561 results about "Plant Part" patented technology

The invention provides a transgenic Glycine max event MON87751, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON87751. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON87751, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides for event MON87751. The invention also provides methods related to event MON87751.

Methods and compositions are provided which employ a silencing element that, when ingested by a pest, such as a Coleopteran plant pest or a Diabrotica plant pest, decrease the expression of a target sequence in the pest. In specific embodiments, the decrease in expression of the target sequence controls the pest and thereby the methods and compositions are capable of limiting damage to a plant. The present invention provides various target polynucleotides set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1-236 or active variants and fragments thereof, wherein a decrease in expression of one or more the sequences in the target pest controls the pest (i.e., has insecticidal activity). Further provided are silencing elements which when ingested by the pest decrease the level of the target polypeptide and thereby control the pest. In specific embodiment, the pest is D. virgifera virgifera, D. barberi, D. speciosa, or D. undecimpunctata howardi. Plants, plant part, bacteria and other host cells comprising the silencing elements or an active variant or fragment thereof of the invention are also provided.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling pathogen growth on live plants and mushrooms using UV-C light and an apparatus for use in the method. Also provided are methods for removing surplus leaves and methods for destroying aerial plant parts prior to harvest of underground roots, tubers or bulbs.

Methods and compositions are provided which employ a silencing element that, when ingested by a pest, such as a Pentatomidae plant pest or a N. viridula, Acrosternum hilare, Piezodorus guildini, and/or Halymorpha halys plant pest, decrease the expression of a target sequence in the pest. In specific embodiments, the decrease in expression of the target sequence controls the pest and thereby the methods and compositions are capable of limiting damage to a plant. The present invention provides various target polynucleotides set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1-292 or 302-304 or active variants and fragments thereof, wherein a decrease in expression of one or more the sequences in the target pest controls the pest (i.e., has insecticidal activity). Further provided are silencing elements which when ingested by the pest decrease the level of the target polypeptide and thereby control the pest. In specific embodiment, the pest is Pentatomidae. Plants, plant part, bacteria and other host cells comprising the silencing elements or an active variant or fragment thereof of the invention are also provided.

The present invention is directed to methods and compositions of endophytic fungi that confer stress tolerance to inoculated plants, including both monocots and dicots. In particular, Fusarium species, isolated from the dunegrass, Leymus mollis, growing in plant communities on Puget Sound beaches of Washington State. Upon inoculating a target plant or plant part with the endophytic fungi, the resulting plant shows stress tolerance, particularly drought and salinity tolerance.

A composition is provided that contains one or more molecular encapsulation agents within each of which is encapsulated one or more cyclopropenes and that contains one or more adjuvants selected from the group consisting of surfactants, alcohols, hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. Also provided is a method that includes the step of contacting such compositions to one or more plants or plant parts.

Methods for producing pathogen-inducible promoters for the expression of genes in plants are provided. The pathogen-inducible promoters are inducible by one, two, three, or more plant pathogens. Methods for producing R genes that are inducible in a plant by more than one plant pathogen are further provided. Additionally, provided are R genes and other nucleic acid molecules comprising the pathogen-inducible promoters and that are made by such methods as well as plants, plant parts, plant cells, seeds, and non-human host cells comprising the R genes and other nucleic acid molecules

Provided herein are methods for producing fermentable sugar obtained from a plant tissue. The methods include providing transgenic plant material comprising one or more locked carbohydrates and contacting plant material with an enzyme capable of converting the locked carbohydrate into a fermentable sugar. The methods are useful for providing sugar or sugar pre-cursors for several industrial purposes including ethanol production. The invention also encompasses plants and plant parts that produce a lock enzyme to yield a locked carbohydrate, with the consequence of accumulating the locked carbohydrate in the plant. The invention also encompasses providing a key enzyme able to convert locked carbohydrates to fermentable sugars. Key enzymes can be provided by transgenic plants or plant parts, transgenic microbes, transgenic yeast, microbes or yeast.

The current invention provides methods for creating a block of genetically linked transgenic traits or a megalocus that can be transmitted as a single genetic unit. The present invention further provides methods for trait introgression to other plants, varieties or species using the megaloci of the invention. Also provided are plants, seeds, and plant parts comprising the megaloci.

