Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), isolated cultures of these PGPMs and compositions comprising same, including compositions comprising plants or parts thereof, particularly seeds. The present invention further relates to methods of using these isolated PGPMs, isolated cultures and compositions comprising same for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield.

Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and a plant or plant seed, wherein the plant or plant seed comprises at least one grain yield enhancing trait, for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases.

Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides related to urea uptake. The disclosure provides genomic sequences for urea transporter, urease and glutamine synthetase genes. Urea transporters, urease and glutamine synthetase are responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Urea transporter, urease or glutamine synthetase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The disclosure further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides related to urea uptake. The invention provides genomic sequences for urea transporter, urease and glutamine synthetase genes. Urea transporters, urease and glutamine synthetase are responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Urea transporter, urease or glutamine synthetase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.

Abstract: A beer recovery system which uses CO2 to blow unused beer backwards through the beer lines and back into a beer keg is disclosed.

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention provide for the storage of speech phrases. Speech phrases are processed by a speaker-independent speech recognition engine of a voice controlled device. This engine returns a speaker-independent representation of the phrase. The speaker-independent representation is stored. Embodiments of the invention include methods of converting text to speaker-independent representations of speech and speaker-independent representations of speech into text.

Abstract: Voice controlled devices with speech recognition have user assignable appliance names and default appliance names to address and control the voice controlled devices. Methods of controling voice controlled devices include addressing a voice controlled device by name and providing a command.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method, apparatus and system for STANDARD VOICE USER INTERFACE AND VOICE CONTROLLED DEVICES as described in the claims. Briefly, a standard voice user interface is provided to control various devices by using standard speech commands. The standard VUI provides a set of standard VUI commands and syntax for the interface between a user and the voice controlled device. The standard VUI commands include an identification phrase to determine if voice controlled devices are available in an environment. Other standard VUI commands provide for determining the names of the voice controlled devices and altering them.