51 results about "Trichome" patented technology

The invention relates to an application of a gene NtTRY1 in regulation and control of plant glandular hair development. The nucleotide sequence of the gene NtTRY1 is shown as SEQ ID No.1. The invention also relates to a preparation method of the gene NtTRY1. According to the NtTRY1 transgenic tobacco obtained after the NtTRY1 gene is transformed into tobacco, the tobacco leaf surface glandular hair density is remarkably reduced, and it is proved that the gene can effectively regulate and control growth and development of glandular hair of plants. Therefore, the functional identification of the tobacco NtTRY1 gene not only enriches key breeding gene resources of tobacco for regulating and controlling glandular hair development and quality breeding, but also is beneficial to analyzing the diversity function of tobacco MYB transcription factors, and has important theoretical significance and application value.

The invention discloses application of a ZaSPL7 gene in regulation and control of hairy bodies and parthenocarpy of plants, and belongs to the technical field of gene engineering. The gene ZaSPL7 for regulating and controlling organ development of the green prickleyash is separated from cDNA of the green prickleyash and is overexpressed in a plant, the number and density of epidermal hair of the transgenic plant are obviously increased, meanwhile, the number of fruit seeds is obviously reduced, even part of plants have seedless fruit phenotypes, and the unisexual setting rate is increased. The results show that the green prickleyash SPL7 gene may coordinate epidermal hair and fruit development by integrating development stage signals, and has important application value in regulation and control of epidermal appendages (such as thorns and hair) formation and apomixis, and the mechanism provides a new idea for simultaneous improvement of plant stress resistance (by reducing the thorns) and fruit commodity (by seedless). Important theoretical basis and technical support are provided for breeding of the green prickleyash, and the method has a wide application prospect.

Disclosed is a system for filtering trichomes from plants received from an ice bath tank. The ice bath solution is filtered, and then waste water is drained. The filtration system includes nested vertically stacked filter modules. Each module includes a filter that is more restrictive than the filter above it. A vibrating device is attached to the cylindrical exterior of the device using a clamp arrangement.

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for electrostatic separation of trichomes from plant biomass, addressing the limitations of conventional separation techniques. The method relies on differences in electrical properties of trichomes and plant material, utilizing an external electric field. A multi-component electrostatic separation assembly may prepare and separate one or more samples, thereby incorporating a dispensing component, a pipeline component, and a separation chamber comprising at least one electrode assembly. Moreover, the present invention may also provide for electrode assemblies that feature self-cleaning mechanisms.

A method of plant extraction comprising: (a) providing a plurality of trichomes from a plant at a first temperature below about 35 °C; and either: (b1) applying a negative pressure to the trichomes to volatize at least one desired compound from the trichomes to form a gaseous plant extract; and (c1) condensing the gaseous plant extract at a second temperature below about 25 °C to form a liquid plant extract; or (b2) combining the trichomes with a fluid to form a mixture; (c2) inducing cavitation in the mixture to release at least one desired compound from the trichome into the fluid; and (d2) separating out the at least one desired compound from the mixture; wherein the at least one desired compound is a terpene, a terpenoid, a cannabinoid, or a flavonoid.

The invention relates to an NtWUN gene as well as an expression product, an expression vector and application of the NtWUN gene in regulation and control of plant glandular hair development, and aims to solve the technical problems that the development mechanism of different types of epidermal hairs in plants (such as tobacco) is unknown and effective molecular regulation and control measures and utilization ways are lacked at present. According to the invention, an NtWUN gene for negatively regulating epidermal hair development is identified, a gene editing vector and an overexpression vector are constructed, and a gene editing homozygous strain and an overexpression homozygous strain are obtained through screening; tissue expression, MeJA response mode analysis, subcellular localization, plant phenotypic characteristic identification and the like show that the NtWUN can negatively regulate the occurrence of epidermal hair and influence the change of the total density of the epidermal hair, and the NtWUN has important application value in regulating the development process of the plant epidermal hair.

