Abstract: Procedure for the production of transgenic seedlings starting from genetically transformed buds, the said seedlings belonging to the species Cucumus melo and containing at least one gene introduced through the intermediary of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, characterized by the culture in two successive stages of genetically transformed buds, the first of these steps taking place in a plant cell culture medium containing a cytokinin and more particularly 6-benzyl aminopurine (BAP), and the second, which is performed when the buds have attained a height of about at least 3 mm, taking place in a plant cell culture medium containing as macro-elements:______________________________________ KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4 about 50 to about 100 mgL.sup.-1 MgSO.sub.4 about 75 to about 300 mgL.sup.-1 CaCl.sub.2.2H.sub.2 O about 500 to about 2500 mgL.sup.-1 KNO.sub.3 about 750 to about 1200 mgL.sup.-1 NH.sub.4 NO.sub.3 about 150 to about 200 mgL.sup.

Abstract: An electrically operated power steering apparatus for use in a motor vehicle includes a steering shaft axially movable in response to a manual steering force applied from a steering wheel, the steering shaft having a ball screw, a nut screw threaded over the ball screw with a plurality of balls interposed therebetween, a brushless motor for assisting in axially moving the steering shaft, the brushless motor having a rotor coupled to the nut screw and rotatably disposed around the steering shaft, and a stator spaced from the rotor by a first gap, an outer casing having a first inner circumferential surface which supports the nut screw through a bearing, a second circumferential surface which supports the stator, and an adjacent portion disposed adjacent to the brushless motor remote from the nut screw, the steering shaft being housed in the outer casing, and a power device disposed in the adjacent portion closely to the stator and electrically connected to the stator.