Abstract: The disclosure provides Pentas flowers comprising petals exhibiting an anthocyanin pigment star pattern, wherein said anthocyanin pigment star pattern is defined as comprising a substantial lack of anthocyanin pigment in the petal center and a presence of anthocyanin pigment in the petal margins. The disclosure also provides Pentas plants comprising a decreased level of dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR) transcripts resulting in an anthocyanin pigment star pattern and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The disclosure further relates to seeds, plant parts, and plants produced by crossing Pentas plants of the disclosure with themselves or plants of a different genotype.

Abstract: The invention provides Catharanthus plants comprising a male sterility allele and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing Catharanthus plants comprising a male sterility allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: The disclosure provides Pentas flowers comprising petals exhibiting an anthocyanin pigment star pattern, wherein said anthocyanin pigment star pattern is defined as comprising a substantial lack of anthocyanin pigment in the petal center and a presence of anthocyanin pigment in the petal margins. The disclosure also provides Pentas plants comprising a decreased level of dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR) transcripts resulting in an anthocyanin pigment star pattern and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The disclosure further relates to seeds, plant parts, and plants produced by crossing Pentas plants of the disclosure with themselves or plants of a different genotype.

Abstract: The invention provides Catharanthus plants comprising a male sterility allele and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing Catharanthus plants comprising a male sterility allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a petunia plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a petunia plant having an allele which results in a petunia plant with altered flower color and/or altered flower color pattern. The invention also relates to crossing petunia plants containing the allele with petunia or Calibrachoa plants lacking the allele to produce novel types of petunia and Calibrachoa-petunia inter-generic hybrid plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a petunia plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a petunia plant having an allele which results in a petunia plant with altered flower color and/or altered flower color pattern. The invention also relates to crossing petunia plants containing the allele with petunia or Calibrachoa plants lacking the allele to produce novel types of petunia and Calibrachoa-petunia inter-generic hybrid plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to developed seed that is singulated and free-flowing, and comprises a modified root structure whose root development is interrupted and altered, but that root development is capable of resuming when the developed seed is sown in a suitable environment. The developed seed can exhibit an emerged hypocotyl or lack an emerged hypocotyl. The developed seed is prepared as desiccation-intolerant seed and can be converted to be desiccation-tolerant. The present invention also relates to methods of making the developed seed.

Abstract: The invention provides antimicrobial peptides, nucleic acid constructs encoding them, methods for transforming plant cells, and transgenic plant tissue that expresses the antimicrobial peptide genes and thereby exhibit improved resistance to plant pathogens.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gomphrena plant named ‘Balgovarpur’, characterized by its red-purple colored inflorescences, medium yellow-green colored variegated foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.