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for electrostatic separation of trichomes from plant biomass, addressing the limitations of conventional separation techniques. The method relies on differences in electrical properties of trichomes and plant material, utilizing an external electric field. A multi-component electrostatic separation assembly may prepare and separate one or more samples, thereby incorporating a dispensing component, a pipeline component, and a separation chamber comprising at least one electrode assembly. Moreover, the present invention may also provide for electrode assemblies that feature self-cleaning mechanisms.

The present invention relates to polynucleotide comprising a lncRNA gene according to SEQ ID No: 2, or according to a sequence having at least 50% sequence identity to SEQ ID No: 2, and an AP2c gene according to SEQ ID No: 3, or according to a sequence having at least 50% sequence identity to SEQ ID No: 3, which polynucleotide confers an increased density of type IV trichomes. The invention further relates to a plant comprising said polynucleotide and a SlASAT4 gene according to SEQ ID No. 21, or comprising a homologous sequence having at least 99.6% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 21 wherein the presence of the polynucleotide leads to increased density of type IV trichomes and wherein the presence of said SlASAT4 gene leads to an increased ratio of S4:17 / S3:15 acyl sugars produced in glandular trichomes present on said plant when compared to a control plant lacking the polynucleotide and the SlASAT4 gene. Such a plant also was found to be resistant to Bemisia tabaci. The invention also discloses markers for the identification of the polynucleotide and the SlASAT4 gene and their use for the identification and development of Solanum lycopersicum plants. Also methods for identifying, producing and selecting of plants and seed are disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods related to modification of trichome density and transport of metabolite and their uses in plants, including tobacco and cannabis. The provided transcription factors enable the increase in trichome density in plants.

A gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly is employed in use to separate trichomes from source plant material, such as separating kief from cannabis source plant material. The gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, as well as an associated method of its operation, serves to separate and collect trichomes in a manner that has proven more effective and efficient than past techniques, and in a manner that facilitates enhanced automation and that is intended for larger scale production capabilities. Per various implementations, the gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly has a housing, one or more sieves, one or more rotatable arms, one or more actuators, a vacuum source, and a cyclonic separator.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a laminated resin sheet in which whitening and loss of tactile sensation are suppressed even when secondary molding is performed; a method for producing the same; and a molded article thereof. A laminated resin sheet according to the present invention comprises: a resin sheet main body having regularly arranged hairy bodies on at least one surface of a base layer and forming a continuous phase without structural boundaries between the base layer and the hairy bodies; and a protective layer that fills the gaps between the hairy bodies and covers the surface of the resin sheet main body on the side having the hairy bodies, the tensile elastic modulus of the protective layer at 20 DEG C being 0.2 MPa or more and less than 2 MPa, and the average thickness of the protective layer being greater than the average height of the hairy bodies.

The invention relates to the technical field of hairy body separation equipment, in particular to plant hairy body separation equipment, according to the technical scheme, the plant hairy body separation equipment comprises a box body, a fixing frame and a separation assembly, a feeding pipe is fixedly mounted on the left side of the box body, the feeding pipe extends into the box body, and a recycling box is slidably mounted on one side of the bottom in the box body. A hollow roller structure similar to a cone is adopted for turning over plants, so that the plants can gradually move towards one side while rolling and separating in the plants, then the plants automatically move towards one side of a waste box to be discharged after separation is completed, the situation that follow-up separation is affected due to accumulation of a large number of plant raw materials is avoided, and by adjusting and controlling the rotating speed of the roller body, the separation efficiency is improved. The separation effect of the hairy bodies can be adjusted through centrifugal force, then high-pressure gas or refrigerants are guided into a plastic film and a mounting base, the plastic film is expanded, a conical barrel is expanded to make contact with plants, friction force borne by the surfaces of the plants is increased, and therefore efficient separation of the hairy bodies is promoted.

A process for bleaching trichome fibers individualized from a trichome source, such as a leaf and / or a stem, is disclosed. The process of bleaching degrades trichome associated protein. Further, the bleaching processes improves the color of the trichomes.

