to 1.0x102; or a plant body-growing water-retaining material comprising a molded product of a mixture of such a polymer (A) and a plant body-growing support (B). The water-retaining support for plants and the plant body-growing water-retaining material are those which have an excellent water-retaining property and they substantially do not cause inhibition of root generation or inhibition of root elongation.

The invention discloses fresh and alive traditional Chinese medicine fruit-vegetable enzyme and a preparation method thereof. The fresh and alive traditional Chinese medicine fruit-vegetable enzyme is prepared from primary material fresh and alive traditional Chinese medicines, fruits and vegetables, and auxiliary materials, wherein a ratio in parts by weight of the fresh and alive traditional Chinese medicines to the fruits and vegetables is (20-30) to (80-70). The preparation method comprises the following steps: I, performing enzymolysis; II, performing primary fermentation; and III, performing secondary fermentation. The fresh and alive traditional Chinese medicine fruit-vegetable enzyme has the beneficial effects that the enzymolysis degree is high, the nutrient ingredients are abundant, unique health function factors are provided for an enzyme product, and the product is great in look and taste due to the scented and fresh taste of the fruits and the vegetables, so that the characteristics of food are shown, the health level is improved and the diseases are prevented and treated in a facilitated manner.

The invention discloses a composite enzyme beverage and a preparation process method thereof. The composite enzyme beverage is prepared from five cereals, fruits and vegetables, edible plants and edible fungi as main raw materials through common fermentation; three-step fermentation is realized by using microzyme, acetic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria; and substep fermentation for different strains is adopted at different stages in the manufacturing process, so that the demands of a human body on the efficacies of health and nutrition are met. According to the composite enzyme beverage disclosed by the invention, the mixture ratio of the raw materials is more gentle, more pure natural organic raw materials are used and the three-step fermentation is realized by the microzyme, the acetic acid bacteria and the lactic acid bacteria; and the composite enzyme beverage retains original vitamins and carbohydrate of the fruits and vegetables, is rich in various B-group vitamins and various amino acids, is a nutrient necessary for eliminating the human fatigue and particularly benefits people suffered from chronic disease syndrome. Particularly after coarse grains are fermented, insoluble dietary fibers can be dissolved into small molecular substances which are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, and thus the digestion and intake of nutritive substances by the human body can be enhanced.

Transcription factor polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into nucleic acid constructs, including expression vectors, have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. Transgenic plants transformed with many of these constructs have been shown to be more resistant to disease (in some cases, to more than one pathogen), or more tolerant to an abiotic stress (in some cases, to more than one abiotic stress). The abiotic stress may include, for example, salt, hyperosmotic stress, water deficit, heat, cold, drought, or low nutrient conditions.

The present invention relates to variant phytase enzymes having altered properties.

The invention provides a special organic-inorganic composite biological pesticide-fertilizer for flowers. The special organic-inorganic composite biological pesticide-fertilizer for flowers comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 80-90 parts of municipal sludge, 10-20 parts of fruit peel, 10-20 parts of fallen leaves, 10-15 parts of poultry manure, 10-14 parts of bagasse, 20-30 parts of iron ore slag, 10-12 parts of animal feathers, 10-15 parts of tree ash, 10-15 parts of monoammonium phosphate, 20-25 parts of urea, 10-12 parts of ammonia sulfate, 8-10 parts of ammonium hydrogen carbonate, 8-10 parts of potassium chloride, 5-7 parts of carboxymethyl chitosan, 20-30 parts of modified bentonite, 5-8 parts of lignite, 2-4 parts of black dye tree, 9-11 parts of celastrus angulatus, 9-11 parts of common carpesium fruit, 9-11 parts of radix sophorae flavescentis, 4-6 parts of lilac daphne flower bud, 3-5 parts of coptis root, 10-12 parts of powder of root of stellera chamaejasme, 2-4 parts of vegetable oil, 1-3 parts of zinc sulfate, 3-4 parts of ferrous sulfate, 0.8-1.2 parts of borax, 20-26 parts of potassium fulvate and 0.3-0.4 part of EM (effective microorganism) strain. The pesticide-fertilizer disclosed by the invention has the advantages of scientific ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, easiness in absorption by crops, obvious yield-increasing benefit and the like. By applying the pesticide-fertilizer, the nutrient absorption of plants can be balanced, the quality of flowers can be effectively improved, plants are green in leaves and bright in flower, and the flowering phase is also prolonged.

The invention relates to a plant nutrient solution, in particular to a tree nutrient solution. The nutrient solution is formed by mixing a plant macroelement, a plant microelement, a physiologically active substance, an external source hormone and water. After the tree nutrient solution is applied to a tree, a survival rate of the large tree after transplantation can be increased as soon as possible, and the tree nutrient solution particularly has an important and positive effect on improving a metabolic function of the old tree and recovering the tree vigor.

Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.

A process of transfecting a plant, comprising spraying parts of said plant with an aqueous suspension containing cells of an Agrobacterium strain and at least one abrasive suspended in said suspension, said Agrobacterium strain comprising a DNA molecule comprising a nucleic acid construct containing a DNA sequence of interest to be transfected into the plant.

Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.

Transgenic plants which express cellulose-degrading enzymes, methods to make the transgenic plants, and methods to use the cellulose-degrading enzymes produced by the transgenic plants are disclosed.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB05A03. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB05A03, to the plants of soybean XB05A03 to plant parts of soybean variety XB05A03 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB05A03 with another soybean plant, using XB05A03 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB05A03, to methods for producing other soybean varieties, lines or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB05A03 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. This invention further relates to soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the soybean variety XB05A03 with another soybean variety preferably as part of a breeding program.

The present invention is directed to improved systems and methods for reducing costs and increasing yields of cellulosic ethanol. In particular, the present invention provides plants genetically transformed for increased biomass, expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes, and simplification of harvesting and downstream processing. Also provided are methods for using these transgenic plants in the production of clean, marketable feedstocks for production of renewable fuels and chemicals and in other applications including phytoremediation.

The present invention relates to excision of explant material comprising meristematic tissue from cotton seeds. Methods for tissue preparation, storage, transformation, and selection or identification of transformed plants are disclosed, as are transformable meristem tissues and plants produced by such methods, and apparati for tissue preparation.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating pollution-free tomatoes. The method mainly comprises steps of seed selection, cultivation, transplantation, fix planting, management after the fix planting, prevention and cure of diseases and insect pests, fertilization and fruit harvest. Standards and requirements of fertilization in pollution-free tomato cultivation are implemented strictly in the whole process, and principles and requirements of safe pesticide usage of control of diseases and pests and types of pesticides which are permitted and forbidden are implemented in accordance with a 'GB/T8321 reasonable pesticide usage standard '. In the prevention and cure of diseases and insect pests, Chinese herbal medicine fertilizer is applied, diseases are prevented and no pesticide residue exists. By the aid of the method, harvested cucumbers are uniform in size and smooth in cucumber peel, the yield is high, the quality is good, no pesticide residue exists and pollution-free requirements are met.

The invention relates to novel cosmetic preparations containing an effective amount of an extract of germinating plants.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB37J03. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB37J03, to the plants of soybean XB37J03 to plant parts of soybean variety XB37J03 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB37J03 with another soybean plant, using XB37J03 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by that methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB37J03, to methods for producing other soybean varieties, lines or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB37J03 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. This invention further relates to soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the soybean variety XB37J03 with another soybean variety preferably as part of a breeding program.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB48P03. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB48P03, to the plants of soybean XB48P03 to plant parts of soybean variety XB48P03 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB48P03 with another soybean plant, using XB48P03 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB48P03, to methods for producing other soybean varieties, lines or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB48P03 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. This invention further relates to soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the soybean variety XB48P03 with another soybean variety preferably as part of a breeding program.

The invention provides a method for rejuvenating old trees. The method includes the steps of improving soil fertility, improving soil permeability, revering the original ecological environment of the old trees, repairing scars or tree holes, supplementing nutrition for the old trees, protecting the old trees by building rails, clipping shrunk crowns and conducting disease and pest control. According to the method for rejuvenating the old trees, optimizing processing is conducted on each step of rejuvenating the old trees, and old tree rejuvenation is made to be guaranteed through corresponding methods and measures. When the old trees are rejuvenated through the provided method, the effect is obvious, the facility is simple, the rejuvenation success rate is high, the method is very effective particularly for the old trees and famous wood species, wherein the old trees and the famous wood species are serious in tree vigor weakening condition and basically lose vigor.

The invention provides seed treatment compositions as well as their use, methods for treating seeds, methods of protecting plants against pests and also treated seeds and plants. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating a seed with a seed treatment composition to induce a plant resistance mechanism against one or more pests in a plant grown from said seed.

A full length choline monooxygenase (CMO) cDNA was cloned from spinach and used to transform plants which do not naturally express CMO. A method is presented to improve stress tolerance of crops following engineering of CMO and BADH in plants that lack glycine betaine accumulation. Also provided are fragments useful as probes to isolate other CMO-type genes, and antisense sequences which inhibit the production of CMO. Reduction of glycine betaine as a consequence of antisense expression of CMO in species naturally accumulating glycine betaine, improves the transgenic plant's tolerance toward pathogens and pests and/or enhances its nutritional quality.