In one aspect, of the invention provides novel tetraploid Brassica plants having no more than two expressible FAD2 coding sequences, capable of producing canola quality oils. Other aspects of the invention provides new variants of the FAD2 enzyme, comprising BjFAD2-b and BjFAD2-a, as well as nucleic acid sequences encoding such peptides. Other aspects of the invention includes nucleic acid sequences upstream from the BjFAD2-b or BjFAD2-a ORFs. Other aspects of the invention include transgenic plants and plant parts. Vectors capable of transforming plant cells are provided, comprising the nucleic acids of the invention, including FAD2 coding sequences. Corresponding methods are provided for obtaining the transgenic plants of the invention. Methods are provided for using the plants of the invention, including selected plants and transgenic plants, to obtain plant products. Amplification primers for identifying the FAD2 coding sequences of the invention are provided, together with methods of obtaining plants using the FAD2 coding sequences of the invention as markers.

The invention provides the disclosure of a novel plant/algae/cyanobacteria photosynthesis, biomass production, and productivity pathway involving low carbon dioxide inducible (LCI) proteins. According to the invention, the activity of one or more LCI proteins may be modulated to increase the same under conditions where such proteins are typically repressed. According to the invention, modulation of LCI protein activity was able to increase biomass production by as much as 80% under elevated CO₂ conditions. The invention includes methods, and genetically modified plants/algae/cyanobacteria, cells, plant parts and tissues.

Disclosed are compositions and corresponding methods of their use that include plant, plant parts, or extracts thereof from Michelia magnifica, Xylosma japonicum, Prunus cerasifera, Nyssa sinensis, Chimonanthus praecox, Sassafras tzumu, Inula helianthus-aquatica, Capparis bodinieri, Passiflora caerulea, Galium aparine, Boehmeria platyphylla, Colquhounia coccinea, Sageretia rugosa, Jasminum stephanense, Antirrhinum majus, Daphniphyllum oldhamii, Cuscuta chinensis, Salix variegate, Osmanthus parvifolius, Euphorbia trigona, Calliandra haematocephala, Excoecaria acerifolia, Dianthus chinensis, Myriophyllum spicatum, Nymphoides peltatum, Prunus salicina, Solanum coagulans, Elaeis guineensis, Rhododendron moulmainense, Spatholobus suberectus, Artabotrys hexapetalus, Hibiscus syriacus, Lonicera calcarata, Hydnocarpus hainanensis, Ilex fragilis, Antidesma venosum, Acacia pennata ssp. Kerrii, Althaea rosea, Millettia velutina, Themeda japonica, Dalbergia hancei, Ipomoea batatas, Photinia glomerate, Hippophae rhamnoides, Azadirachta indica, Karelinia caspica, Bauhinia touranensis, Eriobotrya japonicas, Anaphalis contorta, and/or Cratoxylum prunifolium, or any combination thereof.

A treatment recommending system of plant symptom includes an operation interface, an image capture unit, a processing unit and a storage unit for storing plant symptom data and diagnostic data. The processing unit may find target contour data presenting a plant part according to symptom description and symptom characteristic data. The image capture unit obtains plant image data corresponding to the target contour data. The processing unit analyzes the plant image data, and coordinates with the symptom characteristic data to determine corresponding treatment recommendation data.

A lettuce cultivar, designated Pro Green 76, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Pro Green 76, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Pro Green 76 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Pro Green 76 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Pro Green 76 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Pro Green 76 with another lettuce cultivar.

The present invention is directed to methods and compositions of endophytic fungi that confer stress tolerance in inoculated plants, including both monocots and dicots. In particular, Curvularia species, isolated from a host grass Dichanthelium languinosum growing in the geothermal zones of Lassen Volcanic and Yellowstone National Parks, confers such stress tolerance. Upon inoculating a target plant or plant part with endophytic fungi, the resulting plant shows stress tolerance, particularly drought and thermal tolerance.

The subject of the invention is to prevent rice seedling empty planting in automatic elevating control of turning. The transplanter (1) is provided with a planting part (3) which can rise up and down; a planting clutch (50) which disconnects and connects drive force transmitted to the planting part (3); a control part which automatically performs elevating control for turning to control the rising and descending of the planting part (3) in turning of a vehicle and the planting clutch (50). In automatic elevating control of turning, the control part automatically lowers the planting part (3) at a prescribed correct time in turning or after turning. In addition, when the vehicle arrives at a plant restart position corresponding with a plant interruption position before turning, the control part connects the clutch (50) and starts planting again. In addition, the control part corrects the descending time of the planting part (3) according to driving speed change of the vehicle.

Methods of transporting or causing transport of a plant or plant part between two locations are provided. For example, plants or plant parts are placed in a support substrate that is free of organic soil, peat, humus or bark at a first location and transported to a second location. Methods for growing plants are also provided comprising, for example, receiving a transported plant or plant part embedded in a support substrate that is essentially free of organic soil, peat or bark and growing a plant therefrom.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB05J08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB05J08, to the plants of soybean XB05J08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB05J08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB05J08 with another soybean plant, using XB05J08 as either the male or the female parent.