The application discloses application of GmSAUR46b in regulating soybean yield, light stress resistance and plant height. GmSAUR46b The application discloses that molecular breeding by using the gene can be used for directional improvement of soybean plant type, such as breeding short-stalk anti-lodging varieties, optimizing midrib structure to improve photosynthetic efficiency, regulating trichome density to enhance stress resistance, and has important agricultural application value.

The invention discloses a plant glandular hair generation regulation gene NtMIXTA gene as well as an encoding protein, a biological material and application thereof, and aims to solve the technical problem of relatively low efficiency in the aspect of improving the density of plant glandular hair in the traditional breeding technology. According to the application, the NtMIXTA gene is cloned from tobacco, a knockout strain and an overexpression strain of the NtMIXTA gene are respectively constructed, and after the NtMIXTA gene is knocked out, the leaf surface glandular hair density of the plant is reduced, and the leaf surface glandular hair density of the overexpression strain is remarkably increased, which indicates that the NtMIXTA gene positively regulates the generation and development of the tobacco glandular hair. The application has important significance for researching a molecular regulatory network of plant glandular hair generation.

Glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths in plants that are the site of metabolic compound synthesis and storage. Modulating the secretion of metabolite compounds in tobacco and tea leaves can alter the taste profile in products made from these plants. The present disclosure relates to methods for modulating secretion from glandular trichomes and compositions comprising altered trichome secretion of metabolites.

Glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths in plants that are the site of metabolic compound synthesis and storage. Modulating the secretion of metabolite compounds in tobacco and tea leaves can alter the taste profile in products made from these plants. The present disclosure relates to methods for modulating secretion from glandular trichomes and compositions comprising altered trichome secretion of metabolites.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the fruit hair of the plane tree, comprising: a. drilling an injection hole at the primary bifurcated branch of the plane tree, the drilling time of the injection hole is the end of March-mid-April or mid-April-early May each year; b. inserting a device for controlling the fruit hair of the plane tree into the injection hole, the device comprising a medicament composed of the following components by mass percentage: 1%-5% ethephon, 0.5%-1.5% fructose, 0.05%-0.15% nicotinic acid, and the balance is water. The method of the present invention is simple to operate, has a good fruit hair control effect, and the removal rate of the plane tree fruit is as high as 99%; the medicament used in the present invention, whether it is a low-concentration medicament or a high-concentration medicament, is within an acceptable range for the damage to the plane tree body; the device used in the present invention for controlling the fruit hair of the plane tree can effectively ensure that the medicament flows out smoothly without overflowing, and can accurately calculate the dosage of the medicine.

Glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths in plants that are the site of metabolic compound synthesis and storage. Modulating the secretion of metabolite compounds in tobacco and tea leaves can alter the taste profile in products made from these plants. The present disclosure relates to methods for modulating secretion from glandular trichomes and compositions comprising altered trichome secretion of metabolites.

The invention discloses lachnum brevipilosum and application of the lachnum brevipilosum, and belongs to the technical field of fungal biology. The strain is separated from Vaccinium dunalianum twigs, can be used as a microbial source of a natural wood flavoring material, and particularly, it is found that the strain can produce (-)-isohorn ene in microbial metabolites for the first time, so that the blank of synthesis research of microbial wood flavoring components is filled up; the application method comprises the steps of strain activation, solid fermentation culture, dynamic collection of headspace volatile matters and the like, and a fermentation product is composite fragrance containing alcohols, olefins and other components and has rich-layered wood-soil fragrance-spicy composite fragrance; the natural wood perfume is produced in a microbial fermentation mode, the problems that plant raw materials are long in growth cycle and unstable in supply can be solved, and the method has the advantages of being controllable in process, not limited by seasons and regions and high in sustainability.