The invention discloses a polypeptide-ammonium polyphosphate trace element liquid chelated fertilizer and a preparation method of the liquid chelated fertilizer. The polypeptide-ammonium polyphosphate trace element liquid chelated fertilizer comprises the components by weight percent: 5-25% of urea, 5-15% of ammonium polyphosphate, 5-25% of potassium nitrate, 0.2-3% of potassium silicate, 0.8-5% of potassium chloride, 0.008-0.1% of polyaspartic acid, 0.8-5% of ammonium sulfate, 0.8-5% of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) calcium, 0.2-3% of EDTA magnesium, 0.02-1.5% of EDTA boron, 0.005-0.1% of EDTA zinc, 0.005-0.1% of EDTA iron, 0.005-0.05% of EDTA copper, 0.005-0.05% of EDTA manganese, 0.001-0.01% of nickel sulfate, 0.001-0.01% of ammonium molybdate, 0.0008-0.01% of cobaltous sulfate, 0.008-0.1% of polyacrylamide and the balance of water. The polypeptide-ammonium polyphosphate trace element liquid chelated fertilizer disclosed by the invention is simple in technology, scientific in proportion, balanced in fertilization, low in cost and good in effect.

The invention discloses a loquat scented tea and a preparation technology thereof. The loquat scented tea is prepared from the following raw materials in part by weight: 100 parts of loguat flower, 4 to 6 parts of dried orange peel, 4 to 6 parts of apricot kernel, 5 to 7 parts of liquoric root, 4 to 6 parts of sessile stemona root, 4 to 6 parts of white mulberry boot-bark, 4 to 6 parts of platycodon root, 3 to 5 parts of ginseng, 3 to 5 parts of honeysuckle flower, 3 to 5 parts of common anemarrhena, 4 to 6 parts of dwarf lilyturf root, 5 to 7 parts of baikal skullcap root, 5 to 7 parts of gentian, 5 to 7 parts of dark plum fruit, 5 to 7 parts of white chrysanthemum, 5 to 7 parts of lily, 3 to 5 parts of Chinese wolfberry, 3 to 5 parts of Chinese magnoliavine fruit, 3 to 5 parts of indigowoad leaf, 4 to 6 parts of Chinese thorowax root and 4 to 6 parts of perilla. The preparation technology is simple, and environment-friendly. The loquat scented tea is an oral type pure Chinese medicinal preparation for treating cough and yellow phlegm or laboriously spitting, sore throat, cold cough and the like caused by wind-heat invading lung, internal depression and fire-transmission. Years of clinical verification proves that the loquat scented tea is stable in quality, and is a common medicinal preparation for treating diseases during clinical application and at home.

The invention discloses mosquito repellent liquid and a preparation method thereof. The mosquito repellent liquid comprises raw material liquid made of raw materials including, by weight, 5-20 parts of agastache rugosus, 5-20 parts of clove, 5-20 parts of moxa leaves, 5-15 parts of radix angelicae, 5-15 parts of honeysuckle, 5-15 parts of mint, 5-10 parts of perilla leaves and 5-10 parts of wild pepper. The mosquito repellent liquid is made of various raw materials, is reasonable and scientific in formula and has remarkable mosquito repellent functions, drug resistance is not easily generated as various drugs are combined, each ingredient is a natural plant ingredient or a Chinese medicine ingredient, the raw materials are easily obtained, the mosquito repellent liquid is green, non-poisonous and environment-friendly, the environment is not polluted when the mosquito repellent liquid is used, and the mosquito repellent liquid is high in safety, simple and convenient to manufacture and use, low in cost and suitable for the general public.

The invention relates to the field of deodorization, and especially relates to a plant extract and microbe composite deodorant. According to the invention, a plant extract and a microbial fermentation broth are mixed according to a ratio of 1:3; the mixture is placed in plastic buckets; and sealed anaerobic fermentation is carried out for 5-9 days, such that the composite deodorant is obtained. The microbial fermentation broth is obtained through the following steps: saccharomycetes, lactobacillus, bacillus subtilis, acetobacter pasteurianus and photosynthetic bacteria are inoculated according to the ratio of 1-4:2-6:5-25:1-4:1-2, and mixed fermentation is carried out; and after 60-84h of aerobic fermentation, the microbial fermentation broth is obtained. The invention aims at providing the plant extract and microbe composite deodorant. Deodorizing is realized with the combination of the plant extract and microbes. With the deodorant, fast and continuous deodorization can be realized; production cost is reduced; and a deodorization effect is good. With the deodorant, deodorization can be achieved fundamentally.