Abstract: An inbred sunflower line, designated CN1229R, the plants and seeds of the inbred sunflower line CN1229R, methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line CN1229R with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line CN1229R with another sunflower line or plant and to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic sunflower plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1229R, to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1229R and to the inbred sunflower lines derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: An inbred sunflower line, designated CN2343, the plants and seeds of the inbred sunflower line CN2343, methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line CN2343 with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line CN2343 with another sunflower line or plant and to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic sunflower plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN2343, to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN2343 and to the inbred sunflower lines derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: Nicotiana benthamiana, Oryzae sativa (var. Indica IR7), Papaver rhoeas, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trichoderma harzianum (Rifai 1295-22). The control conferred is against the one or more of the following phytopathogens: Aspergillus flavus, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Fusarium monilforme, Fusarium graminearum, Helminthosporium maydis, Phoma lingam, Phomopsis helianthi, Phytopthera infestans, Pyricularia oryzae, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ustilago maydis, and Verticillium dahliae. Further, this invention encompasses other homologous and heterologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.

Abstract: The promoter from the maize actin depolymerizing factor gene is useful in controlling transgene expression in plants.

Abstract: The maize myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase (MIP synthase) promoter is a novel embryo specific regulatory sequence useful in expressing heterologous nucleic acids in plants.

Abstract: Regulatory sequences derived from the maize per5 gene have utility in plant biotechnology.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for screening compounds for antitubulin activity, evaluation of cells for sensitivity to antitubulin drugs, resistance monitoring and quantifying tubulin using certain amides that inhibit the growth of eukaryotic cells as probes in binding assays, said amides having the structural formula wherein A is cycloalkyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, or phenyl, pyridyl, furyl, thienyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, pyrrolyl, isothiazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrimidinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, naphthyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, benzothienyl, indolyl, benzofuranyl or benzyl, all optionally substituted in an acceptable manner with up to 4 substituents; R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl or haloalkynyl, provided that both R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom; and X, Y and Z are each independently a hydrogen atom, halo, cyano,

Abstract: Genes-encoding a delta-9 CoA desaturase from Aspergillus nidulans have been isolated. The proteins encoded by genes, when expressed in a plant, can alter the saturate levels of the oil.