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

Abstract: A soybean variety designated SN97-6946, the plants and seeds of soybean variety SN97-6946, methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the variety SN97-6946 with itself or with another soybean plant, and hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety SN97-6946 with another soybean line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or by transformation of variety SN97-6946. This invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean varieties or breeding lines derived from soybean variety SN97-6946 and to soybean varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH151527. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH151527, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH151527 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH151527.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB05L09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB05L09, to the plants of soybean XB05L09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB05L09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB05L09 with another soybean plant, using XB05L09 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH929154. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH929154, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH929154 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH929154.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel seed specific promoter regions. The present invention further provide methods of producing proteins and other products of interest and methods of controlling expression of nucleic acid sequences of interest using the seed specific promoter regions. The present invention also provides methods of identifying and isolating novel seed specific promoters.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB18T09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB18T09, to the plants of soybean XB18T09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB18T09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB18T09 with another soybean plant, using XB18T09 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH363113. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH363113, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH363113 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH363113.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB16E09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB16E09, to the plants of soybean XB16E09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB16E09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB16E09 with another soybean plant, using XB16E09 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB17G09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB17G09, to the plants of soybean XB17G09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB17G09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB17G09 with another soybean plant, using XB17G09 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: Anti-sense-oriented RNA gene suppression agents in the form of a loop of anti-sense-oriented RNA is produced in cells of transgenic organisms, e.g. plants, by transcription from a recombinant DNA construct which comprises in 5? to 3? order a promoter element operably linked to an anti-sense-oriented DNA element and a complementary DNA element.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a stress-induced promoter endogenously associated with the rye CBF31 coding region. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to a regulatory sequence of the present invention and optionally regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.

Abstract: Non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from a nopaline synthase gene and vitopine synthase gene of Agrobacterium vitis are useful for expressing transgenes in plants.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB28M08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB28M08, to the plants of soybean XB28M08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB28M08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB28M08 with another soybean plant, using XB28M08 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of expressing a protein of interest, preferably a heterologous protein, in preferably a plant. In a preferred embodiment said plant is a doubled haploid homozygous transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plant silenced for Ntp303. Furthermore, the invention relates to said plant with or without nucleic acid constructs according to the invention. Propagation, harvest and tissue material of said transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plant is also a part of the invention.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 32D78 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 32D78 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 32D78 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 32D78, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 32D78. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 32D78 and to the maize varieties derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 36H43 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 36H43 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 36H43 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 36H43, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 36H43. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 36H43 and to the maize varieties derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB18U09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB18U09, to the plants of soybean XB18U09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB18U09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB18U09 with another soybean plant, using XB18U09 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for the stacking of multiple nucleotide sequences at precise locations in the genome of a plant or plant cell are provided. Specifically, transfer cassettes comprising nucleotide sequences of interest flanked by non-identical recombination sites are introduced into a plant comprising a target site. The target site contains at least a set of non-identical recombination sites corresponding to those on the transfer cassette. Exchange of the nucleotide sequences flanked by the recombination sites is effected by a recombinase. The transfer cassettes and target sites are designed so as to allow for the stacking or ordering of nucleotide sequences at precise locations in the plant genome.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PHV6K and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHV6K with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHV6K through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHV6K or a trait conversion of PHV6K with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHV6K, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHV6K and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.