The invention is related to compositions and methods that naturally protect plant tissues against ultraviolet radiation and temperature, thus giving protection against sunburn to plants, plant parts, fruits and/or flowers during their development. The invention is also related to compositions and methods to naturally improve the color of plants, plant parts, fruits and/or flowers by inducing the natural synthesis of flavonoids and anthocyanins present in plants. Likewise, the present invention is directed to improving the nutritional value of plants, plant parts, fruits and/or flowers by increasing the normal levels of polyphenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, present therein. Additionally, the present invention is related to compositions and methods that give more resistance to plants, plant parts, fruits and/or flowers against pathogens as bacteria and fungi. Finally, the present invention is related to plants, plant parts, fruits, flowers and/or propagating material treated with the compositions described in the present document.

The invention provides methods for identifying regenerated transformed plants and differentiated transformed plant parts, obtained without subjecting plant cells to selective conditions prior to regenerating the cells to obtain differentiated tissues. In particular embodiments, the plant cells are corn plant cells. Methods for growing and handling plants, including identifying plants that demonstrate specific traits of interest are also provided.

A rice cultivar designated Templeton is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar Templeton, to the plants of rice cultivar Templeton, to plant parts of rice cultivar Templeton, and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing rice cultivar Templeton with itself or with another rice variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a rice plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic rice plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to rice cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from rice cultivar Templeton, to methods for producing other rice cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from rice cultivar Templeton, and to the rice plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing rice cultivar Templeton with another rice cultivar.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one further biological control agent selected from particular microorganisms disclosed herein and/or a mutant of a specific strain of a microorganism disclosed herein having all identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.

A method for generating data of plant construction simulation, in which a scheduling system and a CAD system are used to prepare a construction plan, comprises steps of:

managing a construction work managed by said scheduling system and a plant part used in the construction work and managed by the CAD system in association with each other; and

performing processing for associating the plant part with each of a plurality of lower construction work constituting the construction work, which are produced when the construction works are broken down.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB39W06. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB39W06, to the plants of soybean XB39W06 to plant parts of soybean variety XB39W06 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB39W06 with another soybean plant, using XB39W06 as either the male or the female parent.

The present invention relates to methods of imparting virus resistance to plants. In one aspect, this method involves silencing a gene encoding a translation initiation factor eIF4E in the plant. In another aspect, this method involves overexpressing a heterologous translation initation factor eIF4E in a plant. The present invention further relates to a genetic construct containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous translation initiation factor eIF4E, as well as to an expression system containing the genetic construct and a host cell transformed with the genetic construct. The present invention also relates to transgenic plants, seeds, and plant parts transformed with the genetic construct. The present invention also relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a mutant translation initiation factor eIF4E that is effective in imparting virus resistance in plants. The present invention also relates to a mutant translation initiation factor eIF4E and a method for making the mutant.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB37U06. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB37U06, to the plants of soybean XB37U06 to plant parts of soybean variety XB37U06 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB37U06 with another soybean plant, using XB37U06 as either the male or the female parent.

A planting device which is simple in structure, small in number of components, light in weight, easy to conduct various types of maintenance work, low in material cost, high in construction efficiency, easy to continuously arrange when greening is carried out at a gradient surface, and in particular, high in work efficiency in terms of watering as well as a planting structure in which the planting device is used.

The above problem is solved by providing a planting device for plants to be formed mainly on a rooftop or a roof of a building and the like, the planting device for plants comprising a body portion provided with a first fixing means and a second fixing means firmely fixed to a mounting surface of the body portion and linked to the first fixing means, wherein the body portion is provided at the bottom with a water draining means, a water retaining means and the first fixing means and also provided at a side wall with a water receiving means, soil is filled into a surrounding space enclosed with the side walls and desired plants (or a desired plant) are planted on the soil as well as a planting structure in which the planting device is used.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB30Y08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB30Y08, to the plants of soybean XB30Y08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB30Y08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB30Y08 with another soybean plant, using XB30Y08 as either the male or the female parent.

The invention relates to a beet harvester applied to sugar beet or crops of the like, comprising leaf cutter set between a plurality of lines of corps for removing beet leaves, green plants and the plant parts of the like, wherein a second tool in form of at least one top cuter of the assembly of the likes is set behind the cutting element of the lead cutter along the traveling direction. The present invention assigns that the plant part obtained by the lead cutter construct a transportation flow almost moving to the back of at least one placed at the rear part.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB41M08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB41M08, to the plants of soybean XB41M08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB41M08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB41M08 with another soybean plant, using XB41M08 as either the male or the female parent.