The invention discloses an NtMIXTA-like gene, an encoding protein thereof, a biological material and application of the NtMIXTA-like gene in regulation and control of plant glandular trichome generation, and aims to solve the technical problem that an existing glandular trichome regulation and control gene is single in function. According to the application, the NtMIXTA-like gene is cloned from tobacco, a knockout plant and an overexpression plant of the NtMIXTA-like gene are respectively constructed, and the analysis on the leaf glandular hair of the NtMIXTA-like gene shows that the glandular hair density is obviously increased after the overexpression of the NtMIXTA-like gene, which indicates that the NtMIXTA-like gene can positively regulate and control the generation / development of the tobacco glandular hair. The application has important significance for researching a molecular regulatory network of plant glandular hair generation.

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods related to tissue-specific promoters and their uses in plants, including tobacco and cannabis. The provided trichome-specific promoters enable the expression of heterologous polynucleotides in trichome tissues.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying GLABRA2 (GL2) genes in Brassica plants. The invention further relates to Brassica plants and parts thereof having a phenotype of modified trichomes, a reduced number of trichomes, or no trichomes using the methods and compositions of the invention.

To provide a method and an apparatus for producing rice husk fuel having high combustibility.SOLUTION: The method for producing the rice hull fuel 1P comprises separating trichomes from a rice hull material containing a rice hull body on which trichomes are formed (S12) and selecting the separated trichomes from a mixture containing the separated trichomes and the rice hull body from which the trichomes are separated (S13). Detaching trichomes from rice hull material (S12) involves moving the rice hull material within a vessel in which a frictional mechanism is located.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

A gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly is employed in use to separate trichomes from source plant material, such as separating kief from cannabis source plant material. The gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, as well as an associated method of its operation, serves to separate and collect trichomes in a manner that has proven more effective and efficient than past techniques, and in a manner that facilitates enhanced automation and that is intended for larger scale production capabilities. Per various implementations, the gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly has a housing, one or more sieves, one or more rotatable arms, one or more actuators, a vacuum source, and a cyclonic separator.

The application relates to the technical field of plant molecular biology, and particularly discloses a tomato gland-type epidermal hair regulating gene SlWRKY42 and application thereof, wherein the ORF sequence of the gene SlWRKY42 is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. By regulating the overexpression of the SlWRKY42 gene in a tomato plant, the density of tomato gland hairs is significantly increased, the transcription and expression of an eneyterpene synthase gene (SlTPS12) and a precursor synthesis pathway transgene are significantly up-regulated, and the content of eneyterpene substances is significantly increased. The gene SlWRKY42 provided by the application can regulate the growth and development of tomato gland-type epidermal hairs, and simultaneously regulate the synthesis of eneyterpene substances.

This invention relates to the field of plant molecular breeding technology, and discloses a tomato NOR‑like1 The application of genes in breeding tomato varieties that are easy to deseed and process, the aforementioned NOR‑like1 The gene is an encoding a NAC transcription factor, the coding sequence of which is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, or a nucleic acid sequence that has at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and has the function of regulating the development of the trichomes of tomato seed coat; by reducing or eliminating the above... NOR‑like1 Breeding goals are achieved by adjusting gene expression levels or protein function in tomato plants. The resulting tomato plants exhibit the absence of seed coat hairs on the seed surface, preventing adhesion between adjacent seeds, and producing large fruits. This invention fundamentally eliminates seed coat hairs on tomato seeds at the genetic level, and has broad application potential in breeding tomato varieties with easily separable seeds from the pulp and easily separable seeds.

Disclosed is a continuous feed commercial cannabis bud grinder and stemmer that enables operations to control the grinds size, remove stems from the buds, and avoid damage to the bud's trichomes. In a preferred embodiment, raw material (buds) are top loaded into a grinding assembly defined by a motor driven blade that tumbles or sweeps the raw material such that the buds are destemmed and bud grinds are forced through a perforated insert. Suitably, grinds fall from the perforated insert into a secondary filtering process where the grinds can be filtered by size before output to a user.

The present invention relates to a method of producing a plant with an increased density of glandular trichomes and / or with an increased production of metabolite(s) comprising a step of introducing at least one genetic alteration that increases activity of PRODERMAL FACTOR2 (PDF2) of said plant, wherein PDF2 preferably has an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 64, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 77, SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 89 and SEQ ID NO: 90.